Wang Yi

Transliterated name · original name retained below

Wang Yi holds a software engineering bachelor’s degree from South China University of Technology and a master’s from Illinois Institute of Technology. Has more than 10 years in AI product development and management, focusing on intelligent voice interaction. While studying for a computer science master’s at Illinois Institute of Technology in 2014, built a team of dozens from 0 to 1. Led establishment of CentaursTech in the United States in 2015 and developed Voice Fighter, described twice in the source as the world’s first voice-controlled fighting game. Returned to China with the founding team in early 2017 to start domestic operations, securing over 100 partnerships with industry giants and multiple financing rounds within a year. Led Qiwu onto China’s top 50 pre-unicorn list in 2018 within 1 year and appeared in features by CCTV and Yicai. Honors during 2017-2020 include Shenzhen Youth Entrepreneur of the Year, Ten Outstanding Chinese American Young People with a US House of Representatives certificate, Forbes China’s 30 Under 30 in 2018, Hurun’s 10 industry leaders, Greater Bay Area Youth Entrepreneurship top 10 in 2019, Entrepreneur’s 30 emerging founders under 30 and APEC Voices of the Future changemaker.