{"id":"caa001af-9209-40b7-8bcf-18095dd8f2ab","kind":"people","code":"UB-P465","name":"Yao Xin","nameBasis":"transliterated","summary":"Co-founder, chairman and CEO of PPIO.\nIn 2004, suspended postgraduate study at Huazhong University of Science and Technology to start a business. Invented the P2P-Streaming protocol and founded internet television platform PPTV, reaching 450 million users worldwide and receiving hundreds of millions of US dollars from SoftBank Group, DFJ, BlueRun Ventures and other investors. Sold the company to listed Chinese group Suning in 2014.\nDuring a study visit in Silicon Valley in 2016-2018, joined other entrepreneurs in establishing AI Entrepreneurship Camp, described as China’s first nonprofit focused on technology entrepreneurship. Also participated in technology innovation through investment and incubation as an investment partner at BlueRun Ventures China.\nIn 2018, co-founded PPIO with former PPTV chief architect Wang Wenyu for a second venture.","description":"Chinese person.","country":null,"category":null,"originalName":"姚欣","eventDate":null,"website":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-05T19:00:10.306Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-16T00:54:07.133Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-16T00:54:07.133Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-15T14:23:27.067Z","sourceHash":"99db3396ccec36834908b20b7de70071b415b3d831b9ffdd1a3d94b1c0431c90","companyId":"0f7e7711-6cc8-476a-9511-41799d6ba190","foundedYear":null,"logoUrl":null,"originalText":"PPIO派欧云联合创始人、董事长兼 CEO\n2004 年，华中科技大学读研期间休学创业。作为 P2P-Streaming 协议的发明人，创办了覆盖全球 4.5 亿用户的网络电视平台 PPTV，累计获得软银集团、德丰杰、BlueRun Venture 等国内外著名投资机构数亿美元投资，2014 年将公司出售给中国上市公司苏宁集团。\n2016-2018 年，在硅谷访学期间，联合多名企业家共同发起中国首家聚焦科技创业的 Non-Profit 组织 AI 创业营。同时，作为蓝驰创投中国的投资合伙人，用投资和孵化的形式，积极参与了正在发生的新一轮科技创新浪潮。\n2018 年，和原 PPTV 首席架构师王闻宇，共同创办 PPIO派欧云进行二次创业。\n\n中国人","sources":[],"related":[{"id":"0f7e7711-6cc8-476a-9511-41799d6ba190","kind":"companies","code":"UB-C058","name":"PPIO","nameBasis":"source-english","summary":"For next-generation applications including AI, the metaverse, audio, and video","description":"PPIO","country":"China","category":null,"originalName":"PPIO","eventDate":null,"website":"https://www.ppio.cn/","sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-15T20:35:58.599Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-15T20:35:58.599Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-15T14:23:27.067Z","sourceHash":"62558d6a58a375cac748fed48d891b9a78ab0d028a7d2517e82f28aa1f6f7f21","companyId":null,"foundedYear":2018,"logoUrl":null,"path":"/companies/ppio"}],"path":"/people/yao-xin","structured":{"city":null,"country":null,"location":"Shanghai, China","role":"Co-founder and Chair and CEO","category":null,"company":{"name":"PPIO","path":"/companies/ppio"}},"definition":"Yao Xin is Co-founder, Chair and CEO of PPIO.","summaryBasis":"translated","thin":false,"canonical":"https://uniquebase.ai/people/yao-xin"}