# Yao Xin

Co-founder, chairman and CEO of PPIO.
In 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.
During 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.
In 2018, co-founded PPIO with former PPTV chief architect Wang Wenyu for a second venture.

Chinese person.

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- [PPIO](/companies/ppio)

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