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Li Yong (Chinese entrepreneur)
Li Yong (李勇) is a Chinese education-technology entrepreneur, co-founder and chief executive of Yuanfudao, the Beijing online-education company he started in 2012 after a journalism career and a senior role at NetEase.
Li Yongjin
Li Yongjin (黎勇劲) is a Chinese internet entrepreneur who founded the Shanghai online property brokerage Aiwujiwu, which raised US$350 million, reached a US$1 billion valuation, and collapsed in 2019.
Li Zhigang
Li Zhigang (李志刚) is a Chinese finance executive who co-founded and led Touna Wang, a Shenzhen peer-to-peer lending platform for automobile-backed loans, and faced criminal measures in 2021.
Lian Jie
Lian Jie (连杰) is a Chinese serial entrepreneur and founder of Dingdantuo, founded in 2016 to provide SaaS tools for community group-buying companies in smaller Chinese cities.
Liang Changlin
Liang Changlin (梁昌霖), also romanized Changlin Liang, is a Chinese entrepreneur and former military officer who founded grocery delivery company Dingdong Maicai in Shanghai in 2017 and led it until 2026.
Liang Rubo
Liang Rubo (梁汝波) is a Chinese technology executive who co-founded ByteDance, owner of TikTok and Douyin, with Zhang Yiming in 2012 and became its chief executive in 2021.
LightInTheBox
LightInTheBox (兰亭集势) is a Chinese cross-border e-commerce company founded in Beijing in 2007, selling Chinese-made goods to overseas consumers and listed on the New York Stock Exchange since 2013.
Lilith Games
Lilith Games (莉莉丝) is a Chinese mobile-game developer and publisher founded in Shanghai in May 2013, best known for Rise of Kingdoms and AFK Arena.
Lin Lin Yi
Lin Lin Yi (邻邻壹) was a Chinese community group-buying platform founded in Suzhou in March 2018 by Xiao Zhilong, selling groceries through WeChat neighborhood group leaders.
Liu Hui
Liu Hui (刘辉) is a Chinese technology entrepreneur who co-founded the Beijing cosmetics flash-sale site Jumei Youpin in 2010, ran its research and development, and left in 2013.
Liu Huiyu
Liu Huiyu (刘辉宇), also known as Huiyu Liu, is a Chinese entrepreneur and co-founder of Xingsheng Youxuan, a community group-buying platform based in Changsha, Hunan, holding a 4.349% stake in its operating company.
Liu Jianguo
Liu Jianguo (刘建国) is a Chinese search-engine engineer who was Baidu's first employee after its co-founders and its chief technology officer, later founding the local-life search site Aibang.
Liu Jiexian
Liu Jiexian (刘界显) is a Shanghai-based Chinese serial entrepreneur, founder and CEO of the on-demand beauty O2O platform Meimei Zuoyou, which he founded in December 2014 after an earlier failed car-wash venture.
Liu Jiren
Liu Jiren (刘积仁, born 1955) is a Chinese computer scientist and entrepreneur who founded Neusoft Group in Shenyang in 1991 and led it as chairman until 2025.
Liu Jun (finance executive)
Liu Jun (刘军) is a Chinese finance executive who served as CEO of Mindai Tianxia, a Guangzhou P2P lending platform that announced an orderly exit in January 2020.
Liu Kai (internet entrepreneur)
Liu Kai (刘凯) is a Chinese internet entrepreneur who spent 13 years at Tencent before becoming chairman and CEO of the community group-buying platform Niwo Nin.
Liu Lirong
Liu Lirong (刘立荣), born 1972, is a Chinese entrepreneur who founded the Gionee phone maker in 2002, which peaked at 40 million handsets in 2016 before its 2018 bankruptcy.
Liu Qingxun
Liu Qingxun (刘庆逊) is a Chinese education-technology founder who created the AI contextual English course Wala English through his Beijing startup Makee, after leading TAL's online school.
Liu Xu
Liu Xu (刘旭), born 1960, is a Chinese antivirus software engineer who led Beijing Rising as chief engineer and president, designed Rising Antivirus, and founded Oriental Micropoint in 2005.
Liu Yan (internet entrepreneur)
Liu Yan (刘岩) is a Chinese internet entrepreneur who founded the video-sharing site 6.cn in Beijing in 2006 and later led its merger with Huajiao Live.
Liu Ye (entrepreneur)
Liu Ye (刘夜), also known as Leo Liu, is a Chinese education-technology entrepreneur who co-founded KnowBox in 2014, led it to a billion-dollar valuation, and founded VisionFlow in 2023.
Liu Yi (chip engineer)
Liu Yi (刘毅, born 1985) is a Chinese chip engineer serving as deputy general manager of Cambricon Technologies, a Beijing-based AI chip designer he joined in 2016.
Liujianfang
Liujianfang (六间房), also known as 6.cn, is a Chinese online entertainment company founded in Beijing in 2006, which pivoted from video sharing to paid show livestreaming.
Liwushuo, by Tietie Technology
Liwushuo (礼物说, "Gift Talk") is a Chinese gift-guide and gift e-commerce app by Tietie Technology, founded by Wen Chenghui and launched in Guangzhou in 2014.
Long Fei
Long Fei (龙飞) is a Chinese business executive recorded as legal representative and general manager of Shanghai Panda Hu Yu Culture, the company behind the Panda TV streaming platform.
Longzhu
Longzhu Live (龙珠直播) was a Chinese game live-streaming platform launched in February 2015 by the esports company PLU, holding rights to more than 30 top tournaments including the LPL.
Lu Cewu
Lu Cewu (卢策吾), born 1982, is a Chinese robotics researcher and Shanghai Jiao Tong University professor who co-founded Flexiv in 2016 and Qiongche Intelligence in 2023.
Lü Gang
Lü Gang (吕刚, also romanised Gang Lv) is a Chinese internet entrepreneur who co-founded the Beijing travel platform Mafengwo in 2006 with Chen Gang, serving as chief operating officer.
Luo Chuan
Luo Chuan (罗川) is a Chinese internet entrepreneur who co-founded Daokoudai, a Beijing supply-chain lending platform, in 2014, after leading MSN Greater China at Microsoft and MySpace China.
Luo Yonghao
Luo Yonghao (罗永浩) is a Chinese entrepreneur and internet celebrity who founded the smartphone maker Smartisan Technology in 2012, then repaid its debts through Douyin livestream selling.