For our inaugural class of 30 Under 30 Asia, we cast a wide net over the region, canvassing the tech hubs in Bangalore, Beijing and Singapore to find a group of standout nominees in software, cybersecurity, application analysis, networking, and the cloud.
One example is Yin Qi, 28, whose Beijing company develops facial-recognition applications and other artificial intelligence technology. Started in 2011, Megvii worked with popular photo applications and dating sites. The focus now is on more-critical applications for the security and Internet-finance sectors, which are growing rapidly in China.
This list is nearly evenly split between China and India (7 vs. 8 honorees) with three from Australia, Japan and Thailand and two from Singapore. Hong Kong, Myanmar and South Korea each has one winner this year, including HK native Michelle Sun, who founded First Code Academy to teach schoolchildren as young as six how to code. In other words, the next generation of 30 Under 30 in technology. Read on for the full list.
Myo Htet Aung, 28, Ye Myat Min, 24, Myanmar
Cofounders, Nex
Amarit Charoenphan, 29, Thailand
Cofounder, Hubba
Korawad Chearavanont, 21, Thailand
Founder, Eko Communications
Paras Chopra, 28, India
Founder, Wingify
Raviteja Dodda, 26, India
Cofounder, MoEngage
Filip Eldic, 29, Australia
Cofounder, Bluedot Innovation
Taro Fukuyama, 28, Japan
Cofounder, AnyPerk
Gao Pengcheng, 28, China
Cofounder, Beijing Kuyun Interactive
Dinesh Goel, 26, India
Founder, AasaanJobs
Guan Dian, 29, Singapore
Cofounder, PatSnapp
Akash Gupta, 26, Samay Kohli, 29, India
Cofounders, Grey
Sachin Gupta, 26, India
Founder, HackerEarth
Hu Sen, 29, China
Cofounder, Cloudacc Networks
Kelvin Dongho Kim, 28, South Korea
Cofounder, Idincu
Karby Li, 26, China
CEO, MikeCRM
Saket Modi, 25, India
Cofounder, Lucideus
Melanie Perkins, 28, Australia
Cofounder, Canva
Cameron Priest, 29, Singapore
Founder, TradeGecko
Qi Junyuan, 25, China
Founder, Teambition
Abraham Ranardo, 25, Indonesia
Cofounder, Mailbird
Vivek Ravisankar, 28, India
Cofounder, HackerRank
Ronak Kumar Samantray, 28, India
Cofounder, NowFloats
Katsuaki Sato, 29, Japan
Cofounder, Metaps
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Cofounders, OrionVM
Shuta Shibuya, 27, Japan
Founder, Fuller
Lusarun Silpsrikul, 26, Thailand
Founder, Page365
Michelle Sun, 29, Hong Kong
Founder, First Code Academy
Wu Donglin, 29, China
Founder, QuanziCRM
Yin Qi, 28, China
Cofounder, Megvii China
Evan (Yuxi) You, 28, China
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