Gender Male Also Known As 姚欣
Investor Type
Xin Yao is the CEO of Shanghai SynaCast Media Tech Co.,Ltd and founder of PPlive.
In 2004 Yao dropped out of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, where he was a postgraduate student. He turned his attention towards peer-to-peer internet technology.
In early 2006 Yao raised $5 million from leading international venture
capital funds such as Softbank China Venture Capital and BlueRun Ventures.
In early 2008 Yao raised a total of US$21 million from DFJDragon, Softbank China Venture Capital and BlueRun.
