Hurun Research Institute released the 2021 Hurun U30 China Entrepreneurial Leader List

Reporter Zheng Xinyue

On October 20, the Hurun Research Institute released the "Hurun China Under 30s To Watch 2021", which aims to find entrepreneurial leaders under the age of 30 (including 30 years old) in China. This is the fifth consecutive year that The Hurun Research Institute has released the U30 China Entrepreneurial Leaders List.

It is reported that this year, a total of 241 young talents from 226 companies in the top ten industries were listed, with an average age of 28 years old, accounting for 77% and 23% of men and women respectively. The business has been established for an average of 2.4 years and has an average of 95 employees. The average financing to the A round, the average cumulative financing of 41 million yuan.

The Yangtze River Delta region has the most U30 entrepreneurial leaders, with 72 on the list, more than the 61 in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. From the perspective of cities, Beijing ranks first, with 70 people; Shenzhen ranks second with 43 people surpassing Shanghai, Shanghai has 38 people, and the three major cities in North, Shenzhen and Shanghai account for 60% of the list.

One in eight entrepreneurial leaders graduated from Peking University, Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University, HKU and Shanghai Jiaotong University; the largest number of graduates majored in economics, electrical information and journalism and communication. One third have a master's degree or above.

Enterprise technology remains the preferred industry for entrepreneurs under the age of 30, accounting for 20% of the total; entertainment media, education and advanced manufacturing rank second to fourth.

The youngest entrepreneurial leaders on the list are Huang Haobin, 21, founder of Weiyuan Technology from the enterprise technology industry, followed by Treelab He Junxuan from the enterprise technology industry and Shangrong Technology Liu Hongji from the life service industry, 22 years old.

It is also worth noting that 23% of female entrepreneurs made the list, an increase of 5 percentage points over last year, reaching the highest level in the calendar year. For the first time, Sequoia Capital China became the investment company with the largest number of projects on the list, followed by Zhen Fund and Tencent Investment.

The 5th Hurun U30 China Entrepreneurial Leaders Summit was strongly supported by Wuxi City, and the two sides jointly held the "Hurun U30 China Entrepreneurial Leaders Summit" during the 2021 Taihu Lake Talent Summit, gathering 100 U30 entrepreneurial leaders to talk about the power of entrepreneurship and innovation. HuRun, Chairman and Chief Research Officer of Hurun Report, said: "In the context of the global epidemic, China's economy is leading the recovery, and the entrepreneurial enthusiasm of the younger generation has not diminished. In the midst of the technological revolution led by 5G and AI, entrepreneurs are in particular need around the world and in China. ”

The entrepreneurial idols of these young entrepreneurs are first Of All Musk, the richest man in the world; the second is Jobs, who created the world's most valuable enterprise Apple; the third is Cao Dewang, who has been China's first good. It can be seen that the dream of these young entrepreneurs is to be the richest man first, the second to be the world's largest enterprise, and the third to be the first good. Hurun said.

(Edited by Tian Dong)