PPIOCo-founder and Chairman
May 2018 — Present
Xin (Bill) Yao is co-founder and Chairman of distributed cloud company PPIO and a co-founder of Novita AI. He previously founded PPLive, later branded PPTV, in 2004 and served as its president until 2014. He was a venture partner at BlueRun Ventures from 2016 to 2018. He studied computer science and technology at Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
Xin (Bill) Yao is co-founder and Chairman of distributed cloud company PPIO and a co-founder of Novita AI. He previously founded PPLive, later branded PPTV, in 2004 and served as its president until 2014. He was a venture partner at BlueRun Ventures from 2016 to 2018. He studied computer science and technology at Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
Career
Novita AICo-founder
Until Present
Identified as co-founder in Novita's July 12, 2024 GenAI Conference announcement.
BlueRun VenturesVenture Partner
Jun 2016 — Dec 2018
PPLive / PPTVFounder and President
Oct 2004 — Dec 2014