Yu Liu (Chinese: 刘禹; born in 1986), also known as Eric Liu, is a Chinese entrepreneur and the founder of One Cloud Technologies[1][2] (operations and patents acquired by Alibaba Group[3][4]). Between 2015 and 2018, Liu was the head of Alibaba Group's language business unit.[5] During that period Liu was also a member of LocWorld's advisory committee[6] and a special advisor to Mobike.[7] In 2018, Liu was reported to join Mobike as President and in 2019 became its CEO.[8]
Liu Yu | |
|---|---|
| 刘禹 | |
 | |
| Born | 1986 (age 37–38) |
| Alma mater | Vassar College |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Early life
editLiu was born in Beijing, China. He attended high school at Shanghai High School and received his bachelor degree from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York. While in college, he was the managing editor of the campus daily, the Vassar Miscellany News.[9][10][11]
Career
editIn 2011, Liu built the 365Fanyi (365翻译)/ Zuodao (做到) dual-site crowdsourcing platform, one of the earliest and largest Internet-based language services in China,[12][13][14] and was selected to be a 2011 Ashoka Changemaker,[15] the only finalist from the country. The platform had been operated by One Cloud Technologies until Alibaba announced its acquisition in August 2015.[16][17][18][19] Early investors included Xu Xiaoping, Anna Fang,[20] Zhenfund, Sequoia China and CBC Capital.[21][22]
After the acquisition, Liu joined Alibaba Group to become the head of its language business unit. During his keynote speech at TAUS Annual Conference 2016[23] in Portland, Liu stated that the mission of Alibaba's language unit is to "prepare for a future without language barriers".[24] In January 2017, Liu announced that Alibaba will make a significant investment to integrate artificial intelligence into language technologies.[25] While in his role at Alibaba, Liu invested and advised numerous startups, including being a special advisor to Mobike.[26] Mobike was later acquired by a Chinese web company Meituan-Dianping for US$2.7 billion.[27][28]
In 2018, Liu was reported to join Mobike as President and in 2019 became its CEO.[29] Liu also serves as a member of the board of trustees of Vassar College. [30]
References
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- ^ "Yu Liu - Entrepreneur and Founder of 365Fanyi". 虎嗅.
- ^ "Alibaba Patent Portfolio Swells Since IPO". PatentVue by Envision IP. 2015-09-30.
- ^ Bodrog, Andy (2016-10-27). "From Copying To Creating: Chinese Tech Firms Eyeing Global Expansion". Seeking Alpha.
- ^ "Eric Liu on the Launch of Alibaba Language Services | Slator". Slator. 2016-06-21.
- ^ "Advisory Committee". LocWorld.
- ^ "EHF Fellow: Yu Liu (Eric)" – via EHF.
- ^ "Mobike co-founder Hu Weiwei to step down as chief executive". South China Morning Post. 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ "Eric Liu - A Techie Tries to Communicate with the World". Sohu.
- ^ "BTV Entrepreneur Profile Liu Yu". BTV.
- ^ "Internet Language Pioneer Eric Liu". FromGeek.
- ^ "Profile: Yu Liu of 365Fanyi". Xinmin.
- ^ Hockenberry, Alison Craiglow (2011-08-05). "Getting Real on Job Creation". The Huffington Post.
- ^ "Alibaba Acquires the Largest Crowdsourcing Translation Platform". TechWeb.
- ^ "Using crowdsourcing and technology to empower underprivileged talent with fair and flexible work opportunities - China". Changemakers.
- ^ "365fanyi: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". Bloomberg.
- ^ "Alibaba Acquires Online Translation Platform 365 Fanyi To Boost Cross-Border Ecommerce". TechNode. 2015-08-21.
- ^ Staff Writer. "Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Acquire Online Translator 365Fanyi". China Business News.
- ^ "Alibaba: Adding The Pieces To Cross-Border Ecommerce". Seeking Alpha. 2015-08-24.
- ^ Asia, Forbes. "Asia's Power Businesswomen, 2016: Ones To Watch". Forbes.
- ^ "365 Fanyi - CB Insights".
- ^ "Alibaba Acquires Zhen Fund, CBC-Backed 365Fanyi". China Money Network. 2015-08-21.
- ^ Meer, Anne-Maj van der. "TAUS Annual Conference 2016 - Keynote Speakers". TAUS.
- ^ "Keynotes Summer 2016 - TAUS". www.taus.net.
- ^ "Eric Liu of Alibaba on Language in a Globalised World" – via Jiemian.
- ^ "EHF Fellow: Yu Liu (Eric)" – via EHF.
- ^ Chong, Zoey (3 April 2018). "This bike sharing company just got bought for $2.7 billion". CNET. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ Wenjing, Sun; Yunxu, Qu; Limin, An; Wei, Han (5 April 2018). "Meituan Acquires Mobike in $2.7 Billion Deal". Caixin. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Mobike co-founder Hu Weiwei to step down as chief executive". South China Morning Post. 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ "Board of Trustees - Bios - Eric Liu '08 | Vassar College". www.vassar.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
