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Bo Shao (in Chinese, 邵亦波; pinyin: Shào Yìbō) is a venture capitalist, and the founder and chairman of Evolve Ventures and Foundation, and co-founder of Matrix Partners China.[1]

Shao enrolled at Harvard College with a full scholarship. He completed his BA, majoring in Physics and Electrical Engineering in 1995, graduating summa cum laude. He later joined Boston Consulting Group and Goldman Sachs. He graduated with an MBA at Harvard Business School in 1999.[2][3][4][5] Bo Shao is currently the founder and Chairman of Evolve, a firm composed of a non-profit foundation, Evolve Foundation, and an impact investment firm, Evolve Ventures. In 1999, Shao started a Shanghai-headquartered online auction firm, EachNet, with Tan Haiyin. In 2008, Shao co-founded Matrix Partners China, a venture capital firm. In 2003, Shao was recognized Entrepreneur of the Year by the Asian Venture Capital Journal in 2003. He is also the recipient of the Young Global Leaders 2006 Award of the World Economic Forum.[2][3] [5] [6][7][3][8][9][10]

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  1. ^ Buhr, Sarah (2017-11-03). "Evolve Foundation launches a $100 million fund to find startups working to relieve human suffering". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  2. ^ a b "Of mental and social health startups – DW – 03/02/2018". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  3. ^ a b c ""Be a Wise Man in Life and Work"". shanghaicenter.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  4. ^ "EBay Completes EachNet Acquisition". WSJ. July 16, 2003.
  5. ^ a b "Bo Shao". CEO Summit. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  6. ^ "Chinese-Americans have growing prominence on the US philanthropic landscape". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  7. ^ "The National Committee on United States-China Relations" (PDF). National Committee on United States-China Relations. 2004.
  8. ^ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  9. ^ "Eachnet.com to close after 23 years". China Economic Review. 2022-07-26. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  10. ^ Chang, Leslie (March 5, 2003). "Auctioneer EachNet Carves A Niche in China's Economy". WSJ.