{{Short description|Chinese entrepreneur (born 1996)}} {{Multiple issues| {{Undisclosed paid|date=August 2025}} {{Resume-like|date=September 2025}} {{Orphan|date=December 2025}} }} {{Infobox person | name = Yubo Ruan | image = | alt = | caption = | native_name = 阮宇博<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edu.takungpao.com/zxiao/q/2014/1202/2845427.html|title=北京中学生发明智能存钱罐 承载留学梦|work=Ta Kung Pao|accessdate=2014-12-02}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|14}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ah.xinhuanet.com/2014-12/02/c_1113485140.htm|title=Yubo Ruan attended the Techweek LA|work=Xinhuanet.com|accessdate=2014-12-02|archive-date=2015-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510100728/http://www.ah.xinhuanet.com/2014-12/02/c_1113485140.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> | birth_place = Beijing<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scitech.people.com.cn/n/2015/0105/c1007-26324392.html|title=A small piggy bank "generates" a big idea|work=People's Daily|accessdate=Mar 5, 2015|archive-date=May 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529145101/http://scitech.people.com.cn/n/2015/0105/c1007-26324392.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | nationality = | other_names = | alma_mater = | occupation = CEO of 8 Decimal Capital<ref name="Forbes2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2018/08/01/tricks-of-a-crypto-trader-meet-asias-hottest-crypto-hedge-fund/#6fd5e2e81c02|title=Tricks Of A Crypto Trader: Meet Asia's Hottest Crypto Hedge Fund|work=Forbes|accessdate=2018-08-01|author=Jeff Kauflin (Forbes Staff)|archive-date=2018-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802122836/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2018/08/01/tricks-of-a-crypto-trader-meet-asias-hottest-crypto-hedge-fund/#6fd5e2e81c02|url-status=live}}</ref> | years_active = | known_for = }}
'''Yubo Ruan''' ({{lang-zh|c=阮宇博<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uschinapress.com/2014/1121/999742.shtml|title=中国少年发明家智能存钱罐吸引洛城消费者|work=The China Press|accessdate=2014-11-21|archive-date=2019-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029062754/http://www.uschinapress.com/2014/1121/999742.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}), born in Beijing in 1996, is a tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist.<ref name="Forbes2018"/> He is the founder and CEO of 8 Decimal Capital,<ref name="Forbes2018"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://lapost.us/?p=11034|title=22-Year-Old Yubo Ruan Built 8 Decimal Capital to Advance the World of Blockchain Technology with a $60 Million AUM VC Fund|work=The Los Angeles Post|date=17 October 2018|accessdate=October 17, 2018|archive-date=29 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329121731/http://lapost.us/?p=11034|url-status=live}}</ref> a venture capital investment firm focusing on early stage fintech,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.techinasia.com/blockchainpowered-remittance-service-nabs-17m-fresh-capital|title=Fintech startup SendFriend nabs $1.7 million from fresh capital|work=Tech in Asia|accessdate=Feb 14, 2019|archive-date=February 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215133640/https://www.techinasia.com/blockchainpowered-remittance-service-nabs-17m-fresh-capital|url-status=live}}</ref> and Parallel Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform on multiple blockchains valued at $500 million.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} <ref name="mashable"/>
== Early life == In high school, Ruan started his first company Alisimba Technologies in Beijing, China while winning 13 invention awards and five patents. Alisimba was acquired by TopHacker Consulting Group in 2015.<ref name="mashable" >{{Cite web| url=https://nl.mashable.com/technlogy/9393/stanford-dropout-to-500-million-business-how-yubo-ruan-built-parallel-finance| title=Stanford Dropout to $500 Million Business: How Yubo Ruan Built Parallel Finance| date=2023-12-22| accessdate=2024-12-28| archive-date=2024-12-28| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228131142/https://nl.mashable.com/technlogy/9393/stanford-dropout-to-500-million-business-how-yubo-ruan-built-parallel-finance| url-status=live}}</ref>
== Career == From 2008 to 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20141202/PDF/a21_screen.pdf|title=Beijing middle school student Yubo Ruan invented smart piggy bank|work=Ta Kung Pao|accessdate=2014-12-04|archive-date=2019-10-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031052535/http://paper.takungpao.com/resfile/PDF/20141202/PDF/a21_screen.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Ruan developed<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chinese.people.com.cn/n/2014/1203/c42309-26137645.html|title=中国高中生发明智能存钱罐 引美国科技业者关注|work=People's Daily|accessdate=Dec 3, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and upgraded the smart piggy bank system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccyl.org.cn/zhuanti/place/news/beijing/201407/t20140730_703770.htm|title=2014 Zhuma Campus Innovation Marathon Event Ends|work=Communist Youth League of China|accessdate=Jul 30, 2014|archive-date=October 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029062754/http://www.ccyl.org.cn/zhuanti/place/news/beijing/201407/t20140730_703770.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2017, he served as the co-founder of Skylight Investment, backed by New Oriental ({{nyse|EDU}}) and Taiyou Fund.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
In 2017, he launched his second VC fund 8 Decimal Capital with an AUM of over $60 million.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
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