Draft:Bo Shao

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.

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. 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.