Kelly Xu (born March 11, 1995) is a Chinese business executive and economist. Xu founded the Ono in 2017, and also known as "the First Blockchain Social Network" in China.[1][2][3]

Kelly Xu
Born(1995-03-11)March 11, 1995
Nanjing,Jiangsu,China
NationalityChinese
Alma materCoventry University, University College London
Occupation(s)the founder and CEO of ONO
Known forCo-founding ONO and UPTX

Early life and education

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Kelly Xu was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Xu attended Nanjing Foreign Language School before moving to the United States at the age of 14 to study at Montverde Academy.[2]

As an exchange student at the University of Riverside, California, in 2013, and she received her Master of Economics and Global Business at University College London.[1]

Career

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Since 2014, Xu started blockchain entrepreneurship, and she founded Nome Lab In 2016.[4] In 2017, Kelly Xu Founded the ONO, which obtain financing from KIP and Grand Shores in 2018.[5]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Sin, Ben. "China's First Blockchain Social Network Is The Brainchild Of A 24-Year-Old Female Entrepreneur". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "95后区块链创业者口述:技术无罪,区块链真不是用来发币的_荔枝网新闻". news.jstv.com. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  3. "中国初の「ブロックチェーンSNS」を生んだ24歳の女性 | Forbes JAPAN 公式サイト(フォーブス ジャパン)". forbesjapan.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  4. "中国初の「ブロックチェーンSNS」を生んだ24歳の女性 | Forbes JAPAN 公式サイト(フォーブス ジャパン)". forbesjapan.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  5. "Female CEO of leading blockchain social network Ke Xu featured in Forbes". prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2024-10-29.