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William Li

Chinese entrepreneur and co-founder/CEO of NIO Inc. (NYSE: NIO), a smart electric vehicle company headquartered in Shanghai, which he co-founded in November 2014. A serial entrepreneur, he founded Bitauto Holdings in 2000 (NYSE-listed 2010, taken private 2020), co-founded over 40 companies across the internet and automotive industries, and is a Managing Partner of NIO Capital.

Born 1974 in Anhui, China; holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from Peking University. Named GQ Magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017.

Chinese · 2 current roles · 2 foundings

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Physical AI footprint (2)

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NIOverified→
Founder
NIO (NYSE: NIO) is a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer producing premium EVs with autonomous driving capabilities.
1 verified deployment · Walker S2 at NIO Advanced Manufacturing Center (China) →1 model
NIOverified→
Founder
NIO Inc.
IPO · $1.8B1 model

Current roles (2)

NIO Founder & CEOReported, not verified
NIO Founder & CEO

Foundings (2)

NIOcofounderno longer at company
NIOsole

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Co-founders (1)

Lihong Qin co-founded NIO

Sources (2)

Wikipedia · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Li
NIO Investor Relations · https://ir.nio.com/board-member/bin-li

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