Tuya

Jerry Wang holds a bachelor's degree in information and technology science from Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, earned in 2005. In 2003 he created PHPWind, one of China's most popular open-source forum software packages, and commercialized it through a company he established in 2006; PHPWind was acquired by Alibaba in 2008. From 2008 to 2014 Wang worked at Alibaba Group as a senior director, where he led major technology and product innovations for Alibaba Cloud and Alipay, including Alibaba's QR-code payments, and served as an early general manager within Alibaba Cloud. He left Alibaba to co-found Tuya in Hangzhou in June 2014, building it into an AI and IoT platform-as-a-service for device makers, and serves as its chairman and chief executive officer.

Alex Yang is a co-founder of Tuya Inc., which he helped establish in Hangzhou, China in June 2014 alongside Jerry Wang and Leo Chen. The company built an AI and IoT cloud platform-as-a-service that lets brands and OEMs turn ordinary products into connected smart-home devices. Beyond his role as a co-founder, detailed verified biographical information about Yang's prior career and education is not publicly documented.

Leo Chen is a co-founder of Tuya Inc., established in Hangzhou, China in June 2014 together with Jerry Wang and Alex Yang. Tuya operates an AI and IoT platform-as-a-service that provides the cloud, connectivity, and white-label app layer behind a large number of smart-home and connected products sold under other brands' names. Beyond his role as a co-founder, detailed verified biographical information about Chen's prior career and education is not publicly documented.