Kehan Dong

Founder, angel investor, and educator building systems around early founders, education, and long-term agency.

I started as a student founder, dropped out to build my first company, raised multiple rounds, and later exited through acquisition. That early chapter led to recognition such as Forbes 30 Under 30—but more importantly, it shaped how I think about building from zero.

I was on the founding team of YC China, working with Sam Altman and Qi Lu in its earliest phase. About a year later, Sam returned to the U.S. to focus full-time on OpenAI, and we continued independently as MiraclePlus. Sam later noted that the intern-based system I built at YC China was, for young people learning entrepreneurship, more effective than YC's Startup School.

Currently: Founder & Angel Investor | Exploring a new entrepreneurship platform for young builders | Ex-YC China founding team | Forbes 30U30 | 130+ global university talks, including every Ivy & C9

Angel Investor Inner Journey Founder Code of Love NGO Duke Kunshan University Startup Go Camp

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