36 Under 36
36Under36
36 Under 36 is an annual roster of young talent in Chinese tech and venture capital, launched by 36Kr in 2017 and upgraded in 2022 to "X·36Under36" . The list identifies 108–128 individuals under 36 years old across three or four tracks: entrepreneurs, scientists, investors, and since 2024, creators . In the 2024 edition, the average age was 32.8, over one-third of entrepreneur and scientist honorees worked in AI-related fields, and 11 were born after 1995 . The investor track weights performance at 70% and peer evaluation at 30%, while entrepreneurs and scientists are selected through editorial screening plus investor voting . Major VC firms including ZhenFund, Source Code Capital, Linear Capital, and 5Y Capital regularly highlight their portfolio founders and partners who make the cut .
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