Gaotu Class
高途课堂
Gaotu Class (高途课堂) is the K12 online live-streaming large-class education brand launched in 2016 by what was then called Genshuixue (跟谁学), the ed-tech company founded by Larry Chen Xiangdong . The brand was built on live interactive technology that the team had been developing since the company's second month of existence, with early tests reaching 3,000 concurrent students by 2015; by 2017, Chen had decided to go all-in on the model . When Genshuixue rebranded as Gaotu Group in April 2021, the K12 business kept the Gaotu Class name while adult education became Gaotu Academy, reflecting the slogan "名师出高徒，网课选高途" (famous teachers make outstanding students, choose Gaotu for online classes) . The platform's positioning combined educational DNA with technology-driven delivery, a framing the company emphasized as it grew into a listed, full-cycle learning services provider . Lü Weisheng, who joined as co-founder in 2015 after twelve years at New Oriental, oversaw national branch expansion and the overall teaching operation across both Genshuixue and Gaotu Class .
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Coverage
Yuaiweiwu Lin Wang: From Education Going Online to Going Intelligent — When Will the AI-Powered All-Capable Personal Tutor Arrive? | Gaorong Future
"Yuaiweiwu" — dancing with love, and dancing with AI.
高榕创投·Rongbao · April | Solid-state LiDAR leader Innoviz goes public; Genki Forest and Dingdong Maicai close new funding rounds
Major Events in April
高榕创投·Rongbao · February | Pinduoduo Awarded "National Advanced Collective in Poverty Alleviation," Chip and Medical Companies Complete New Funding Rounds
Pinduoduo contributes to poverty alleviation; XinYaohui, Fubei Biotech, and Westlake Omics close new funding rounds.
高榕创投·Gaotu Techedu Co-founder Lü Weisheng: When Hiring, "Drive" Comes First; Winning Battles Is the Best Team Building | Rong Talk --- Lü Weisheng, co-founder of Gaotu Techedu, shares his management philosophy on talent selection and team building. His core belief: the single most important trait in a candidate is "要性" (drive/ambition) — an intense hunger to achieve and grow. Technical skills can be taught, but raw motivation is what separates those who merely execute from those who transform organizations. On team culture, Lü argues that nothing builds cohesion faster than shared victory. "打胜仗是最好的团建" — winning together creates trust, alignment, and momentum that no offsite retreat or trust fall can replicate. Teams forged in challenging, high-stakes environments develop the resilience and mutual reliance that sustain them through future crises. The conversation, hosted by Rong Talk (榕汇), delves into how this philosophy shaped Gaotu Techedu's evolution through China's fiercely competitive online education landscape — from its early days as a startup to navigating regulatory upheaval and reinvention.
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高榕创投·Through the Darkest Hour to Today's IPO: Gaotu Techedu and Larry Chen's Five-Year Journey | Rongji
Only by finding a healthy business model and returning to the fundamentals of the industry can one witness the magic of the "snowball effect."
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