Guangyao Liu

Guangyao Liu is the founder of Chinese emerging designer brand bosie, which raised eight funding rounds before he stepped down as CEO in 2023 at age 28 . He first drew public attention with a viral essay titled "I, Liu Guangyao, raised 500 million yuan, resigned as CEO at 28," then pivoted to building a personal IP that amassed a million followers within two months . In August 2024, he re-entered the spotlight amid a public divorce dispute involving a 100 million yuan personal investment tied to his former marriage, which 暗涌Waves described as "a classic slice of Liu Guangyao's life story" — someone who "seems to enjoy being chased, living at the center of the vortex, and enjoying it" . He told 暗涌Waves he was preparing a new venture, an AIGC-driven customized e-commerce brand targeting overseas markets with startup capital in the hundreds of millions of yuan, and pledged to gift his personal equity in the new project to bosie as a gesture toward existing shareholders .