UIC alumni company Beeplus on way to next Unicorn
Recently, iiMedia Research has released the "2020 China Unicorn & Prospective Unicorn Top 200 List", in which Beeplus Technology, a company founded by UIC alumni, was rated as a prospective unicorn business in the corporate service industry.
A prospective unicorn company refers to a company that rapidly develops and has the potential to grow into a unicorn company in a short period. The selection criteria include the establishment time of more than 1.5 years but less than 10 years, a valuation of more than 1 billion yuan but less than 7 billion yuan, a financing record in the past two years and the good development prospects of the industry.
Over 70% of the companies in the list this year are based in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, while Beeplus Technology is one of the few companies based in Zhuhai.
As a leader of the new office ecology, Beeplus Technology was founded in September 2015 by a team led by Jia Fan, a 2014 Accounting graduate at UIC. The members of the start-up team are also UIC alumni from different majors. Beeplus Technology enriches its business segments by exploring diverse business scenarios and consumer needs as well as perfects the construction of customised office space.
Jia Fan's team returning to his alma mater
Beeplus Technology's current business covers Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Hangzhou, Chengdu and other first-tier, new first-tier cities in addition to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It has served nearly 1,000 customers, including local governments, Fortune 500 companies, Unicorn-level enterprises in the high-tech field and others. In June 2020, designed and constructed by Beeplus, Hengqin New Area Human Resources Service Industrial Park and Hengqin New Area personnel exchange service centre were officially opened.
Beeplus's latest project in Hengqin
As the founder and CEO of Beeplus Technology, Jia Fan was selected as one of the Top Ten Entrepreneurship Leaders in Zhuhai and Macao during 2016, and was listed in the 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 as well as Hurun China Under 30s To Watch 2019. He became the youngest innovative visiting scholar of Yale University, and has become a model for young entrepreneurs in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
To give back to his alma mater and encourage the all-round development of young students, Jia Fan also established the Beeplus Scholarship at UIC in 2019.
Jia Fan (1st from right) presents Beeplus Scholarship
In Jia Fan’s vision, Beeplus Technology will become a platform-based eco-enterprise. It will continue to dig deeper into consumers’ needs and offer customised office spaces to break the boundaries of life and work.
From MPRO
Reporters: Samuel Burgess, Covee Wang
Editor: Deen He
