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Jack Ma
InvestorFounderFounder of the Jack Ma Foundation at Africa’s Business Heroes · Director at Breakthrough Energy Ventures · Founder at Alibaba
Hangzhou, China
FoundedAlibaba
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About
Jack Ma founded Alibaba in his Hangzhou apartment in 1999 with seventeen colleagues and took it public in New York in 2014 in what was then the largest IPO in history at $25B. A former English teacher rejected from dozens of jobs, he built Taobao and Alipay into the infrastructure of Chinese commerce. He retired as chairman in 2019 and withdrew from public life after a 2020 speech criticising Chinese financial regulators.
Founder at Alibaba
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Co-founders at Alibaba
Podcasts & interviews
featuring Jack Ma10 บทเรียนสร้างตัวจากศูนย์ Jack Ma ผู้ก่อตั้ง Alibaba | Blue O'Clock Podcast Ep.137
Blue O'Clock
Jack Ma Returns to ‘Make Alibaba Great Again’
Bloomberg Television
Jack Ma Urges Alibaba to ‘Correct Course’ in Internal Memo
Bloomberg Tech
Jack Ma Foundation's Africa’s Business Heroes Returns +More | Channels Business Global
Channels Television
Jack Ma: A look back at the Alibaba founder on 60 Minutes in 2014
60 Minutes
Colleagues at Africa’s Business Heroes
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jack Ma?
- Jack Ma founded Alibaba in his Hangzhou apartment in 1999 with seventeen colleagues and took it public in New York in 2014 in what was then the largest IPO in history at $25B. A former English teacher rejected from dozens of jobs, he built Taobao and Alipay into the infrastructure of Chinese commerce. He retired as chairman in 2019 and withdrew from public life after a 2020 speech criticising Chinese financial regulators.
- Where does Jack Ma work?
- Jack Ma is Founder of Alibaba and Founder of the Jack Ma Foundation at Africa’s Business Heroes and Director at Breakthrough Energy Ventures.
- What companies did Jack Ma found?
- Jack Ma founded Alibaba.
- What podcasts and interviews feature Jack Ma?
- Tracked appearances include "10 บทเรียนสร้างตัวจากศูนย์ Jack Ma ผู้ก่อตั้ง Alibaba | Blue O'Clock Podcast Ep.137", "Jack Ma Returns to ‘Make Alibaba Great Again’", "Jack Ma Urges Alibaba to ‘Correct Course’ in Internal Memo", and 2 more.
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