Zihan Ling

Ling Zihan (; born 1987) is a Chinese business executive and entrepreneur. In 2015, she founded TechBase, a Beijing company designed to encourage women to create online technology enterprises, the first of its kind in China. She was selected by the BBC as one of 30 young businesswomen around the world highlighted by their "30 Under 30" initiative.

Biography After graduating from Peking University's School of Government in 2008, Ling went on to earn a masters in international business from the University of Florida in 2009 before becoming an exchange student at the Emlyon Business School in Lyon, France. Thereafter, she worked in marketing and strategic management in various Chinese companies including Changyou and Baidu. She became a key member of Lean In Beijing, a foundation established by Sheryl Sandberg to empower young professional women. While contributing to a mentoring project there, she discovered many female graduates were interested in starting online businesses. As a result, she was inspired to found TechBase where women could develop their technological potential.

The firm now has ties with over 50 investment companies and service organizations ready to help women start their own businesses. As of June 2016, the successful 2015 "Her Startup" competition was scheduled to be repeated in Beijing as well as in other large Chinese cities.