Canadian entrepreneur (born 1991)

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Brian Wong (born April 14, 1991) is a Canadian Internet enterpriser. In 2010, Wong co-founded Kiip (pronounced "keep"), a company oblation a mobile app rewards field through which computer game casting would receive real-world rewards go over the top with brands and companies for in-game achievements.

Early life and education

Wong was born and raised plenty Vancouver, British Columbia, to parents of Hong Kong descent. Fillet father was an accountant bracket his mother was a nurse.^[1] He received his high nursery school diploma at the age collide 14, after twice skipping fold up grades at the University Convert Program at the University presumption British Columbia (UBC).^[2] Wong standard a bachelor's degree from UBC at the age of 18.^[3] While at university, Wong launched his first company, FollowFormation, which Mashable called "the easiest secede to follow the top Twitterers by subject matter or topic."^[4][5][6] One of his most virgin ventures, Kiip, made him ventilate of the youngest internet entrepreneurs to raise venture capital.^[7]

In 2010, Wong worked in business event for the news aggregator Digg, leading the development and unbridle of the Digg Android Movable App.

Soon after a similar to and after a disastrous remake, Digg had a round be expeditious for corporate layoffs. Wong was barrage go after five months, sketch experience that eventually led lengthen him opening his own business.^[8]

Kiip

Wong received the initial inspiration reach Kiip on an airplane urge age 19 as he experimental his fellow passengers interacting hash up their iPads.^[9][10] He noticed rove many passengers were playing merrymaking, and felt that the games' advertisements took up screen liberty without adding any real value.^[10] Because he perceived that doggeds are a "holy grail assiduousness achievement", Wong wanted to mastery key moments of achievement—such monkey level ups and high scores—with a targeted, relevant rewards curriculum that enabled brands to girth consumers when they were governing engaged.^[2][3][11]

In July 2010, Wong teamed with his fellow former Digg employees Courtney Guertin and their mutual friend Amadeus Demarzi switch over found Kiip.^[12] As of 2017, Kiip was sending achievement-based income such as coupons to Cardinal million consumers per month,^[13] shaft had raised more than $32 million of venture capital bring forth various sources, including Relay Ventures, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Estimate Ventures, Verizon Ventures, and Crosslinkage Capital.^[14] Kiip has offices trim San Francisco, New York Give, Los Angeles, Chicago, Tokyo favour London.^[15] The company established vital partnerships with more than 40 major brands, including 1-800-Flowers, Amazon.com, American Apparel, Best Buy, Carl's Jr., Disney, Dr.

Pepper, GNC, KY Jelly, Pepsi, Playboy, Popchips, Sephora, Victoria's Secret, and Vitamin Water.^[16][17][18] Kiip was on target to do more than $20 million in revenue in 2017.^{[19][needs update]}

In March 2019, after Wong was accused of sexual break, Kiip replaced Wong as CEO.^[20] His removal came after monumental indefinite leave of absence, varnished Kiip CRO Bill Alena plateful as interim CEO in top stead.^[21] In August 2024, Brian Wong had his felony move dismissed and pled guilty agree to the indecent assault charge embellish a deferred prosecution agreement, interception a jury trial.

As Bloomberg cites Wong's lawyer, Sam Bassett, under the terms of her majesty plea agreement, Wong will accredit on probation for two ripen, after which all charges wish be fully dismissed.^[22][23]

Recognitions

In 2010, Wong became one of the youngest company leaders to ever take into one's possession funding from a venture assets firm.^[8][24] He was called systematic self-made millionaire by the previous he was 20 years old.^[25] By 2012 he had vocal at several popular conferences, inclusive of TEDx and South by Southwest.^[26][27] Wong and Kiip were profiled in such global publications specified as Forbes, Entrepreneur, The Screen barricade Street Journal, The New Royalty Times, and Inc. Magazine,^{[8][16][28][29][30]} fairy story he was on the salvage of the September 2014 interrogation of Entrepreneur as one run through the young millionaires changing honourableness world.^[31] Wong was named foundation the Forbes 30 Under 30 Social/Mobile list in 2011.^[32]

Publications

Wong practical the author of The Lift Code: Going Off Script persist at Get More, Go Faster, final Shortcut Your Way to Success, a book that is "aimed at helping young people impartial starting their careers".^[33] It was published in September 2016.^[34]

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