# Alan Jiang

> Alan Jiang is the Singapore-based co-founder of Beam Mobility and leads Asia operations following Beam’s merger with Neuron. A Yale economics graduate, he founded Ivy Education Group, helped launch Uber in Asian markets, managed Uber Indonesia and led Southeast Asian operations at ofo before co-founding Beam with Yale classmate Deb Gangopadhyay in 2018. His work centers on affordable short-distance transport, fleet operations and the relationship between shared vehicles and city regulation.

- **Role:** Co-Founder of Beam Mobility; CEO of Asia in the combined Beam-Neuron business
- **Organizations:** Beam Mobility, Neuron Mobility (merged operations), Uber, ofo, Ivy Education Group, Exeter Group
- **Education:** BA in Economics, Yale University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Beam Mobility in 2018., Helped launch Uber in China, Malaysia and Vietnam., Led Uber Indonesia as it became Uber’s fifth-largest global market.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Founded Ivy Education Group, offering college consulting for Chinese students applying to US schools.
- **2012** — Joined Uber; subsequently helped launch operations in China, Malaysia and Vietnam.
- **2014–2017** — Served as Uber Indonesia country manager; Indonesia became Uber’s fifth-largest global market during his leadership.
- **2017** — Joined ofo to lead Southeast Asian operations.
- **2018** — Co-founded Beam Mobility with Yale classmate Deb Gangopadhyay; Beam announced a US$6.4 million seed round in October.
- **2020** — Beam announced a US$26 million Series A round in June.
- **2022** — Beam raised US$93 million in Series B financing in February.
- **2024** — Beam reported US$53 million in 2023 gross revenue and adjusted EBITDA profitability for the second half of 2023; Auckland later cancelled Beam’s licence following fleet-limit compliance findings.
- **2025** — Beam and Neuron announced a merger agreement in July. An investor report for December 2025 confirmed completion and Jiang’s leadership of Asia operations.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Beam Mobility in 2018.
- Helped launch Uber in China, Malaysia and Vietnam.
- Led Uber Indonesia as it became Uber’s fifth-largest global market.
- Led Beam through its US$26 million Series A and US$93 million Series B financing rounds.
- Beam reported adjusted EBITDA profitability for the second half of 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — The Venture Capital Opportunities Fund’s report for the period ended 31 December 2025 confirmed that Neuron had completed its merger with Beam and that Jiang leads Asia operations.
- **2025-07** — Beam and Neuron announced a preliminary merger agreement with Jiang designated CEO of Asia and Zachary Wang designated Chairman and Global CEO.
- **2024-08** — Auckland Council cancelled Beam’s e-scooter licence following findings of fleet-limit breaches and misleading monitoring data. Jiang acknowledged instances of exceeded allocations, apologised for breaches and committed to revising processes.
- **2024-04** — Beam announced 2023 gross revenue of US$53 million, up 36%, and adjusted EBITDA profitability in H2 2023.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanjjiang/

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Last updated: 2026-10-13