# Bolun Li

> Bolun Li co-founded Zogo while at Duke University and served as its founding CEO, developing a financial education app funded by banks and credit unions that rewards users for learning. After Zogo’s 2021 acquisition by PEAK6 and his departure in 2023, he returned to entrepreneurship with Vamo Talent, which helps hiring teams discover engineers through GitHub.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Vamo Talent
- **Organizations:** Zogo, Vamo Talent
- **Education:** Economics, Duke University, High school, St. John’s Prep
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led Zogo through its acquisition by PEAK6 in 2021., Zogo received FinovateFall Best of Show and NACUSO Next Big Idea recognition in 2019., Recognized with co-founders Simran Singh and Simon Komlos in the Forbes 30 Under 30 class of 2022.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Left Beijing at 13 for high school in the Boston area.
- **2017** — Started at Duke University.
- **2018** — Co-founded Zogo; his own timeline dates incorporation to April.
- **2019** — Zogo won NACUSO’s Next Big Idea competition and FinovateFall Best of Show.
- **2020** — Completed Duke in three years; reported reaching $1 million annual recurring revenue in December.
- **2021** — Zogo was acquired by PEAK6; named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 class of 2022 announced that year.
- **2023** — His own timeline dates his last day at Zogo to August.
- **2026** — Publicly identified as founder and CEO of Vamo Talent by Transform 2026.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led Zogo through its acquisition by PEAK6 in 2021.
- Zogo received FinovateFall Best of Show and NACUSO Next Big Idea recognition in 2019.
- Recognized with co-founders Simran Singh and Simon Komlos in the Forbes 30 Under 30 class of 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — A March 10 interview describes his work building Vamo Talent around GitHub-based engineer discovery.

## Links

- Website: https://indiepa.ge/bolunli
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bolun-li-12393573/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/i_am_bolun
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/i_am_bolun/

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Last updated: 2026-10-26