# Caleb Wang

> Caleb Wang is the co-founder and CEO of MìLà, the Bellevue-born Chinese food company that grew from a street-food restaurant into a direct-to-consumer and national retail brand. A former finance professional and second-generation Chinese American, he applies unit-economics discipline, in-house manufacturing, and a family-rooted sense of cultural preservation to soup dumplings, noodles, sauces, and other foods designed for home kitchens.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at MìLà
- **Organizations:** MìLà, Xiao Chi Jie, Glenhill Capital Management, Francisco Partners, Citibank
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Finance degree, Carnegie Mellon University
- **Known for:** Co-founded a restaurant that became a nationally distributed frozen Chinese food brand., Led MìLà through a direct-to-consumer pivot and later into large-scale grocery retail., Helped build an in-house manufacturing model for restaurant-style frozen soup dumplings.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2018** — Worked in finance, including roles associated with Citibank, Francisco Partners, and Glenhill Capital Management.
- **2018** — Co-founded the Bellevue restaurant Xiao Chi Jie with Jennifer Liao to serve regional Chinese street foods.
- **2020** — Helped pivot the restaurant business toward frozen soup dumplings sold locally and then shipped nationwide through direct-to-consumer channels.
- **2022** — Represented Xiao Chi Jie in Target Forward Founders and discussed retail readiness, fundraising, and finance-team development.
- **2023** — Xiao Chi Jie rebranded as MìLà as the company expanded into retail; Wang continued as co-founder and CEO.
- **2023** — MìLà announced actor Simu Liu as chief content officer and a strategic partner in broadening the brand's cultural storytelling.
- **2024** — MìLà expanded product collaborations, including pho beef soup dumplings with Phở Bắc and dessert dumplings with Dominique Ansel.
- **2025** — MìLà reported expansion from roughly 450 to more than 5,000 retail doors during 2024 and introduced retail-focused frozen noodle kits.

## Achievements

- Co-founded a restaurant that became a nationally distributed frozen Chinese food brand.
- Led MìLà through a direct-to-consumer pivot and later into large-scale grocery retail.
- Helped build an in-house manufacturing model for restaurant-style frozen soup dumplings.
- Raised institutional capital for MìLà, including a reported $20 million Series A round in 2023.
- Helped expand MìLà to more than 5,000 retail doors by 2025 reporting.
- Built collaborations with Simu Liu, Phở Bắc, and Dominique Ansel around Chinese and Chinese American food storytelling.
- Named a Goldman Sachs Scholar and recognized in the HIMCM competition, according to his public LinkedIn profile.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — MìLà was reported to have grown from about 450 to more than 5,000 retail doors during 2024 and to be expanding its frozen aisle portfolio with noodle kits.
- **2025-04** — The Pennsylvania Gazette reported that MìLà had shipped more than 30 million dumplings and reached more than 2,500 stores, including Whole Foods, Target, Sprouts, and Costco.
- **2024-10** — MìLà launched a limited-edition black sesame chocolate dessert soup dumpling collaboration with pastry chef Dominique Ansel.
- **2024-06** — MìLà announced broader supermarket availability at Whole Foods and Target.

## Links

- Website: https://eatmila.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calebwang88
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/thexcj

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Last updated: 2026-08-26