# Donglai Du

> Donglai Du is the co-founder and CEO of Spacesforce (空间原力), a Chengdu-based proptech company building SaaS and IoT tools that help commercial real estate operators manage leasing, projects and assets from one cloud platform. A Columbia University-trained real estate developer and former Vanke investment analyst, he started Spacesforce around 2018 to move asset management away from spreadsheets and manual work toward data-driven operations. The company has served office buildings, tech parks and co-working brands across cities including Chengdu, Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou and Guiyang.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Spacesforce
- **Organizations:** Spacesforce (空间原力)
- **Nationality:** Chinese
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, Finance, Juniata College, Master of Science, Real Estate Development, Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Spacesforce, a commercial real estate SaaS and IoT platform, Reported to have been named to Forbes China's 30 Under 30 list as an entrepreneur, Grew Spacesforce to cover roughly 1.2 million square feet of space across multiple Chinese cities

## Career timeline

- **2007-2011** — Studied finance at Juniata College in Pennsylvania
- **2013-2014** — Earned a Master of Science in Real Estate Development at Columbia University
- **2014-2016** — Worked as a project investment analyst at Vanke
- **2018** — Co-founded Spacesforce (空间原力) in Chengdu with Mike Zhang
- **2019** — Named to Forbes China's 30 Under 30 list (per multiple profile aggregators)

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Spacesforce, a commercial real estate SaaS and IoT platform
- Reported to have been named to Forbes China's 30 Under 30 list as an entrepreneur
- Grew Spacesforce to cover roughly 1.2 million square feet of space across multiple Chinese cities
- Raised angel funding that valued the company near 100 million yuan

## Links

- Website: https://spacesforce.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/donglai-du-6a86b12a

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Last updated: 2026-07-17