# Jason Yin

> Jason Yin (Yin Jiankun) is the founder and CEO of uhomes.com (formerly Uhouzz), a global online marketplace for international student accommodation. After more than a decade teaching and leading at New Oriental Education & Technology Group, he launched the platform in March 2015 to help students studying overseas find, tour and book housing. Today uhomes.com lists more than two million beds across 500-plus cities and roughly 2,000 universities, operates from around 16 global offices, and carries a 4.9-star Trustpilot rating, positioning itself as one of the largest student housing booking platforms in the world.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at uhomes.com
- **Organizations:** uhomes.com (Uhouzz), New Oriental Education & Technology Group (former)
- **Nationality:** Chinese
- **Education:** Master of Business Administration (MBA), Peking University
- **Known for:** Founded and scaled one of the world's largest international student accommodation platforms, Grew the platform to 2 million+ beds across 500+ cities and roughly 2,000 universities, Built a network of around 16 global offices

## Career timeline

- **pre-2015** — Spent over a decade at New Oriental Education & Technology Group, rising to Vice President
- **2015** — Founded Uhouzz in March, an overseas student real-estate rental and sales platform
- **2018** — Raised a Series B round; total funding across rounds reported around US$24-30M from investors including New Oriental, TransLink Capital, Yonghua Capital and Tianjin Venture Capital
- **2020s** — Rebranded and scaled the international-facing platform as uhomes.com, expanding to 500+ cities and 2M+ beds
- **2026** — Fronted the 'Live & Learn' CEO joint tour and property livestream campaigns across UK cities with partners including Downing Students and iQ Student Accommodation

## Achievements

- Founded and scaled one of the world's largest international student accommodation platforms
- Grew the platform to 2 million+ beds across 500+ cities and roughly 2,000 universities
- Built a network of around 16 global offices
- Maintained a 4.9-star Trustpilot rating for the platform
- Attracted institutional backing from New Oriental, TransLink Capital, Yonghua Capital and Tianjin Venture Capital

## Latest updates

- **2026** — Led uhomes.com's 'Live & Learn' CEO joint tour and 15-episode first-person property livestream series across UK cities as strategic partner for Downing Students and iQ.

## Links

- Website: https://uhomes.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-yin-uhomes
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Jasonfromuhomes
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uhomescom

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Last updated: 2026-07-16