GOJI

Founder and CEO // CTO

GOJI is an online ESL marketplace and learning service provider; connecting language students from all over the world to native English-speaking tutors. The mobile platform currently has over 20,000 tutors and students from more than 150 countries.

"5 startups showing Hangzhou is about more than Alibaba."

by Reback, Gedalyah. Geektime: Entrepreneurship, (2016).

GeekTime

#1 - GOJI: The Uber of English language learning (ESL), GOJI uses a social media-model to match Chinese students to native English speakers, usually expatriates, living in China.



The service has expanded to open an office in Toronto as well as having added options for Russian and French speakers.


GOJI connects ESL students all over the world to native English-speaking tutors: www.gojinet.com


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"Hangzhou: a city made for Entrepreneurs".

by Lin, Letitia. Cathay Pacific: Discovery, (2017).

Cathay Pacific

GOJI is attempting to revolutionise the business of English language exchange, using an app to connect Chinese customers with native English speakers across the globe.



Users can earn money by conversing with language learners via the app.


During the interview, several representatives of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce in Canada have repeatedly referred to a Canadian company involved in the G20 preparatory work. More specifically, Westgroup, is a company created by eight young Canadians in Hangzhou. Its executive president, Lucas Porter-Bakker, told the surging news that over the past six months, the company has been working closely with government agencies such as Hangzhou Municipal Government, and Hangzhou Tourism Bureau, among others, engaging in foreign language and cultural training to prepare for the upcoming G20 summit.
Xue, Yong Le. G20专访|上海加拿大商会会长:峰会或能助推中加FTA, Surging News: International Business, Shanghai, 2016; Edited by Li Yiqing.


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Westgroup: from the Foreign Affairs Office to Starbucks.

by Cotrell, Chris. Hangzhou at a Glance: Entrepreneurs, Commercial Press, (2016).

Beijing Commercial Press

Westgroup wins National Public Bid for Xiaoshan Airport.


[...] Impressively, since their establishment a couple of short years ago, Westgroup has gone from being a newly licensed entity to having taught thousands of students; making them the largest privately-held Canadian [...]

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