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Did James Jiang co-found Mirage VR?
Yes. Velocity's company profile for Mirage VR, read October 28, 2026, lists four founders: Rui Lin, James Jiang, Chuang Li and Peter Lai. The Startups to Scaleups podcast episode published April 16, 2019, hosted by CBRE's Office Corridor Group, is billed as a conversation with "James Jiang (Co-Founder of Mirage VR)" and was recorded at the company's 283 Duke Street site in Kitchener.
What was his role at Mirage VR?
Content. In the April 16, 2019 Startups to Scaleups episode he said he was doing content, with Rui Lin in charge of tech and Chuang Li handling business and marketing. He said the co-founders met in first year of university, in the same program, studying computer science at the University of Waterloo and business at Laurier, and that he had grown up a gamer and played Dota 2 semi-professionally in early university.
What did he say about the business in 2019?
In the same April 16, 2019 episode he said the first Kitchener location was run as a pilot, that revenue was then growing about 40% a month, and that Mississauga and Burlington locations were being opened. He said the team charged $10 at its first test events through Velocity and had reached $35. No page read for this profile confirms that the new locations opened.
Has James Jiang spoken at TechTO?
No. Mirage VR's link to the directory is co-founder Chuang Li, who presented "Shorting VR" on the TechWaterloo stage in February 2017. Co-founders Chuang Li and Rui Lin also have directory profiles.