Jack Ma, cofounder of Alibaba, started with no connections, no money and repeated failures. His ability to embrace rejection, ...

The Jack Ma Foundation's Rural Teachers Initiative annually selects 100 teachers from across China, each receiving an award of 100,000 yuan (US$13,639). In 2025, 2,894 teachers applied, with those ...

It said that Ma, who also heads his own Jack Ma Foundation, a philanthropic organization, will “share his rich experience and pioneering knowledge on entrepreneurship, corporate management and ...

October 2014 – Establishes Ant Group, a financial technology company. December 15, 2014 – Founds the Jack Ma Foundation, a philanthropic organization. 2017 – Co-founds a private school ...

Budding African entrepreneurs are set to benefit from a $1.5m grant allocated under the 2025 African Business Heroes competition with applications now open until May 23, 2025.Africa Business Heroes ...

Jack Ma cofounded Alibaba in 1999 after a business trip to the US in 1995 gave him the idea.VCG/VCG via Getty Images Jack Ma is the billionaire founder of Alibaba and Ant Group. Ma has experienced ...

The grand prize winner of the sixth annual competition Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize Competition, a philanthropic initiative sponsored by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Philanthropy, has ...

The Africa’s Business Heroes Summit and Grand Finale in Kigali, Rwanda, celebrated the Top 10 finalists, selected from nearly ...