Coco Liu

About

Building at the intersection of architecture, tech, and community. Hi there, I spent the last four years building Africa’s first licensed digital economic zone in Nigeria (itana.africa). And before that founded an initiative (dearsolei.com) bringing thousands of strangers together over tea. These days, I spend time in Shenzhen, learning from the best how to build cities—urban development + systems, policies, economics. While here, I’m running an experiment: organizing curated business tours to bring founders and investors close to China’s business ecosystem. Writing about architecture, future of cities, dating/love, and China: coco.substack.com Send me a note, happy to meet new friends over coffee ☕️ (or a hike 🥾) Reach me via X @cocobliu, substack @coco, or cococoliu@gmail.com

Experience

Education