About Pivotown
We are Shenzhen Pivotown Internet Technology Co., Ltd. We build and operate Homesick, a support platform for international people living, working and travelling in China.
Where every pivot finds its momentum.
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Homesick is here for the moments when China feels harder than it needs to. Depending on what you are dealing with, there are three places to start.
01 · Life
02 · Business
03 · Adventure
Why Homesick exists
Pengqi saw an international student trying to buy medicine for an injured leg. He had a translation app open, and the pharmacist was trying to help, but the conversation was going nowhere.
He had seen it with his own international clients too. While he was with them, things were easy. Once they were on their own, language and missing local information turned ordinary tasks into problems. Homesick was his answer: someone local they could ask for help.
Pengqi, Zibin and Jintao bring together operations, legal and technology.
01
Founder
Pengqi studied at the University of Manchester and University College London. He later led Southeast Asia operations and the Indonesia office for a Chinese medical-device company. His years overseas, and the problems he saw international clients face in China, became the starting point for Homesick.
02
Co-founder · Legal
Zibin studied law at China University of Political Science and Law and is a licensed lawyer in China. He looks after contracts, legal review and compliance for Pivotown.
03
Co-founder · Technology
Jintao studied at Shenzhen University and has experience delivering internet projects in large-company environments. He leads Pivotown’s technology work, including the Homesick website and future app.
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