Hi! I’m Annie Wenmiao Yu, an Oxford alumna, Forbes Under30 founder and host of the Low to Grow podcast.
I am a third culture kid (four countries by the age of 10!) turned human-centric entrepreneur.
For me, entrepreneurship is an accelerated path to self-discovery. My founder journey went hand-in-hand with my mental health awakening. I got through tough times by talking to people around me at all stages of life which is what motivated me to start the Low to Grow podcast. I interview guests - ranging from Forbes Under30 entrepreneurs, Times 100 Best Invention Engineers to award winning authors and journalists - to learn about how to turn tough times into opportunities for growth.
After a year of interviews, I realised that all of my podcast guests have migration somewhere in their life path, whether themselves or that of their parents. Do you relate too?
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Grinning with my first pair of roller blades! | |
2019 Graduating from the University of Oxford, a month after meeting my Quantum Dice co-founders at the Oxford StEP Ignite Programme! A summer of celebration indeed. | |
2022 At an Oxford ball in the Pitts Rivers Museum, amongst skeletons and new friends after I moved back to Oxford in the early days of Quantum Dice. | |
2023 Made the Forbes Under30 technology list! | |
2024 Speaking on the startups panel at the Warsaw Security Forum, as part of the Google for Cybersecurity Programme. | |
2024 Meeting the Lord Mayor of the City of London at the Technology Innovation Banquet. | |
2025 At the UNESCO HQ in Paris for the Opening Ceremony of the International Year of Quantum 2025 with one of my co-founders, George. | |
2025 At the House of Lords in Westminster, London celebrating the launch of the first State of Asian Funding Report in which both myself and our second podcast guest, Dr Navjot Sawhney founder of The Washing Machine Project feature. | |
2025 Just seven months in and Low to Grow podcast is already a 2025 Fan Favourite, 2025 Instant Hit Show, and 2025 Most Shared Show on Spotify! And messages like this from listeners really do make my heart full. This is fuel to keep going! |
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