Wang Tao, founder and CEO of DJI, poses for photos during an interview in Shenzhen city, South China's Guangdong province, July 20，2010. [Photo/IC]

Wang Tao, founder of DJI

DJI is a Chinese technology company producing commercial and recreational unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). It has grown from a single small office in 2006 to a global workforce of nearly 2,500. In 2013, DJI's sales soared to 800 million yuan ($127.92 million), a nearly 80-fold increase from three years earlier.