# Chinese Immigrant Found Zoom April 02, 2020 - [ Blog ](/news-categories/blog) The founder of Zoom is an immigrant from China who came to United States after earlier having been refused 8 times for a visa. Immigrants are our strength. Think about this as we use Zoom during the Coronavirus crisis. Thanks for sharing [Linda Bilmes](https://www.facebook.com/linda.bilmes?__tn__=,dK-R-R&eid=ARB3pZn4g3NRl_8ukKG9xL25MXv-dQdFAihCA5Xnk853ouSIAYUjvAvSP46i-K4uV6r1JQad9RALnfzZ&fref=mentions): [Zoom founder Eric Yuan was inspired by a talk Bill Gates gave in the 1990s. He decided to move out of China but his journey to success has not been an easy one.](https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/features/story/us-refused-visa-to-zoom-founder-eric-yuan-8-times-now-his-app-is-running-the-world-and-he-is-a-billionaire-1661315-2020-03-30) \#Zoom, #Immigrants, #China Also, on Linkedin: Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)