Simon Tian (born February 24, 1994) is a Canadian technology inventor and entrepreneur.
He is the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Neptune, co-founder and CEO of Fonus, and co-founder of Globle.
Born and raised in a suburb of Montreal, Canada, Tian dropped out of pre-university college at the age of 17 to start Neptune, and, as of late 2017, has raised around $7 million from private investors as well as a total of more than $2 million from crowdfunding sources alone.
Tian is a 2015 Thiel Fellow, having been awarded $100,000 by PayPal co-founder and venture capitalist Peter Thiel through the Thiel Foundation, and was named one of the top 30 Quebecers under 30 by Les Affaires in 2014.
Tian launched his second venture, Globle, in June 2018, and his third venture, Fonus in November 2019.