From left: Hongyu Zhou, Zhexi Liao, Andrew Li, Tim Draper, Tianyu Zhang, Allen Houng and Sicong Ma. Zhang Qidong / China Daily

Five Chinese students graduated on Aug 2 from Draper University of Heroes, a Silicon Valley-based unconventional boarding school for young entrepreneurs from around the world. The university is the brainchild of Tim Draper, the third-generation venture capitalist who is founder and managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, which is known for its successful investment in Skype), Overture.com, Baidu, Parametric Technology, Hotmail, and hundreds of others.