Introducing Cathy Tie, Spouse of “China’s Frankenstein”
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In April, the feed began to change even more drastically. He’s posts became increasingly provocative, showcasing improved English and a unique sensibility for online culture. “Stop asking for cat girls. I’m trying to cure disease,” the account posted on April 15. Two days later, it followed up with: “I literally went to prison for this shit.”
This shift coincided with the development of his romance with Tie. Tie shared that she has visited China three times this year, including a three-week stay in April when she and He got married after a whirlwind romance. She purchased a silver wedding ring made of intertwined DNA strands for him.
The unusual behavior on He’s X feed and the sudden marriage have left followers curious if they are witnessing a love story, a new kind of business venture, or a form of performance art. It could be a blend of all three.
A wedding photo shared by Tie on a Chinese social media platform shows the couple at a banquet hall surrounded by a small number of guests. Several attendees have been identified, including Cai Xilei, He’s criminal attorney; Liu Haiyan, an investor and former business partner of He; and Darren Zhu, an artist and Thiel fellow who is producing a “speculative” documentary about the biophysicist that will blur the lines between fiction and reality.
In a phone interview, Tie declined to confirm whether she and He are legally married. She also mentioned that she celebrated a wedding less than a year ago with someone else in California, in July 2024, but noted they parted ways after a few months and declined to describe the legal status of that marriage. Tie emphasized that her relationship with He is genuine: “I wouldn’t marry him if I wasn’t in love with him.”
### An Up-and-Comer
Years before her relationship with He, Tie was gaining attention for her accomplishments. She became a Thiel Fellow in 2015 at just 18 years old. This program, initiated by billionaire Peter Thiel, granted her $100,000 to leave the University of Toronto and start a gene testing company, Ranomics.
Soon, she made appearances on the entrepreneurial circuit, becoming a “wunderkind” featured on a Forbes “30 Under 30” list in 2018 and recognized as an emerging venture capitalist on CNN that same year. In 2020, she launched her second company, Locke Bio, focusing on online telemedicine.
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