Matched on interests
Not a list of dates. A real person who cares about the same food, art, gadgets, or hikes you do.
Pilot · Shenzhen first
Built for explorers, and the locals who love their city.
Shenzhen Buddies matches travelers with locals who share their interests. Casual, affordable, personal — the opposite of a tour bus.
Why we built this
Tourists deserve more than tour buses.
Friends kept telling us the food was incredible, the people were warm — but they spent half their trip translating menus and arguing with map apps. The missing piece wasn't a slicker booking site. It was a person.
Casual, not commercial
Locals here aren’t licensed tour operators. They’re neighbors who’d show a visiting friend around the same way.
Earned trust
Reviews only surface once a profile has enough interactions. First impressions stay honest.
The team
Two people. One city. A second one soon.
Bryan Wang
CEO · Shenzhen
Native Chinese but have spent 8+ years in Canada. I love both countries 🇨🇦🇨🇳 Comfortable with adventure and meeting new people 🚵♂️ Currently based in Shenzhen — a coffee or a walk around the city on the weekend would be nice ☕🚶♂️
Takahiro Inaba
CTO · Toronto
Japanese engineer with 10+ years in the tech industry 🇯🇵💻 Currently working as a CTO, building and scaling products across North America and Asia 🌏🚀 Originally from Japan, now operating internationally and focused on shipping real-world impact ⚙️✨
Off the clock
The best travel memories aren't made of itineraries. They're made of people.
Come along while it's small.
Pilot pricing, founder-level attention to every new sign-up, and a roadmap shaped by what early users ask for.