About
ShengShu, founded in 2023 in Beijing, China, develops multimodal large models and world models that simulate and predict real-world environments from video and multi-source perceptual data, with products including Vidu.
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Timeline
- 2026-04-10FundingB轮$293M
- 2025-09FundingA轮
- 2024-06FundingA轮$69M
- 2024-03FundingNew funding round$76M
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Funding history
- 2026-04-10Series B$293M
Investors · Andon Haitang、China Internet Investment Fund、Alibaba Cloud、TAL Education Group、Luminous Ventures、Baidu Ventures
- 2025-09Series A
Investors · 建发新兴投资、Baidu Ventures、Qiming Venture Partners、博华资本、Beijing AI Industry Investment Fund、JAFCO Asia、达泰资本、百度战投
Source · SVTR Weekly #123 - 2024-06Series A$69M
Investors · Beijing AI Industry Investment Fund、Baidu
Source · SVTR Weekly #056 - 2024-03$76M
Investors · Baidu Ventures、Zhipu AI、鸿福厚德、JAFCO Asia、Qiming Venture Partners、达泰资本
Source · SVTR Weekly #044
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