MetaCircle
元环智能
MetaCircle (Shanghai Yuanhuan Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.), founded in 2026 in Shanghai, works on "AI for AI": using AI to optimize and automate the research and development workflow of AI models themselves.
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MetaCircle (Shanghai Yuanhuan Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.), founded in 2026 in Shanghai, works on "AI for AI": using AI to optimize and automate the research and development workflow of AI models themselves. Its core team comes from Tsinghua University, Peking University and MIT.
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Funding history
- 2026-10-15种子轮及种子+轮
Investors · Shunwei Capital、上海未来产业基金、星连资本、君礼资本、上海半导体产投、360战投、首程资本、上海人工智能产业系列基金、山行资本、云时资本、Baidu Ventures
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MetaCircle (Shanghai Yuanhuan Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.), founded in 2026 in Shanghai, works on "AI for AI": using AI to optimize and automate the research and development workflow of AI models themselves. Its core team comes from Tsinghua University, Peking University and MIT.
种子轮及种子+轮 · 2026-10
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