Position in SVTR
Snapshot 2026-10-31- Startup SignalsTop 25%↑1110
- Optimization & Evals#3of 30↑16
- ChipsTop 25%↑37
- InferenceTop 50%↑16
- Training & Inference Optimization#5of 10
About
Approaching.AI, founded in 2024 in Beijing, is an AI large model service provider using memory-to-computation substitution and heterogeneous architecture for integrated hardware-software inference.
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Capital graph
Company· 11
Investor· 10
Founders / team· 5
Funding history
- 2026-10-26
- 2026-07-13Series A
Investors · 河南投资集团汇融基金, 真知创投, 国方创新, 尚势资本, 杭州福成, 星连资本, Highlight Capital, T-CapitalSource · 36kr.com ↗
- 2025-03Angel$5M
Investors · GL Ventures, Z基金, 水木校友种子基金, 真知创投Source · SVTR Weekly #094
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