ModelBest
面壁智能
ModelBest (面壁智能), founded in 2022 in Beijing, China, is an AI large language model company.
Position in SVTR
Snapshot 2026-10-24- Startup SignalsTop 50%↓26
- Foundation ModelsRankedof 37↓1
- MultimodalTop 50%–
- Edge ComputingTop 50%↓2
About
ModelBest (面壁智能), founded in 2022 in Beijing, China, is an AI large language model company. The company has not disclosed specific funding amounts or valuation.
Full tier & rationale — an SVTR Intelligence benefit
Capital graph
Company· 12
Investor· 10
Founders / team· 1
Funding history
- 2026-07-16Series C+
- 2026-04Series D+
Investors · 深圳汇川技术股份有限公司, SummitView Capital, 道禾长期投资, 深圳市创新投资集团, 国泰君安创新投资Source · SVTR Weekly #152 ↗
- 2026-03Series C
Investors · Telecom, 中信私募, CITIC GoldstoneSource · SVTR Weekly #147 ↗
- 2025-05New funding round
Investors · 清控金信, 茅台基金, Aplus Capital, Guozhong CapitalSource · SVTR Weekly #106
- 2024-12New funding round$143M
Investors · CDH Investments, 龙芯创投, 中关村科学城, SAIF PartnersSource · SVTR Weekly #083
- 2024-04New funding round$76M
Investors · Hubble, Primavera Venture PartnersSource · SVTR Weekly #048
Comparable companies· by market
This company
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- ModelBest
Development and commercialization of on-device large models
Series C · $219M · 2026-07
$219M
United States
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- Writer
Develops large language models and software that make it easier for companies to build AI applications
Undisclosed · $450M · 2024-11
$450M - Black Forest Labs
Building the FLUX family of foundation models for image generation and editing
Series B · $331M · 2025-12
$331M - Scaled Cognition
High-reliability AI agent models (APT) for high-stakes enterprise scenarios.
Series A · $100M · 2026-06 · Valuation $750M
$100MValuation $750M
China
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- Zhipu AI
Development of the GLM series of foundation models and ToC/ToB large model services
IPO · $2.2B · 2026-01
$2.2B - DeepSeek
Open-source large language model development and API/agent services
Series A · $7.2B · 2026-06 · Valuation $56B
$7.2BValuation $56B - XinChen AI
Native multimodal large models under the diffusion paradigm, with real-time interactive content as the core application; product lineup covers emotional companionship, interactive content, an AI character community and immersive virtual experiences. Has open-sourced LLaDA 2.2, a 100-billion-parameter MoE diffusion language model.
Series B+ · 2026-08
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Europe
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- Aleph Alpha
Develops AI large language models based on European data
Undisclosed · $500M · 2024-09
$500M - H
Computer-use AI agent platform for large European enterprises. Its core Holo model series can operate existing software interfaces directly to automate business processes; the company also offers an Agents API, a Models API and the Chrome extension HoloTab.
Seed · $220M · 2024-05
$220M - Emulate
AI world model R&D: simulating and predicting physical-world behavior for robotics simulation and interactive 3D environments
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Other / unspecified
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- AI21 Labs
Provides developers with customized text-based business applications built on AI21's proprietary AI models
Series D+ · $508M · 2025-05 · Valuation $1.4B
$508MValuation $1.4B - Sarvam AI
Builds large language models that support Indian languages
Series B · $275M · 2026-06 · Valuation $1.5B
$275MValuation $1.5B - Sakana AI
Biologically inspired, efficient AI systems and models (including methods such as "model merging")
Series B · $265M · 2025-11
$265M
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Investors that may fit
Tencent
6 Foundation Models deals in the last 24 months · 5 at a nearby stage · 6 in North China
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4 Foundation Models deals in the last 24 months · 4 at a nearby stage · 4 in North China
Request intro →XUHUI CAPITAL INVESTMENT
3 Foundation Models deals in the last 24 months · 2 at a nearby stage · 3 in North China
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3 Foundation Models deals in the last 24 months · 1 at a nearby stage · 3 in North China
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3 Foundation Models deals in the last 24 months · 2 at a nearby stage · 3 in North China
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3 Foundation Models deals in the last 24 months · 2 at a nearby stage · 3 in North China
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