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- Video#6of 49↑13
About
Sand.ai (三呆科技), founded in 2023 in Beijing, China, develops Sora-like large video generation models and video and music Agent products for creators.
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Capital graph
Company· 12
Investor· 10
Funding history
- 2026-11-05Series A+$200M
Investors · CoStone Capital, 网宿科技, 时代资本, Panlin Capital, 东证资本, 天创资本, 山东铁投, 山东铁路基金, 浦东创投, 上海国方, Matrix Partners China, HyT Capital, CAS StarSource · chinaventure.com.cn ↗
- 2026-06-22New funding round合计超1亿美元
Investors · Look Capital, Matrix Partners China, Sinovation Ventures, 九坤创投, 和玉资本Source · 36kr.com ↗
- 2026-04Series B$50M
Investors · UndisclosedSource · SVTR Weekly #152 ↗
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Series B · $586M · 2026-04
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Series C · $570M · 2026-07
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