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Snapshot 2026-11-04- Startup SignalsRankedof 2,319↓53
- Foundation ModelsRankedof 39–
About
Founded in 2025 in Shanghai and led by computational neuroscience researcher Cai Yansong, the company builds brain-inspired foundation models with a System 1 + System 2 dual architecture, emphasizing intrinsic long-term memory and causal reasoning, deployable on domestic compute and on-premise, targeting professional long-horizon tasks and companionship/health scenarios.
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Capital graph
Investor· 3
Founders / team· 1
Funding history
- 2026-09-14Seed数千万元人民币
Investors · 土犇资产, 海南元佑, 上海高丞通信科技有限公司Source · vc.pedaily.cn ↗
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Brain-inspired foundation model development (System 1 + System 2 dual-system architecture, about 30 billion parameters…
Seed · 2026-09
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China
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Series B+ · 2026-08
— - Zhipu AI
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— - H
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Other / unspecified
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— - Gradient Network
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Series D+ · $1.8B · 2026-10 · Valuation $26B
$1.8BValuation $26B
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Tencent
6 Foundation Models deals in the last 24 months · 1 at a nearby stage · 6 in East China
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3 Foundation Models deals in the last 24 months · 2 at a nearby stage · 3 in East China
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3 Foundation Models deals in the last 24 months · 3 at a nearby stage · 3 in East China
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2 Foundation Models deals in the last 24 months · 1 at a nearby stage · 2 in East China
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2 Foundation Models deals in the last 24 months · 2 at a nearby stage · 2 in East China
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2 Foundation Models deals in the last 24 months · 1 at a nearby stage · 2 in East China
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