Best Foundation Models AI Startups in China
6 startups match both filters.
Zhipu AI
CN est. 2019
Chinese foundation model lab behind ChatGLM and GLM-4.
Raised
$1.5B
Stage
STRATEGIC
MiniMax
IPO CN est. 2021
Chinese AI lab behind Hailuo video and Talkie companions.
Raised
$2.2B
Stage
IPO
01.AI
CN est. 2023
Founded by Kai-Fu Lee — maker of the Yi model family.
Raised
$200M
Stage
S-A
Moonshot AI
CN est. 2023
Maker of Kimi — the long-context AI chatbot.
Raised
$300M
Stage
S-B
DeepSeek
CN est. 2023
Open-weights frontier AI models with breakthrough efficiency.
Stage
PRIVATE (HIGH-FLYER)
Baichuan AI
CN est. 2023
Empowering the world with knowledge and professional services through breakthrough language AI.