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Ainnovation
AI · Haidian, China · Founded 2018
Offers products and services based on artificial intelligence to different companies MoreLess
AInnovation, officially known as Qingdao AInnovation Technology Group Co., Ltd., is an enterprise AI solutions provider established in February 2018. The company was co-founded by Hocking Xu (Xu Hui), who serves as the CEO and has over two decades of experience in the AI industry. A significant milestone for the company was its official listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on January 27, 2022, under the stock code 2121.HK, marking it as the first "AI+Manufacturing" stock on the exchange.
The company operates on a "technology & products" plus "industry scenarios" dual-wheel-drive business model. It provides full-stack AI products and solutions, encompassing AI platforms, algorithms, software, and AI-enabled equipment to enterprise clients. The primary objective is to enhance operational efficiency, increase business value, and facilitate the digital transformation of its customers. AInnovation focuses its services on the manufacturing and financial services sectors, with applications in steel metallurgy, automotive equipment, panel semiconductors, and for financial institutions. By 2020, it was recognized as the largest AI technology-driven provider of manufacturing solutions and the third-largest enterprise AI solution provider in China by revenue.
AInnovation has developed a suite of proprietary AI platforms, including the ManuVision intelligent machine vision platform, the MatrixVision intelligent edge video platform, and the Orion distributed machine learning platform. More recently, the company launched the "AInnoGC" industrial large model product matrix. This includes the AInno-15B industrial large model and a series of generative AI applications like ChatRobot for industrial robot task orchestration, ChatBI for private data analysis, and ChatDoc for enterprise knowledge Q&A. In March 2025, it released the AI Agent platform, designed for developing enterprise-grade intelligent agents within the manufacturing sector.
Keywords: enterprise AI solutions, AI+Manufacturing, intelligent manufacturing, financial services AI, computer vision, machine learning platform, industrial large model, digital transformation, Hocking Xu, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, ManuVision, MatrixVision, Orion, AInnoGC, AI Agent, edge computing, intelligent equipment, operational efficiency, AI algorithms
Company overview
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- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2018
- Headquarters
- Haidian, China
- Employees
- 35
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 71.5
Valuation & funding
Ainnovation funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES DOther financing | Jun 2021 | — | $1B | SoftBank | — |
| SERIES COther financing | Dec 2020 | — | $1B | CICC Alpha · Huaxing Growth Capital · Riverhead Capital · GuoHe Capital | — |
| SERIES BOther financing | Dec 2019 | $57M | $229M | SAIF Partners · CreditEase · CICC Alpha | — |
| SERIES AOther financing | Jan 2019 | $59M | $236M | CICC Alpha | ↗ |
| EARLY VCOther financing | Mar 2018 | $14M | $55M | Sinovation Ventures · Chengwei Capital | — |
Financials
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| Year | Revenue | Growth | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.6M | 0% | 35 |
| 2025 | $3.6M | 0% | 35 |
| 2024 | $3.6M | 0% | 35 |
| 2023 | $3.6M | +44% | 36 |
| 2022 | $2.5M | — | 30 |
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