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Ainnovation
Offers products and services based on artificial intelligence to different companies
About Ainnovation
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.
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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.
At a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2018
- Headquarters
- Haidian, China
- Employees
- 35
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 71.5/100
- Industry
- Enterprise Software
- Sector
- AI, Core AI, Became $1B as Subsidiary, Hard Tech, AI Applications, DT and LS
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence, Deep Tech, Machine Learning
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
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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 | — |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Ainnovation is 120 monthly website visits, down 92.5% over the last three months. Ainnovation's team grew 0% over the past year.
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Investors
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Series A5 investors entered at this stage
Sinovation Ventures
Chengwei Capital
CICC Alpha
SAIF Partners
CreditEase
Series B and later4 investors entered at this stage
- HCHuaxing Growth Capital
Riverhead Capital- GCGuoHe Capital
SoftBank
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