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Beijing Aishi Technology | PixVerse

AI · China · Founded 2023

Beijing Aishi Technology Co., Ltd., operating as Aishi Technology (AIsphere), is a developer of visual multi-modal large models for the Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) industry. The company was established in April 2023 by founder and CEO Wang Changhu. Wang has a 20-year background in computer vision and artificial intelligence, having previously served as the Head of Visual Technology at ByteDance, where he was instrumental in the development of products like Douyin and TikTok. His experience also includes a role as a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research Asia. The company's team includes specialists from institutions such as Tsinghua University, Peking University, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, with prior experience at major tech firms. Aishi Technology focuses on developing AI video generation models and applications to meet new demands for creation and consumption in the AGI era. The company provides a platform that covers various vertical application scenarios related to visuals, assisting users with content generation, security, copyright, distribution, and monetization. Its core product, PixVerse, is an AI video generation platform that enables users to create videos from text and images. PixVerse gained significant traction shortly after its web version launched in January 2024. By December 2024, the platform had amassed over 12 million global users and nearly 6 million monthly active users. The platform's features include text-to-video, image-to-video, and video-to-video generation, as well as creative effects. In March 2024, the company introduced a Character2Video model to ensure consistency of characters in generated videos. The company's business model is centered on providing its AI video generation technology to both individual creators and enterprise clients. For enterprises, Aishi Technology offers access to its technology, including text-to-video, image-to-video, and special effects generation, to facilitate diverse applications of video large models. The company has successfully secured substantial funding to support its growth and technological development. It has completed multiple financing rounds, including an A1 round of RMB 100 million and subsequent A2 to A4 rounds totaling nearly RMB 300 million from investors such as Ant Group, Fortune Capital, and the Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund. Keywords: AI video generation, visual multi-modal model, AIGC, text-to-video, image-to-video, video-to-video, generative AI, content creation tools, computer vision, machine learning, deep learning, AI applications, video synthesis, character consistency, digital content, AI for media, Wang Changhu, PixVerse, AIsphere