Lianyuan Technology

About Lianyuan Technology

Lianyuan Technology, operating under the brand Frontis, is a Beijing-based artificial intelligence company established in 2021 by Zhou Bowen, the former head of JD.com's AI research institute. The company's founding team includes talent from major technology corporations such as JD.com, Tencent, ByteDance, Microsoft, and IBM. Frontis is focused on developing demand planning software that helps businesses forecast product demand by providing insights into customer needs.

The company positions itself as a provider of business consulting and AI research services, aiming to assist organizations in accelerating their digital and AI transformation. Its service suite encompasses generative AI for product development and service optimization, machine learning for trend forecasting, video and image analytics for customer behavior analysis, and Text & Document AI with OCR technology for digitizing and analyzing text data. Frontis also develops IoT solutions to help clients create interconnected ecosystems. The firm's business model appears to be centered on providing customized, collaborative solutions and ongoing support to its clients, who are typically senior executives across various industries.

In March 2023, Frontis announced the completion of an angel funding round, raising tens of millions of US dollars. The round was led by Qiming Venture Partners with participation from Matrix Partners China. This capital injection supports the company's goal of exploring a vertically integrated path for generative AI in China, from foundational models to application layers, to realize both technical and commercial value.