Recently, AI startup 11x, which is dedicated to transforming the modern workforce, announced it has secured $24 million in financing, with the goal of changing how businesses operate through autonomous digital employees. CEO and founder Hassan Sukar stated, "We believe that within the next two years, digital employees will become an essential part of daily operations for businesses worldwide." Note: Image generated by AI, image licensed by service provider Midjourney. This funding will primarily be used to accelerate product development and expand the team.

Wuwen Chip Quasar, an AI startup established just over a year ago, recently secured nearly 500 million in Series A financing, bringing its total financing to over 1 billion, making it the king of financing in the AI infrastructure sector. Its shareholders include state-owned assets, local funds, and notable venture capital institutions such as Shunwei Capital and Dacheng Financial Intelligence. One of the founders, Wang Yu, is the head of the Department of Electronics at Tsinghua University, and many team members have Tsinghua backgrounds with rich research experience. In 2016, DeepInsight Technology, incubated by Tsinghua NICS-EFC Laboratory, was acquired by Xilinx for 300 million.

Tokyo-based AI development company Sakana AI has announced the completion of a $100 million Series A financing round, with investors including NEA, Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, and NVIDIA. Sakana AI focuses on nature-inspired intelligence and model optimization, particularly in evolutionary optimization and sparsity. The partnership with NVIDIA will provide advanced GPU technology support and access to Japanese data centers, aimed at promoting AI research and innovation. Collaboration goals include advancing research and leveraging NVIDIA's infrastructure.

AI infrastructure startup 'Wu Wen Xin Qiong' announced the completion of nearly 500 million Yuan in Series A financing, setting the record for the largest single financing amount for domestic AI Infra startups. This round was co-led by the Social Security Fund Zhongguancun Independent Innovation Fund, Qiming Venture Partners, and Hongtai Fund, with participation from strategic investors including Lenovo Capital, Xiaomi, and Softcom. The funds will primarily be used to enhance talent acquisition, deepen technology research and development, drive product commercialization, and strengthen ecosystem collaboration. 'Wu Wen Xin Qiong' was established just 16 months ago.

Baichuan Intelligence, a large model startup, recently completed its Series A financing round, raising a total of 5 billion yuan and achieving a valuation of 20 billion yuan. According to an exclusive report by 'Intelligent Emergence', in addition to previously announced investors such as Alibaba, Tencent, and Xiaomi, this financing round has also attracted industrial investment funds with state-owned backgrounds from Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen.