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AI Startup ShengShu Secures 2B Yuan Funding
10 Apr
Summary
- ShengShu Technology raised 2 billion yuan from Alibaba Cloud.
- Funding supports development of a 'general world model'.
- Startup founded in early 2023 by Tsinghua University alum.
Chinese artificial intelligence startup ShengShu Technology announced on Friday that it has raised 2 billion yuan, approximately $292.59 million, in a significant funding round. Alibaba Cloud spearheaded this investment, signaling strong backing for ShengShu's ambitious projects. The startup plans to utilize these funds to advance its development of a "general world model."
This innovative model aims to process sensory information to simulate human perception and interaction, representing a crucial stride towards achieving artificial general intelligence within physical environments. ShengShu was founded in early 2023 by Zhu Jun, an alumnus of Tsinghua University. The company previously made headlines in April 2024 for releasing Vidu, the first video generation model from a Chinese company, positioning it as a rival to OpenAI's Sora.
The funding round included investments from notable entities such as Andon Haitang, China Internet Investment Fund, TAL Education Group, and Luminous Ventures. Existing investors, including LINK-X CAPITAL, Delta Capital, and Baidu Ventures, also increased their stakes. ShengShu has continued to evolve its video generation technology with updated versions like Vidu Q3 and expanded into robotics with the open-sourced Motus model in December 2025, designed for robot control using multimodal data.
