DeepSeek планирует инвестировать в компанию, возглавляемую Юй Тао, ответственным за разработку модели передовых двигателей. Оценка стоимости этой компании составляет 200 миллионов долларов.

According to information from Top Chinese Tech Society, Yu Tao, who was the former head of the basic model division for JiJie Dynamics’ humanoid robots, has left the company to start his own business. His focus is on integrating Large Language Models with embodied intelligence. Sources familiar with the matter say that the company he founded received a valuation of $70 million in its first round of financing, and $200 million in the second round. Investors included DeepSeek, as well as several top-tier funds and leading venture capital firms. Yu Tao holds a doctorate from the University of Science and Technology of China. He also served as a visiting scholar at the National University of Singapore. Before joining JiJie Dynamics, he worked as a senior researcher at Tencent AI Lab’s JueWu team. During his time at JiJie Dynamics, he led the team in developing the LimX WBT system for tracking the entire body and the action generation system. According to reports from Phoenix Network Technology, DeepSeek’s founder, Liang Wenfeng, recently met with several entrepreneurs in the field of embodied intelligence. The company is currently evaluating various approaches to enter this market, including forming their own teams or investing in external startups. In August this year, DeepSeek completed its funding through Yuzhi Ke…