Qi Yin, Founder of MEGVII

About Qi Yin

Qi Yin is the co-founder and former CEO of MEGVII, a Chinese facial-recognition technology specialist. He is currently the chairman of StepFun, a large language model startup, and previously served as chairman of Chongqing Afari Technology Co. Ltd., focusing on smart driving systems.

Qi Yin at a glance

• Company: MEGVII
• Total raised: $1.4B
• Latest round: Series B
• Investors: Ant Group, Alibaba, Foxconn Technology, Bank of China, CCB International
• Location: Beijing, China

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