Early financing · AI
Keyu Tian's AI lab secures early backing from 5Y Capital
The China-based AI research venture raised tens of millions of dollars, according to a July funding report.
An AI research venture founded by Keyu Tian secured tens of millions of dollars in financing at a valuation of roughly $200 million, Dali Finance reported on 13 July 2026. The report identified 5Y Capital partner Meng Xing as the investor who helped incubate the project.
In an interview recorded that July, Tian described a small research team focused on pretraining and said it aimed to reach about 20 people by the end of 2026. The venture is developing multimodal foundation models that learn from visual information to predict how physical situations evolve.
Funding history
Early financing · This roundUndisclosed