# Li Kaifu

Dr. Kai-Fu Lee founded Sinovation Ventures in 2009 to invest in hard technology innovation and frontier technology trends. Over more than a decade, it incubated and invested in over 10 AI unicorns and managed dual-currency funds totaling approximately 20 billion yuan. Founded the Sinovation Ventures AI Institute in the autumn of 2016 to connect AI technology with research, laboratories, universities and talent and support commercialization. Through its VC+AI model, he led incubation of multiple high-tech startups, including AI 2.0 large-model unicorn Lingyi Wanwu. Established in 2023/5, Lingyi Wanwu is a global company building leading AI 2.0 language-model platforms and industry applications, becoming a leading large-model unicorn within 6 months.

Chinese person.

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