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Beijing AI Startup Naive AI Valued at $1.4B After $400M Raise

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Beijing-based AI startup Naive AI, founded in February by a Tsinghua University professor, is now valued at $1.4 billion after raising $400 million across three rounds, according to The Information. The company plans to release its first AI model as early as this month.

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    Source: Beijing-based Naive AI, which plans to release its first AI model as early as this month, is now valued at $1.4B after raising $400M in three rounds (Juro Osawa/The Information)

    Juro Osawa / The Information : Source: Beijing-based Naive AI, which plans to release its first AI model as early as this month, is now valued at $1.4B after raising $400M in three rounds — A secretive Chinese AI model startup founded in February by a Tsinghua University professor is now valued at more than $1.4 billion …

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