Zhipu AI

SoftwareSeries DBeijing, Chinazhipuai.cn

Latest round

Series D

Last raised

Dec 2024

Total raised

$428M

Investors

10

About Zhipu AI

Based in China, Zhipu AI operates as an AI knowledge intelligence technology developer dedicated to the development of Chinese cognitive big model platform. Based in Beijing, China and founded in 2019, Knowledge Atlas Technology Joint Stock Company Limited, trading under the name Zhipu AI, provides cognitive big model platforms for the Information technology industry. The company was established as a spinoff from the Knowledge Engineering Group (KEG) at Tsinghua University to develop fullstack autonomous AI technologies.7 million customers and developers, serving industries including civil governance and consumer electronics. In January 2026, the company was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the ticker "2513".7. These models integrate reasoning, coding and agent capabilities natively, supporting complex tasks and achieving compatibility with over 40 types of domestic chips. The company also offers the CogVLM multimodal model and coding assistants, which are accessible via paid API subscriptions and open-source channels. The company’s revenue is generated by API subscription fees paid by developers for model access, with paid API revenue reportedly exceeding the sum of other domestic models. It also generates income through enterprise software solutions and model deployments for B2B clients. Zhipu AI plans to utilize capital from its recent listing to sustain high intensity research and development.

Who invested in Zhipu AI

10 investors across 4 rounds

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Funding rounds

  1. Series D

    Dec 17, 2024

    Amount

    $412M

    Investors

    Locked

  2. Series B

    Sep 19, 2023

    Amount

    Undisclosed

    Investors

    Locked

  3. Series B

    Sep 26, 2022

    Amount

    Undisclosed

    Investors

    Locked

  4. Series A

    Sep 14, 2021

    Amount

    $16M

    Investors

    Locked

Questions about Zhipu AI

Who invested in Zhipu AI?

Zhipu AI has 10 investors on record across 4 venture rounds. Sign up free to see every VC on the cap table and the rounds they joined.

How much funding has Zhipu AI raised?

Zhipu AI has raised 4 venture rounds. Sign up free to see how much each round raised and the total.

When did Zhipu AI last raise money?

Zhipu AI's most recent round on record is a Series D, in Dec 2024.

What does Zhipu AI do?

Based in China, Zhipu AI operates as an AI knowledge intelligence technology developer dedicated to the development of Chinese cognitive big model platform.

Where is Zhipu AI headquartered?

Zhipu AI is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Which VCs invest in companies like Zhipu AI?

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