BlueRun Ventures Becomes Inaugural Member of China's NLP Large Model Headquarters Base

Last Friday (February 24), the 4th OpenI/O Developer Conference's "NLP Large Model Forum" was held in Shenzhen. At the event, the China NLP Large Model Headquarters Base was officially launched. BlueRun Ventures was invited as an investor to join top AI experts in inaugurating the base, becoming one of its first members.

Going forward, the China NLP Large Model Headquarters Base will leverage the abundant resources of China's computing power network to unite stakeholders across academia, industry, and application in Chinese NLP large models. It aims to build a sustainable evolution ecosystem for Chinese NLP large models based on domestic AI chips and architectures.

The 4th OpenI/O Developer Conference was hosted by Peng Cheng Laboratory and the New Generation Artificial Intelligence Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance (AITISA), with OpenI Community and the Zhongguancun Audio-Visual Industry Technology Innovation Alliance (AVSA) as organizers. Centered on the theme "Computing Network Foundation, Open Source Intelligence, AI Empowerment," the conference invited leading academicians in China's AI open-source field, gathering technical experts from academia and industry to discuss how to efficiently build an AI open-source ecosystem suited to China's needs.

Peng Cheng Laboratory is a new type of research institution in network communications, approved by the central government as a breakthrough, leading, and integrated platform. It has established major scientific infrastructure including "Peng Cheng Cloud Brain" and "Peng Cheng Range." The New Generation Artificial Intelligence Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance was established under the guidance of the Ministry of Science and Technology, bringing together top enterprises, universities and research institutes, capital institutions, service organizations, and innovative startups in the AI industry.

As an important component of the conference, the NLP Large Model Forum assembled top experts and scholars in NLP, along with multiple domestic NLP large model development teams. BlueRun Ventures investment partner Shiping Shi delivered a keynote speech and participated in a roundtable discussion.

Other forum guests included: Academician Huaimin Wang of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor Maosong Sun of Tsinghua University's Department of Computer Science (Foreign Member of Academia Europaea, ACL Fellow), Xin Jiang, Director of the Speech & Semantic Lab at Huawei Noah's Ark Laboratory, Jiaxing Zhang, Chair Scientist at IDEA Research and Head of the Cognitive Computing and Natural Language Research Center, Songfang Huang, Senior Algorithm Expert at Alibaba DAMO Academy and Lead of the AliceMind Large Model Team, Zhiyuan Liu, Associate Professor at Tsinghua University's Department of Computer Science, and Yue Yu, Head of the Computing Power Network Promotion Group at AITISA.

Shi shared his thinking on how cognitive intelligence will accelerate the development of human digital civilization, and the resulting opportunities for industrial application. He noted that the arrival of the cognitive intelligence era brings the possibility of realizing digital virtual knowledge workers, which will empower industries, enterprises, and individuals with tasks and scenarios, making professional, human-like cognitive intelligence more accessible. He called for strengthening the construction of large model infrastructure, and encouraged young AI talent to pursue interdisciplinary learning to help drive continuous innovation and development in large models.

BlueRun Ventures Investment Partner Shiping Shi delivering a keynote speech

Behind the viral success of ChatGPT lies the rapid evolution of NLP technology. Over the past decade, the addition of artificial neural network computing, the realization of powerful computing resources, and massive data training have enabled remarkable achievements in NLP. The development of pre-trained language models like ChatGPT signals that the "large model" era has arrived for NLP technology and the broader AI field.

As an investment firm that has navigated multiple AI cycles, BlueRun Ventures has maintained consistent attention and commitment to AI regardless of market fluctuations. BlueRun Ventures has built a robust portfolio across next-generation AI infrastructure and industry applications, including star companies such as Li Auto, QingCloud Technology, Yunsheng Intelligence, BioMap, Gaussian Robotics, Xinchen AI, Luchen Tech, Jishi Design, Boray Data, Yanhuang Data, Clicbot, Machenike, Huiying Medical, WoodAnt Robotics, BreezeML, and Shuyu Technology.

As venture capital fully enters the era of technological innovation, an increasing number of tech business stars will emerge from laboratories. As an early-stage investment firm focused on technological innovation, BlueRun Ventures, while seeking fruit, also pays attention to cultivating the soil, maintaining close exchange with academia. We are ready to move forward with academic pioneers, helping accelerate the commercialization of research achievements and jointly embracing the new era of technology innovation.

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Originating in Silicon Valley, BlueRun Ventures was established in 2005 as a venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups.

Currently, BlueRun Ventures manages multiple USD and RMB dual-currency funds in China, with assets under management exceeding RMB 15 billion, making it one of the largest early-stage funds domestically. The firm invests primarily at Pre-A and Series A stages, covering hard tech and innovative interaction, enterprise technology, new consumption, and healthcare. It has cumulatively invested in over 150 startups, including Li Auto, Waterdrop, QingCloud, Guazi.com, Qudian, Songguo Mobility, Ganji.com, Energy Monster, Yuntion Semiconductor, Machenike, Yunsheng Intelligence, Anxin Network Shield, and BioMap.

BlueRun Ventures has been ranked #1 on Zero2IPO's "China Early-Stage Investment Institutions Top 30" and ChinaVenture's "China Best Early-Stage Venture Capital Institutions TOP30," and was named to Preqin's Top 10 consistently high-performing VC fund managers globally.

Additionally, BlueRun Ventures has received consecutive recognition from Forbes China, 36Kr, Cyzone, Caixin Media, CBNweekly, Jiemian, and other media outlets as "China's Best Early-Stage Firm of the Year," "China Top Venture Capital Firm," "Most Entrepreneur-Friendly Early-Stage Firm of the Year," and "Most Influential Early-Stage Firm of the Year."