Li Xu
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Li Xu is the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of SenseTime, the Hong Kong-listed AI company. He joined as a co-founder and has led the firm through its growth into what 暗涌Waves described as "the world's highest-valued billion-dollar AI unicorn" prior to its IPO, a journey that included 12 funding rounds and $5.2 billion raised . He has held the chairman and CEO titles since at least early 2022 , and as of April 2025 was still listed as chairman and CEO in Yunqi Capital's coverage of an AI angel fund launch . In a 2021 5Y Capital interview, he framed SenseTime's mission around using original, innovative technology to capture value from productivity gains that reshape society . The bundle contains no biographical details on his education or career prior to SenseTime.
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"Xi Wang" Releases Next-Generation Inference GPU Qiwang S3, Advancing Domestic Inference Computing Power | Xinxing PORTFOLIO
Computing Power Evolved: Run It, Run It Stable, Run It Long.
Yunqi Capital's Chengyu Mao in Conversation with SenseTime's Xu Li: 2025 — Is AI Entrepreneurship Getting Harder?
Run with a marathoner's mindset — just keep going.
Yunqi Capital Partners with Shanghai Jiao Tong University to Launch AI Angel Fund, Offering Full-Stack Support for Entrepreneurs
Safeguarding AI Innovation
China's LLM Funding War: The Quick Death of Romance
Do the investors regret it?
Tang Xiaoou and His Unfinished AI Puzzle
The Unfulfilled Ambitions of a 55-Year-Old Scientist
2022, the Door Opens to the Future | 5Y News Monthly
The big news from last month.
The World Rewards Those Who Stay Pure for the Long Run | 5Y Talk x SenseTime
5Y Capital congratulates SenseTime on its successful listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
September, When Hope Will Break Through Like the Sun | 5Y News Monthly
The big news from last month.
