Monica
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Monica is an AI startup best known as the developer behind Manus, a general-purpose AI agent that launched in March 2025 and drew Tencent as a lead investor . ZhenFund, an early backer, described the team as focused on making powerful models accessible to more users — its China-facing release incorporated DeepSeek's R1 reasoning model . The company has also built internal technical capabilities, including the Steiner-preview reasoning model developed by Peak Ji, a team member previously known for creating the Mammoth browser while still in high school .
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Starting with Five Investments in Manus Founder Red Xiao: A Conversation with ZhenFund Partner Yuan Liu on How Reading People Evolves
"SEO's New King of the Grind": Pollo AI Founder Abiao on How to Do SEO, Work with Creators, and Run Paid Ads
SEO isn't rocket science, but it's not exactly simple either.
ZhenFund's Yusen Dai: A Long Conversation on AI Agents — Every Industry Will Face Its "Sedol Moment" (Part 1)
In the Agent era, "attention is not all you need."
Behind the Manus Hype: 20 Questions to Help Us Understand AI Agents
The Clear Path, Hidden Path, and Rocky Path of AI Fundraising
Where does the money come from?
A Deep Dive into the Beauty of DeepSeek's Creation: How Was DeepSeek R1 Forged?
AI penetration today is only 5%. For the remaining 95%, what will their first AI application be?
A Conversation with Linkloud's Ning Gao: What Do Successful Chinese Companies Going Global Agree On — and Disagree On? | 100 Questions on AI Applications
2024: Some Observations and Takeaways on Going Global
2025 Kickoff Conversation: The Critical Year for AI, The Dawn of the Agent Era | A Conversation with ZhenFund's Yusen Dai
"You couldn't have built Douyin in the BlackBerry era."
ByteDance Is Dancing, Alibaba Is Restless, the AI Six Little Dragons Are Shaken — A Year-in-Review of the Foundation Model Wars with *LatePost*
Elephants can dance, and ByteDance keeps on dancing.
"Entrepreneurs understand entrepreneurs best" — at the Crossing of a golden era, meeting, exchanging ideas, and making decisions.
The golden age, the critical moment, the Crossing.
Summer rains bring gentle relief, good things flourish like green grass | Z News
Long, languid July.
The AI Products You Don't Know About Are Quietly Making a Killing Overseas | Podcast
Go for it~~
The AI Products You Don't Know About Are Quietly Making a Killing Overseas | A Conversation with Gao Ning: Co-founder of Linkloud, Host of OnBoard!
Large Language Models Are Still in Elementary School — Don't Rush Them Into the Workforce | A Conversation with ZhenFund's Yusen Dai: What Stage Is AI At Right Now?
This is a crossover episode between the ZhenFund podcast *"Seriously Speaking"[1]* and the Crossing podcast[2].
Software Going Global 101: A 48-Hour SEO and KOL Marketing Workshop
If you want to become an expert in taking software global, I'd recommend following Linkloud — it's one of China's most active go-global communities.
Source Code Capital Teams Up with Top Universities and AI Leaders for Gen-AI Future Discussion
You can connect with frontline founders, leading researchers, and Source Code Capital investors to exchange industry insights, explore career opportunities, and brainstorm startup ideas.
