Qihoo 360
360
Qihoo 360 is an internet security company whose ecosystem spans consumer software, corporate security, and financial services. Per a 2018 FreeS Fund piece, it connects over 1 billion devices, giving affiliated businesses like 360 Finance significant traffic and customer-acquisition advantages . The company has also built partnerships in AI chips and cloud infrastructure: it signed a strategic cooperation agreement with GPU firm Moore Threads in August 2024, per 5Y Capital's monthly report , and was named as a deep collaborator of Guoxin Technology's IoT AI chip efforts back in 2021 .
Several executives who later became investors or founders passed through 360. Binson Liu, who went on to start AI companion startup DouDou AI, served as an assistant president and once told founder Zhou Hongyi that mobile security and cleaner apps were "pseudo-needs" that couldn't be revived . Wang Wei, now an investment banker, was formerly 360's VP and board secretary and worked on its IPO . Zheng Yunduan, now a partner at Source Code Capital, was previously chief people officer .
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