Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Shanghai Jiao Tong University is a leading Chinese research university with strong ties to the country's venture capital and technology ecosystem. The institution appears frequently in elsewhere's corpus as an alma mater and talent source for founders and technical leaders across robotics, AI, and digital entertainment — including Yahaha Studios founder Chris, embodied intelligence researcher Wenzhao Lian, and XYZ Robotics team members . Professor Cewu Lu, who leads work on embodied intelligence and robotics, holds a position there and has demonstrated advances in force-feedback robotic systems .

In April 2025, Yunqi Capital partnered with the university to launch an AI angel fund, linking the school's AI research strengths — including its AI College and engineering research institute — with early-stage investment support . The university also serves as a node in broader industry-academia networks: Yunqi's founding partner Chengyu Mao sits on its development advisory committee, and the school has collaborated with institutions from Stanford to Oxford on open-source and AI research .