Xiangyu Zhang
张祥雨
Xiangyu Zhang (张祥雨) is the co-founder and chief scientist of StepFun (阶跃星辰), a Chinese foundation-model company backed by Qiming Venture Partners . He's best known as one of the authors of the ResNet paper, a background that per 十字路口Crossing gives StepFun's team "a fairly solid technical ceiling at the model-architecture level" . He sits in the company's core management team alongside CEO Jiang Daxin (姜大昕) and CTO Zhu Yibo (朱亦博), as described in coverage of StepFun's 5-billion-yuan B+ round in January 2026 . In 2024 he was named to MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 China list .
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Coverage
The Birth of StepFun Amoo: Welcome to the AgentEra!
Return people to imagination, passion, and creation.
Qiming Venture Partners Weekly: Top 10 Portfolio Company Updates Vol. 03, Jan. 27, 2026
Join us in celebrating milestone moments for Qiming Venture Partners' portfolio companies
StepFun Closes New 5 Billion Yuan Funding Round: Racing for Endpoints, Crunching Numbers, and the Ultra-Marathon Ahead
StepFun has raised 5 billion yuan in fresh funding, setting a new single-round record for the sector over the past 12 months, as the battle for end-user devices heats up.
StepFun's Major "Step": Over 5 Billion Yuan in B+ Round Funding, Qi Yin Formally Appointed Chairman
StepFun's answer is AI + endpoints.
Qiming Weekly | Qiming Venture Partners Portfolio News and Updates Vol. 19, 2025
Join us in celebrating milestone moments from Qiming Venture Partners' portfolio companies
Qiming Venture Partners Backs Three Honorees on MIT Technology Review's 2024 Innovators Under 35 China List
After eight years, the "35 Innovators Under 35" selection has evolved into a distinctive innovation ecosystem whose diversity has injected unique vitality into China's technological development — particularly in AI, where the results have been especially striking.
A Conversation with Cao Yue of Sand.ai: Farther from Sora, Closer to the Endgame
An adventure that tried to break free from inertia.
Qiming Venture Partners Weekly | Portfolio Company Updates and Funding News Vol. 12, 2025
Staying with you through the milestone moments of Qiming Venture Partners' portfolio companies
Morning Star | Multiple Qiming Venture Partners Portfolio Companies Appear at 2025 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Conference and Win Multiple Awards
Since its founding, Qiming Venture Partners has focused on investing in exceptional early- and growth-stage companies driven by technology and innovation.
