Yunqi-SJTU AI Angel Fund
云启-交大 AI 天使基金
The Yunqi-SJTU AI Angel Fund (also referred to as the "交大-云启AI天使基金") is an early-stage investment vehicle jointly launched by Yunqi Capital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University's School of Artificial Intelligence, and SJTU's Industrial Technology Research Institute, announced in April 2025 . It targets seed and early-stage AI startups, with stated focus areas including large-model industry applications, embodied intelligence, and AI chips—though its investment scope is not limited to SJTU alumni .
The fund sits within Yunqi Capital's broader AI strategy. Yunqi, founded in 2014, describes itself as a research-driven, early-stage tech VC with over 170 portfolio companies ; the SJTU partnership deepens an existing relationship that includes the separate "Yuanqi Development Fund" for AI-humanities interdisciplinary research .
In its first year of operation, the fund has been actively deploying capital. It co-invested in neutral-atom quantum computing startup Taiyi Liangsheng's 300 million yuan Pre-A round , participated in Baiyao Technology's new funding round , and led brain-computer interface company Kongshanci's Pre-A round before doubling down in its Series A . More recently, it backed quantum startups Nakaik Quantum and Phantom Leap in consecutive deals in mid-2026 .
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