Leading domestic large model startup Baichuan Intelligence has completed a new round of financing worth hundreds of millions of RMB. The round was backed by a strong lineup of investors, including Jingguo Rui, Guoke Investment, CICC Porsche Fund, Miju Capital, and Heji Investment. According to the information, the funds raised in this round will be primarily used to further increase R&D investment in the field of efficient large models on the edge, reinforcing its technological leadership in the terminal intelligence market.

As one of the earliest companies to enter the edge AI arena in China, Baichuan Intelligence has established a closed-loop system from theoretical framework to a full range of product solutions. Its independently developed MiniCPM (Baichuan Small Cannon) series of models has achieved large-scale deployment in multiple hardware fields such as smartphones, PCs, smart home appliances, and cars, thanks to their outstanding edge-side inference efficiency. Currently, Baichuan Intelligence has reached in-depth strategic cooperation with leading enterprises such as Huawei, Volkswagen, Changan, and Geely.

In terms of industry applications, Baichuan Intelligence's edge-side solutions are accelerating into mass production. In April of this year, the MAZDA EZ-60, jointly developed by Baichuan Intelligence and Changan Mazda, was officially launched, becoming the first commercial vehicle in the industry equipped with an edge-side model; subsequently, in September, the Geely Galaxy M9 also adopted the MiniCPM multi-modal model, redefining the human-vehicle interaction experience through native AI capabilities.

With the release of edge-side computing power potential, Baichuan Intelligence will further accelerate the popularization of edge AI through this round of financing, making more efficient and private intelligent services accessible on various terminal devices.