Sep 19 2026

Naive AI reaches a $1.42B valuation seven months from founding, pre-release

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The Information reports $400M raised across three rounds for Dai Jifeng's lab, which modifies existing Chinese bases rather than and plans an open-weight debut this month.

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CXMT stays China's most valuable listed company to mid-November · 55%, resolves November 14th 2026

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