Chinese start-up Mobvoi is capitalizing on the popularity of generative AI technology in China, with its Xuliehouzi model boasting tens of billions of parameters, competing with OpenAI's 175 billion parameter GPT-3. The company has applied its technology to various products, including smartwatches, wireless earphones, and an AI voice dub assistant. Mobvoi is submitting its IPO plan to the Hong Kong stock exchange, aiming to raise up to US$300 million.
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. Mobvoi, a Chinese tech firm, is reportedly aiming to raise $300 million through a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO). Two banks are chosen to be part of the first-time share sale namely the China International Capital Corporation and the China Merchants Bank International. This move follows the launch of their in-house Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform. Mobvoi creates a variety of AI services, for areas such as finance, telecoms and elderly care, and has gotten funding from Google, Volkswagen, Sequoia and Zhenfund. The IPO launch could come as early as this year.
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