TOPIC

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SenseTime

Hong Kong-listed SenseTime is one of China's top artificial intelligence companies specialising in facial and image-recognition technology.

Chairman / President

Xu Li

CEO / Managing Director

Xu Li

CFO / Finance Director

Wang Zheng

Industry

Artificial Intelligence technology

Website

sensetime.com

Headquarters address

8th Floor, Building 3, No. 1 Wangjing East Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China

Stock Code

SEHK:0020

Year founded

2014

Shanghai has unveiled a slew of new investments in hi-tech industries worth more than US$10 billion. Photo: AFP

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China’s Zhipu and MiniMax release latest AI models ahead of Hong Kong listing

The near-simultaneous release on Monday underscores the two firms’ efforts to drum up interest for their respective Hong Kong IPOs.

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SenseTime pushes open-source AI model to provide a ‘smart brain’ for every robot

The Chinese AI pioneer also releases first robot dogs under new venture Ace Robotics.

19 Dec 2025 - 2:51PM

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Chinese AI start-up Shengshu Technology has released a new version of Vidu, its text-to-video tool similar to OpenAI’s Sora. Photo: Handout

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Less hype, more hardware: SenseTime banks on multimodal AI to regain its edge

SenseTime may have slipped from the spotlight as one of China’s “AI dragons”, but its tilt at multimodal, real-world AI hints at a comeback.

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Wife of SenseTime’s late founder donates HK$20 million via new Hong Kong charity

Sophie and Sean Foundation to carry out wish of Tang Xiao’ou to give back to community, with three universities in city among those to benefit.

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Sophie Yang launches the foundationat on Wednesday. Photo: Dickson Lee

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Cambricon, SenseTime team up to support China’s tech self-reliance efforts

The two companies intend to promote ‘a new indigenous AI development paradigm’.

16 Oct 2025 - 10:00AM

Chip designer Cambricon Technologies has a growing suite of AI processors. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

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1 Sep 2025 - 9:01AM

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SenseTime’s AI growth surges, as China advances nationwide initiative

The company attributes the results to ‘tremendous growth’ in demand for training, fine-tuning and inference of generative AI models.

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Tech sector hails Beijing’s AI blueprint as local chip, server firms set to gain

The State Council has set a goal of achieving an adoption rate of intelligent devices and AI agents of at least 70 per cent by 2027.

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That number accounted for more than 40 per cent of the 3,755 total AI models known worldwide, according to data from the Shanghai conference.

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Shanghai expo sets stage for US-China face-off in heated AI race

Business leaders who will speak at the main forum include former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, MiniMax founder Yan Junjie and SenseTime CEO Xu Li.

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SenseTime, Mengniu join wave of Chinese firms tapping capital markets

The AI firm raises US$318 million through a share subscription, while the dairy giant issues US$489 million in bonds.

24 Jul 2025 - 5:03PM

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Hong Kong’s financial centre status gives it an edge in AI market, experts say

SenseTime chief financial officer Wang Zheng says ‘having easy access to capital is extremely important’ for AI companies.

10 Jul 2025 - 11:28AM

TabbyML co-founder Lucy Gao (left) and SenseTime chief financial officer Wang Zheng highlight the benefits for AI firms in Hong Kong on Tuesday at the SCMP’s China Conference 2025. Photo: Eugene Lee

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23 Jun 2025 - 11:57AM

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China’s AI race heats up as SenseTime, ByteDance unveil model updates

The two companies are the latest to join DeepSeek, Baidu and Alibaba in enhancing their AI services amid intense market competition.

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An ad in Hong Kong for BytePlus, a ByteDance cloud computing platform featuring AI services. Photo: Eugene Lee

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Shanghai unveils US$10 billion investment spree as US-China tech race heats up

Shanghai announces 50 new projects across an array of hi-tech industries as China’s cities heed Beijing’s call to double down on innovation.

MiniMax’s Hong Kong IPO set to hit US$538 million amid Chinese AI sector frenzy

China-founded Tripo AI updates 3D content platform as users more than double

Shanghai to double down on open-source AI amid push for tech self-sufficiency

Shanghai is headquarters for AI model developers MiniMax and SenseTime, as well as AI chip developers such as Biren Technology and Enflame.

China’s Zhipu and MiniMax release latest AI models ahead of Hong Kong listing

The near-simultaneous release on Monday underscores the two firms’ efforts to drum up interest for their respective Hong Kong IPOs.

SenseTime pushes open-source AI model to provide a ‘smart brain’ for every robot

The Chinese AI pioneer also releases first robot dogs under new venture Ace Robotics.

Rapid advances in China’s AI video space lead to widespread tech adoption

Cutting-edge tools from Shengshu, Kuaishou, Alibaba Cloud and SenseTime transform content creation for marketers and creators alike.

China’s generative AI tiger MiniMax pursues Hong Kong IPO to expand global reach

Hong Kong equity market offers platform for mainland Chinese AI firms seeking international investors amid intensifying domestic competition.

Less hype, more hardware: SenseTime banks on multimodal AI to regain its edge

SenseTime may have slipped from the spotlight as one of China’s “AI dragons”, but its tilt at multimodal, real-world AI hints at a comeback.

Wife of SenseTime’s late founder donates HK$20 million via new Hong Kong charity

Sophie and Sean Foundation to carry out wish of Tang Xiao’ou to give back to community, with three universities in city among those to benefit.

Cambricon, SenseTime team up to support China’s tech self-reliance efforts

The two companies intend to promote ‘a new indigenous AI development paradigm’.

After years of US sanctions, how is Xinjiang’s economy doing?

Chinese scholars say the measures have led to job losses and shrinking profits for some firms, but the region shows resilience.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Exclusive | SenseTime on fast track to profitability thanks to spin-offs, Beijing support

SenseTime attributes its financial progress to spinning off noncore operations and support from Beijing.

SenseTime’s AI growth surges, as China advances nationwide initiative

The company attributes the results to ‘tremendous growth’ in demand for training, fine-tuning and inference of generative AI models.

Tech sector hails Beijing’s AI blueprint as local chip, server firms set to gain

The State Council has set a goal of achieving an adoption rate of intelligent devices and AI agents of at least 70 per cent by 2027.

Beijing’s E-Town offers subsidies to robot buyers as China embraces humanoids

A festival marks the launch of a new shop specialising in robot purchases and maintenance, which is scheduled to open on Friday in E-Town.

China’s humanoid robots put on a show as Tesla’s Optimus kept behind glass

The humanoid robot market segment is seeing demand from enterprises gather speed, as some manufacturers start mass production this year.

WAIC Shanghai: China reveals new great leap forward with 1,509 AI models

That number accounted for more than 40 per cent of the 3,755 total AI models known worldwide, according to data from the Shanghai conference.

WAIC Shanghai: Tencent, SenseTime unveil latest AI models to stir up rivalry

Big Tech companies are banking on their artificial intelligence businesses to deliver the next wave of revenue streams.

Shanghai expo sets stage for US-China face-off in heated AI race

Business leaders who will speak at the main forum include former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, MiniMax founder Yan Junjie and SenseTime CEO Xu Li.

SenseTime, Mengniu join wave of Chinese firms tapping capital markets

The AI firm raises US$318 million through a share subscription, while the dairy giant issues US$489 million in bonds.

Hong Kong’s financial centre status gives it an edge in AI market, experts say

SenseTime chief financial officer Wang Zheng says ‘having easy access to capital is extremely important’ for AI companies.

Alibaba unveils new AI model for more precise image creation

Qwen VLo adds to the intense competition in China’s AI landscape, where Alibaba has pursued an open-source approach to gain users.

Hong Kong family office VMS Group makes first foray into cryptocurrency

With about US$4 billion in assets under management, VMS plans to allocate up to US$10 million to strategies run by hedge fund Re7 Capital.

How Huawei’s silicon strategy defies US sanctions, advances China’s AI ambitions

Huawei is expected to ship about 700,000 Ascend AI processors in 2025, according to Mizuho estimates.

China’s AI race heats up as SenseTime, ByteDance unveil model updates

The two companies are the latest to join DeepSeek, Baidu and Alibaba in enhancing their AI services amid intense market competition.

The SMC: what to see at the Shanghai AI incubator visited by Xi Jinping

The Chinese president toured the Shanghai Foundation Model Innovation Centre on Tuesday to highlight the country’s vast potential in AI.

Chinese AI and robotics start-ups respond to Xi’s self-reliance call

The Chinese president met representatives from several AI and robotics start-ups during a visit to Shanghai.

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Exclusive | SenseTime on fast track to profitability thanks to spin-offs, Beijing support