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Megvii, also known by its Face++ brand, is a Beijing-based artificial intelligence company, founded in 2011 by Tsinghua University graduates, that develops computer vision technology for facial recognition, object detection, and related applications. Its systems are used in public security, mobile payments, and consumer devices by clients including Alibaba, Ant Financial, Lenovo, Foxconn, and Xiaomi, and its technology has supported thousands of arrests by China's Ministry of Public Security. The company has pursued a public listing in Hong Kong as it expands internationally.

Tempus AI Inc is a technology company. It has built the Tempus Platform, which comprises both a technology platform to free healthcare data from silos and an operating system to make the resulting data useful. Its Intelligent Diagnostics use AI, including generative AI, to make laboratory tests more accurate, tailored, and personal.

Iflytek Co Ltd is a China-based company, principally engaged in the software and information technology (IT) service businesses. The company’s business includes intelligent application systems, software for voice and speech recognition and conversion, computer software design services, and computer programming services. The company's main products include AI language learning products, AI learning machines, AI diagnosis and treatment assistant products, smart medical devices, the iFLYTEK Hearing Smart Conference System, the iFLYTEK Spark App, the iFLYTEK Smart Office Book, the iFLYTEK Translator, and others.

UiPath Inc offers an end-to-end cross-application enterprise automation platform principally with computer vision technology and user interface automations in its initial RPA offering, which remains the foundation of the platform. The platform leverages a range of automation technologies including robotic process automation, application programming interface, and artificial intelligence. UiPath’s solution can automate a broad range of repetitive tasks across industries including claims processing, employee onboarding, invoice to cash, loan applications, and customer service.

SenseTime Group Inc is a software company focused on creating an AI-empowered future through innovation. The company develops software & hardware products for different industry verticals and use cases based on the same AI infrastructure platform & model training framework. The principal activities of the Group are the sale of AI software, the sale of AI software platforms & related services, the sale of AI software-embedded hardware and related services, AIDC service as well as research and development activities with AI technology. The Company is domiciled in the Cayman Islands while the Group mainly operates its businesses in four geographical areas of the world Mainland China, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and others, out of which the majority is from Mainland China.

Shenzhen Huaqiang Industry Co Ltd is a China-based company operating in the electronic information industry. Focusing on the electronic information industry, the company continuously innovates service models, expands service content, upgrades service quality, and integrates innovation in many aspects such as electronic component distribution, application solution research and development, technical support guarantee, and industrial Internet, establishing a comprehensive and three-dimensional competitive advantage, and It has built the largest comprehensive electronic components trading service platform in China.

Shenzhen Intellifusion Technologies Co Ltd is engaged in providing customers with self-developed core products such as algorithm software and chips with artificial intelligence algorithms and chip technology as the core products. The company’s products include chip products; modules and cards; and IP licensing and customization services.

Terminus Group is a Beijing-headquartered AIoT provider building smart city infrastructure worldwide. The company deploys AloT platforms integrating surveillance cameras, edge computing, and robotics for urban management in projects across China, Middle East, and Latin America. Listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 2022, Terminus delivers solutions for safe cities, sustainable development, and intelligent transportation systems used by governments in Dubai and Shenzhen.

SoundHound AI Inc is an innovator of conversational intelligence, offering an independent Voice AI platform that enables businesses across industries to deliver high-quality conversational experiences to customers. The company's voice AI delivers speed and accuracy in numerous languages to product creators and service providers across retail, financial services, healthcare, automotive, smart devices, and restaurants via groundbreaking AI-driven products like Smart Answering, Smart Ordering, Dynamic Drive-Thru, and Amelia AI Agents.

Orby is a Tel Aviv-headquartered robotics firm deploying autonomous indoor drones for warehouse inventory management and surveillance. Its fleet scans barcodes, maps layouts in 3D, and tracks assets in facilities up to 100,000 square feet using LiDAR and computer vision. Orby equips retailers like Walmart with space-time analytics dashboards for stock optimization and loss prevention.

Allen Control Systems is an Austin, Texas-based defense technology company that builds autonomous precision weapon systems for counter-drone defense. Its flagship product, Bullfrog, is an AI-powered robotic weapon station that uses computer vision and proprietary control systems to integrate with legacy and modern weapons, including the M240 and M2, for precision targeting against unmanned aerial threats. Founded by former U.S. Navy engineers, the company sells to the U.S. Department of Defense and allied militaries.

Yitu Technology is a Beijing-headquartered AI company deploying computer vision and machine learning in security, healthcare, and smart cities. Its products include facial recognition systems used in public safety projects across China and intelligent diagnosis tools for medical imaging.

Preferred Networks is a Tokyo-based deep learning company founded in 2014 with a U.S. subsidiary in Burlingame, California. The firm develops AI applications for autonomous driving, robotics, manufacturing optimization, and bio-healthcare, partnering with institutions like RIKEN and corporations including Toyota and FANUC on edge AI frameworks like MN-3.

Placer.ai is a Los Altos-headquartered traffic analytics platform founded in 2016. It generates property-specific insights from location data for retail, commercial real estate, hospitality, and economic development professionals, revealing drivers of physical world performance.

ETCP is a Beijing-headquartered leader in intelligent parking solutions, founded in 2012. The company operates nearly 20 subsidiaries across the United States, Hong Kong, and Chinese cities, with holdings in over 10 related enterprises. It supports smart city initiatives through etcp.cn.

Enveda Biosciences is a Mountain View-based biotechnology firm using AI to map chemical structures from natural sources for drug discovery. The company has built a database of over 1 million molecules from plants, microbes, and marine organisms, analyzed via mass spectrometry and machine learning. Enveda targets inflammation, oncology, and metabolic diseases, partnering with pharmaceutical companies like Bristol Myers Squibb for lead optimization.

MegaRobo is a Beijing-based robotics company, founded in 2016, that builds automation systems combining AI software, analytical instruments, laboratory hardware, and consumables for life-sciences research. Its technology targets applications such as new-drug R&D, genetic engineering, and clinical diagnostics, addressing talent shortages in laboratory work through automated testing and analysis. The company has grown to nearly 1,000 employees across offices in China, the UK, and the US, and has partnered with organizations including WuXi AppTec and Bosch.

Edgehax is a developer of AI hardware acceleration platforms designed for edge computing applications. The platform optimizes machine learning workloads on specialized hardware, targeting sectors requiring low-latency inference such as autonomous systems and real-time analytics.