The Challenge
Why are 3D world models so rare while 2D models proliferate?
1. Extreme Scarcity of Interdisciplinary Talent
Building 3D world models requires a convergence of Generative AI, Infrastructure, Diffusion Models, Computer Graphics, and 3D Vision. Finding world-class talent across all these orthogonal disciplines is incredibly difficult.
2. Severe Lack of 3D Training Data
The internet has accumulated very little 3D data compared to text or 2D images. Acquiring high-quality 3D data natively is excessively expensive and fails to meet the generalization requirements for multiple real-world scenarios. We overcome this bottleneck through a unique, highly scalable proprietary data strategy.
Our Answer
A Uniquely Positioned Team
Guofeng Zhang
Founder
20-year pioneer in spatial intelligence from the world-class ZJU CAD&CG Lab.
Distinguished Professor at ZJU, National Outstanding Youth Scholar, and former Chief Scientist at SenseTime. With 20 years of pioneering research in 3D vision, he holds top international honors including the ISMAR Best Paper Award and the National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation.
As an industry leader, he led the development of the SenseMARS Mixed Reality Platform, successfully deploying state-of-the-art 3D spatial intelligence technologies across hundreds of high-value commercial scenarios at scale.
Haomin Liu
Co-Founder
Serial entrepreneur and the pioneering force behind commercial 3D spatial AI.
Former Research Director at SenseTime with a Ph.D. from ZJU. Widely recognized as a top-tier AI researcher, he brings an exceptional track record of delivering foundational, zero-to-one technological breakthroughs.
He engineered the world's first commercial mobile SLAM solution — predating Apple's ARKit and Google's ARCore by years. Later, he spearheaded SenseTime's transition to 3D generation by driving the development of their core foundation model, StarGen.
Company Team
World-class talent across academia and industry
Core R&D Team
Our core R&D team brings together first-class experts from Zhejiang University's State Key Laboratory of CAD&CG (ranked third globally in computer graphics) and SenseTime's 3D vision and mixed reality teams. Other team members come from leading universities in China and abroad, including Zhejiang University, Tsinghua University, Peking University, Oxford, and Cambridge.
Young Talent
Several team members have received national scholarships, won multiple gold medals in high-level academic competitions, and published more than 40 papers at top conferences.
Product & Operations Team
Our product and operations team comes from the core AI business units of leading domestic enterprises. With deep battle-tested experience, they efficiently drive technological engineering, productization, and market validation, continuously delivering competitive innovations.
Academic Background
Our team draws from leading universities and research institutions in China and around the world.
