Innovation
166 patent families (145 granted) — focus: Physics & computing, Operations & transport, Electricity & electronics, Mechanical engineering; filing pace slowing. Cited 4,070 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 55 |
| 2021 | 64 |
| 2022 | 69 |
| 2023 | 63 |
| 2024 | 34 |
| 2025 | 18 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Social engagement
Social engagement: 63.2K social following, 9 posts in the last 12 months — below the industry typical range.
Investor mix
36 investors on record; lead investors include 5Y Capital, Legend Capital, IDG Capital, HongShan; 1 has since exited.
| Investor type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Venture capital | 17 | 47% |
| Private equity | 7 | 19% |
| Bank & private debt | 1 | 3% |
| Other / undisclosed | 11 | 31% |
Hiring activity
Hires periodically
7 roles tracked across 3 of the last 12 months
29 May 2026 · Machine Learning Engineer - Reinforcement Learning · Fremont
6 May 2026 · Machine Learning Engineer, ML Runtime & Optimization · Fremont
24 Jan 2026 · Self-Driving Vehicle Operator (contract) · Fremont
11 Nov 2025 · Data Annotator - Self-Driving Vehicle Data (Contractor) · Fremont
10 Nov 2025 · Security Operations Engineer · Fremont
Based on job postings tracked across public sources.