With the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology today, Beijing Zhipu Huazhang Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Zhipu") recently announced that it has received a strategic investment of 500 million yuan from Zhuhai Huafa Group. This is the second round of financing completed by Zhipu within one month. Previously, Zhipu had received 1 billion yuan in investment from Hangzhou State-owned Assets and other institutions in early March. The injection of these funds will provide strong support for the innovation and ecological development of Zhipu's core technology - the base model GLM.
On March 13, Zhuhai Huafa Group and Zhipu officially signed a cooperation agreement. The two parties will jointly create the first city-level GLM large-scale model space, named "Zhipu + Zhuhai Huafa Space". As the largest state-owned enterprise in Zhuhai, Zhuhai Huafa Group has actively deployed new quality productivity in recent years and is committed to promoting innovation and development of the local economy. It is reported that Zhuhai City established a new quality productivity fund in September last year, planning to jointly build a fund group with a total scale of 80 billion yuan with social capital, and Huafa Group is the manager of the fund.
Zhipu's CEO said that this financing will bring more technological innovation opportunities to the company and further promote the transformation and upgrading of the digital industry based on artificial intelligence technology. Zhipu’s goal is to provide more efficient services to economic entities in Zhejiang Province and the Yangtze River Delta region, give full play to the advantages of the artificial intelligence industry in the region, and help local economic development.
In the future, Zhipu will continue to enhance its market competitiveness in the field of artificial intelligence through technological innovation and ecological construction. The company plans to widely apply GLM models to various industries to help more companies achieve digital transformation to meet the challenges of the future intelligent era.
With the continuous advancement of artificial intelligence technology, Zhipu's development prospects have attracted much attention. This cooperation with Zhuhai Huafa Group not only provides financial support for Zhipu, but also lays the foundation for in-depth cooperation between the two parties in the field of artificial intelligence. In the future, Zhipu will continue to be committed to promoting the innovation and application of artificial intelligence technology and creating more value for the industry and society.