SiliconFlow has completed a Pre-A funding round of over 100 million RMB, led by Huachuang Capital, to enhance its AI infrastructure capabilities and accelerate the commercialization of AGI technology.

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SiliconFlow, founded in August 2023, has successfully completed a Pre-A financing round, raising over 100 million RMB by the end of 2024. This funding round was led by Huachuang Capital, with participation from PwC Capital, while existing shareholder Yaotu Capital continued its support, participating in all three funding rounds to date. SiliconFlow aims to create an AI infrastructure platform tailored for the era of large models, emphasizing collaborative innovation in algorithms, systems, and hardware to significantly lower the barriers for developing and utilizing AI applications and accelerate the widespread adoption of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).

The company recently launched its SiliconCloud platform, which features comprehensive cloud services based on Huawei's Ascend computing capabilities. The platform introduces full-version models DeepSeek-R1 and V3, marking a significant step in utilizing domestic chip technology to enhance AI inference speeds and overall computational efficiency. In under a year since its launch, SiliconCloud achieved explosive growth, attracting over three million users and billions of API calls daily, offering a diverse and high-quality API experience with models such as DeepSeek-R1 & V3, Qwen, and FLUX.1.

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