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877 Former Alibaba Star Researcher Starts New AI Lab, Seeks $2 Billion Valuation

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Juro Osawa @ The Information · 05/13/2026 03:30 EDT

Former Alibaba Star Researcher Starts New AI Lab, Seeks $2 Billion Valuation

Junyang Lin, former lead researcher of Alibaba’s Qwen models who left the firm earlier this year, is seeking to raise several hundred million dollars for his new AI lab, The Information reported. Lin’s new AI lab will likely be valued at around $2 billion after the funding round, though the ...

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