Shi Kaiwen has ventured into the field of edge agent startups, with Sequoia China and Jinqiu Fund participating in early-stage investment.

According to Bijie.com, Shi Kaiwen, former VP of Product at Lark, has confirmed his departure to start his own business, focusing on edge AI agents. The core team for this project is largely complete, with core co-founding members including renowned professors from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and some members from ByteDance and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. In terms of funding, Sequoia China and Jinqiu Fund have participated in the early-stage investment, and overall fundraising is progressing smoothly. This represents another significant early-stage bet in the edge AI agent field in recent years. During his time at Lark, Shi Kaiwen was responsible for product direction for a long time, rising to the position of VP of Product. He was deeply involved in Lark's transformation into an AI collaboration tool and attended the Boao Forum for Asia in March of this year as Lark VP. Currently, the company's name and specific product form have not been disclosed.