HiDream.ai
About HiDream.ai
HiDream.ai is a AI Infrastructure startup based in Beijing, China that has raised $73M in venture capital across 3 funding rounds since 2023. The company reached Series A stage in March 2023 with a null round led by Alpha Partners. HiDream.ai's investor base includes 9 institutional funds, with Oriental Fortune Capital leading the most recent equity round.
HiDream.ai (智象未来, Beijing Zhixiang Future Technology Co., Ltd.) is a Beijing-based generative AI company founded in March 2023 by Dr. Mei Tao, a 2025 ACM Fellow and former VP at JD.com. The company develops visual multimodal generative AI foundation models through a unified architecture — its flagship HiDream-O1-Image model uses a Pixel-level Unified Transformer (UiT) that natively handles text, image, video, and 3D in a single shared token space rather than chaining separate specialized models. The open-source HiDream-I1 (8B parameters) ranked among the top Chinese open-source image models globally on GenEval benchmarks, while the closed-source flagship exceeds 200B parameters. In April 2026 HiDream.ai closed a CNY 500M+ (~USD 70M) financing round backed by Oriental Fortune Capital, Anhui Provincial Investment Group, and Fenghua Capital, with follow-on from existing investors including iFlytek Innovation Fund and Alpha Partners, bringing total funding to approximately $73M across three rounds.
HiDream.ai Funding Rounds Timeline
3 rounds · $73M raised · since 2023
| Round | Date | Amount | Valuation | Lead investor | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | March 2023 | Undisclosed | — | Alpha Partners | Zhongheda Seed Fund |
| Angel | December 2023 | Undisclosed | — | iFlytek Innovation Fund | Jiangmen Ventures, Alpha Partners |
| Series A | April 2026 | $70M | — | Oriental Fortune Capital | Anhui Provincial Investment Group, Fenghua Capital, Hefei Industrial Investment, Xingtai Group, Hefei High-tech Investment, Anhui AI Mother Fund |
Investors in HiDream.ai
9 institutional investors across 3 rounds
Lead investors
Co-investors
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Questions about HiDream.ai
How much has HiDream.ai raised?
HiDream.ai has raised $73M across 3 funding rounds since 2023.
Who are the investors of HiDream.ai?
HiDream.ai's investors include Oriental Fortune Capital, iFlytek Innovation Fund, Alpha Partners, Anhui Provincial Investment Group, Fenghua Capital, Hefei Industrial Investment, Xingtai Group, Anhui AI Mother Fund, Jiangmen Ventures.
When was HiDream.ai's last funding round?
HiDream.ai's most recent round was a null Seed in March 2023, led by Alpha Partners.
Where is HiDream.ai headquartered?
HiDream.ai is headquartered in Beijing, China, and was founded in 2023 by Mei Tao.