A startup named liko.ai recently announced its first round of funding, with a strong lineup of investors including well-known companies such as SenseTime Guoxiang Capital and Oriental Fortune Sea. The funds will be entirely invested in the development of core technologies, focusing on creating Edge Vision-Language Models and accompanying AI hardware products.

liko.ai's ambitious vision is to create the next-generation home computing hub. They plan to revolutionize the current smart home user experience through their core products, the AI Home Center and AI cameras, making it smarter and more proactive.

The company is led by Ryan Li, a prominent figure with 20 years of experience in smart hardware, who previously served as the chairman of Meituan's Hardware Committee. The core team members are also senior experts from several renowned technology companies.

liko.ai has a clear goal: to create an AI assistant that can truly understand and protect users. By deploying complex AI models on local "edge" devices rather than fully relying on the cloud, they not only achieve a higher level of AI capabilities but also ensure maximum protection of user data and privacy.

Investors are confident about liko.ai's future, believing that under the leadership of Ryan Li and his team, liko.ai is poised to lead an innovation wave in the competitive smart home market, driving the intelligent upgrade of home scenarios through edge AI technology.