Unique Research · Company / funding · March 31, 2023
On Mar 20, 2023, game AIGC platform Xingzhe AI (行者AI) raised multi-ten-million RMB angel led by Inno Angel with Linear Capital (九合). Chengdu, founded 2020 — cut game R&D cost/time (97% failure rate; often ¥100M+ budgets; 2–3yr cycles) by letting teams set creative direction while AI executes the long tail.
Founders Li Longfei + Yin Xueyuan previously built Longyuan Network (2013→600 people; arena/anime card/music/open-world MMO). Spun Xingzhe out end-2022; validated Xingzhe AI Bot inside Longyuan’s DuoDuo Auto Chess. Industry view: game industrialization stage 3 = AIGC in R&D/ops (stage 4 = text-to-game). Peers: Tencent CDG/IEG Cros, NetEase Fuxi, miHoYo Inverse Entropy; Lilith→Qiyuan; Hyperparam on MLBB; Qiyuan on Lingxi’s Sangokushi tactics. Li: 2022 cashflow already running across R&D, publishing, art outsource, ads.
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