Unique Research · Company / funding · May 22, 2023
On May 4, 2023, AI image-gen tech firm Tiamat / Shanghai Tuige Digital raised a multi-million USD Series A+ from Linear Capital, DCM, Oasis Capital — after a nearly $10M A in Feb 2023.
Founded 2021. Self-developed Morpher VLM — China’s first ~tens-of-billions cross-modal generative model on a concept-fusion paradigm; better multi-scale image modelling + Prompt understanding. Competitive bar post Midjourney V5 photorealism: balanced style range + faster semantic iteration → controllability. Team stresses human-steerable use of LMs — aligns with B-side commercialization.
Active SME clients in CPG, ads, fashion, design via customization / cross-border collab. Productizing R&D: “community-as-service” like Midjourney; beta web product with solid third-party review scores. Path: entertainment value → digital productivity.
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