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Beijing Tiaoyue Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. (北京跳悦智能科技有限公司, tiaoyuezhineng.com) is a Beijing-based full-stack AI digital human startup founded in 2021, positioning itself as a pioneer in the productisation of AI 数智人 (intelligent digital human) technology and as a B2B technical solutions provider. The company describes its core mission as developing "warm and interesting AI twin digital humans" to serve enterprise clients while enhancing end-user experience across live commerce, education, entertainment, and gaming verticals. Its product portfolio includes two commercially deployed offerings — Tiaoyue Live (跳悦直播), a 7×24 AI-anchored virtual live streaming platform (ai-anchor.com), and Tiaoyue Video (跳悦视频) — alongside a self-service AI avatar cloning product (数智分身) that allows users to create personalised digital doubles without complex production team support. The company completed Angel and Angel+ funding rounds backed by Zhenge Fund (真格基金) and Hanneng Chuangtou (汉能资本) respectively, and has received recognition from the HICOOL, Zhongguancun, Chuangke Beijing, and ITEC startup competition circuits. In the digital human memorial context, Tiaoyue is the confirmed collaborator with Fu Shou Yuan International Group on the jointly developed digital spokesperson JASON, deployed at Fu Shou Yuan's 2024 Qingming virtual press conference — establishing the company's credentials in the commemorative and funerary digital human application space that extends to the broader "digital immortality" (数字永生) segment.
https://www.tiaoyuezhineng.com