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DeepScience (中科深智; legal name: 北京中科深智科技有限公司) is a Beijing-based technology company founded in 2016 by alumni of the University of Science and Technology of China. It specializes in end-to-end generative AI virtual human technology, operating across the full stack from proprietary large language models and motion and expression generation algorithms to 3D automated modeling, a virtual human business middleware platform, and applied 3D AIGC products. The company is headquartered in Beijing's Chaoyang District and is active status.
Its core technical platform is Motionverse, a multimodal real-time motion and expression driving engine integrated with NVIDIA Omniverse, as well as with Unity and Unreal Engine's Metahuman framework. Beyond Motionverse, the company's product suite includes Yunxiaoqi, a real-time interactive and response system for virtual humans; Zhinenbo, a full-capability livestreaming tool for broadcast teams; Baibao Box Autopilot, a metaverse e-commerce and virtual human livestreaming tool; and Autopaint, an AI-driven rapid animation generation system. The company also provides virtual human APIs to ecosystem partners. Target application sectors include livestreaming e-commerce, short-form video, animation, education, and VR/AR.
DeepScience holds over 100 invention patents and has received Beijing's "Specialized, Refined, Distinctive, and Innovative" (专精特新) SME designation, as well as ISO 9001 quality management certification and national high-tech enterprise status. Its international technology partnerships include NVIDIA, Unity, and UE Metahuman, and it reports thousands of partner organizations.
On the funding side, the company has raised approximately $11.4 million across multiple rounds, with the most recent being a Series B led by Mount Morning Capital. Known investors include InnoAngel Fund, GSR Ventures China, MY E.G. Services (MYEG), and Chenshan Capital (晨山资本).
Company name variations, English:
DeepScience — The company's primary English brand name, used on its official website deepscience.cn and in international investor and industry databases.
Beijing Zhongkeshenzhi Technology Co., Ltd. — The romanized form of the full legal Chinese name 北京中科深智科技有限公司, as recorded on Crunchbase.
Zhongkeshenzhi — A direct pinyin romanization of 中科深智, occasionally used as a shorthand identifier in database listings.
Company name variations, Chinese:
中科深智 — The company's primary abbreviated Chinese brand name, consistently used across its own platforms, investor materials, and industry sources.
北京中科深智科技有限公司 — The full legal registered Chinese name, as appearing in official filings and the company's ICP registration (京ICP备17017192号-5).