product · May 20, 2026
LIN Junyang Launches $2 Billion AI Lab Two Months After Leaving Alibaba
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LIN Junyang left Alibaba on March 4 and launched a new AI laboratory on May 13. The lab targets a pre-seed valuation of $2 billion with Sequoia China and Gaorong Capital in negotiations. LIN Junyang rose from NLP engineer to youngest P10 at Alibaba before departure. The two-month gap period included business plan completion and multinational team assembly.
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