南京八点八数字科技有限公司
Category: AI in Media / Gaming / Entertainment
A national high-tech enterprise specializing in AI digital human and AIGC video generation technology, offering full-stack digital human solutions and AI short-video creation platforms. 南京八点八数字科技有限公司 was founded in 2014. The company is led by 耿广星. Based in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Team size: 101-500. Total funding raised: $16.5M. Latest round: Venture Round. Key investors include 北京泰中合, 南京江宁高新区新兴产业股权投资基金, 动平衡资本, 拉尔夫创投, 宝通科技, 紫金科创.
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- Team size
- 101-500
- Total funding
- $16.5M
Value proposition
Full-stack AI digital human and AIGC video generation platform that enables enterprises and creators to produce digital humans, AI short videos, and immersive content at scale with significantly reduced cost and time.
Products and solutions
AniShort (AI short-video collaboration platform), XMEN.AI (digital human generation engine), Yihua/亿话 (digital human agent creation platform), Yibo/亿播 (digital human AIGC live streaming platform), Yiyin/亿影 (AIGC video creation platform), Yizhan/亿展 (metaverse space AIGC platform), Digital human all-in-one machines and holographic cabinets
Unique value
One of the few full-stack vendors in China capable of real-time generation and driving of 2D/2.5D/3D digital humans across all types, with proprietary XMEN.AI model, 100+ AI digital human patents, and the industry's first AI short-video collaboration platform (AniShort) featuring multi-agent collaborative production.
Target customer
Enterprises (G2B/B2B) needing digital human solutions for customer service, marketing, live streaming; content creators and short-video production teams; government and cultural tourism sectors; media and entertainment companies
Industries served
Government services, Cultural tourism, Financial services, Education, Media & entertainment, E-commerce, Brand marketing
Technology advantage
Proprietary XMEN.AI dual-engine rendering architecture (WebGL + UE5); AI behavior generation system using Transformer+TCN neural network with 90M parameters; 100+ AI digital human core invention patents; China's first digital human generation model (XMEN.AI); Multi-canvas node-based cursor-level collaboration technology; Full integration of Seedance 2.0, Gemini, DeepSeek, Banana, Image2 and other top AI models
How they differentiate
Only Chinese vendor with full-stack 2D/2.5D/3D digital human real-time generation and driving; 10+ years of AIGC R&D since 2014; proprietary XMEN.AI model with 90M-parameter behavior generation system; first-to-market with AI short-video collaboration agents; multi-canvas real-time collaborative editing; enterprise-grade security (等保三级, ISO certified); deep government and enterprise relationships
Main competitors
巨日禄 (Jurilu/Jurilv) - AI short剧 Agent platform, 火山剧创 (Volcano Drama Creation) - ByteDance's AI short剧 creation platform, 万兴剧厂 (Wondershare Drama Factory) - from Wondershare
Key partnerships
Xinhua News Agency National Key Laboratory (新华社国家重点实验室), Tencent (腾讯), 360 (三六零), iFLYTEK (科大讯飞), Boton Technology (宝通科技) - strategic investor & partner, Yihuan Network (易幻网络) - overseas expansion, Nanjing Jiangning High-tech Zone Industrial Equity Investment Fund
Notable customers
ByteDance (字节跳动), NetEase (网易), Jiangsu TV (江苏卫视), Boton Technology (宝通科技), Clinique (倩碧) - virtual digital分身 for Gao Yuanyuan, Adidas, Lilith Games (莉莉丝), FreeFire, Shaanxi Cultural Tourism (陕西文旅), State Grid (国家电网)
Major milestones
2014: Company founded, 2017: Began developing WebGL 3D model editing engine, 2019: Entered virtual human business, 2022: Pre-A and Pre-A+ rounds from Boton Technology and Ralph Ventures, 2023: A-round led by Nanjing Jiangning High-tech Zone Fund, launched XMEN.AI dual-engine digital human engine, 2026-03: Launched AniShort AI short-video collaboration platform globally, 2026-06: AniShort raised ~$14M (largest single funding in China's AI short-video tool segment), AI ink-wash short film "一念" won Best AI Short Film at WAIFF China and Best Technology Award at Beijing International Film Festival
Growth metrics
AniShort: 10,000+ enterprise team users; 30,000+ projects initiated; 64.8% core user paid conversion rate; monthly subscription revenue approaching ¥10M (~$1.4M); 500% MoM revenue growth; 85% paid user retention; daily output of 5,000+ minutes of short-video content; 40+ complete short dramas per day
Market positioning
Positioned as a leading full-stack AI digital human and AIGC content creation company in China, with a strong pivot into the AI short-video (短剧) tool market via AniShort. Competes as an enterprise-grade, full-process collaboration platform targeting professional production teams, differentiating through multi-agent collaboration, digital human IP, and deep industry partnerships.
Geographic focus
China (primary); expanding globally via partnerships with Boton Technology and Yihuan Network covering 150+ countries and regions
Patents and IP
Nearly 100 AI digital human core invention patents; 6 utility model invention patents in virtual human domain (as of 2023); proprietary WebGL rendering engine; XMEN.AI digital human generation model
About 耿广星
连续创业者。大学期间接触影视行业，后学习动画技术。2014年创立八点八数字，此前曾搭建VR、直播等相关产品。2017年开始研发WebGL线上3D模型资产编辑引擎。
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