Apex Intelligence
Category: Foundation Models / LLMs
AI research company developing self-improving foundation models for scientific research. Apex Intelligence was founded in 2026. The company is led by Yongchao Chen (陈勇超). Based in Beijing, China. Total funding raised: $50.0M. Latest round: Angel. Key investors include IDG Capital, LinkX Capital, XtalPi, Zhongguancun Science City Fund, Shenzhen Capital Group, Shanghai Future Industry Fund, Dexun Capital, Infinity Fund, Chuxin Capital, Yunxiu Capital.
- Founded
- 2026
- Headquarters
- Beijing, China
- Total funding
- $50.0M
Value proposition
Uses automated research to improve models and support computational scientific discovery.
Products and solutions
Apex-35B-V1.0, a 35-billion-parameter research and general-purpose model, Apex Research, an automated AI research system. Model weights and deployment code are available on Hugging Face and GitHub.
Unique value
Combines a research-oriented foundation model with an automated loop for data generation, experiments, training and inference optimization.
Target customer
AI researchers, scientists, engineers and developers
Industries served
AI research, computational science, robotics simulation
Technology advantage
Apex-35B-V1.0 builds on Qwen3.6-35B-A3B with additional training, proprietary datasets and research trajectories. The company reports internal benchmark and throughput improvements; these claims have not been independently verified. Source: https://www.apexin.com/apex-35b/
How they differentiate
Focuses on automated model improvement and computational scientific research with publicly available 35B model weights. Larger competitors also pursue AI-assisted research but have broader model portfolios.
Main competitors
Recursive Superintelligence, Anthropic, OpenAI
Major milestones
Founded in June 2026, announced angel and angel-plus financing in September 2026, released Apex-35B-V1.0 in October 2026. Sources: https://finance.biggo.jp/news/fda45b48-9783-442d-b76f-4af290cb1e97 and https://www.apexin.com/apex-35b/
Market positioning
Early-stage research lab focused on self-improving foundation models and AI for scientific discovery.
Geographic focus
China and global AI research
About Yongchao Chen (陈勇超)
University of Science and Technology of China, bachelor's and master's; Harvard–MIT joint doctoral training; assistant professor, Tsinghua University School of Artificial Intelligence.
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