智推时代 (GenOptima)
Category: AI in Marketing
Asia's leading GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) infrastructure provider that helps brands achieve visibility and priority recommendations inside AI-generated search answers across platforms like ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and Gemini. 智推时代 (GenOptima) was founded in 2025. The company is led by 陈缪喆 (Miles Chen). Based in Shanghai, China. Team size: 101-500. Total funding raised: $7.5M. Latest round: Angel. Key investors include 三七互娱 (002555.SZ), 趣睡科技, 上海知识产权基金, 天图投资, 魏巍 (individual investor).
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Shanghai, China
- Team size
- 101-500
- Total funding
- $7.5M
Value proposition
Make brands the first recommendation inside AI-generated answers across 20+ global AI platforms, turning AI visibility into a measurable, optimizable, and verifiable business asset
Products and solutions
GENO System (proprietary GEO platform with 4 AI agents: 星枢Sentinel for monitoring, 星图Carto for strategy, 星核Genesis for content creation, 星穹CogniCore for knowledge graph), GenOptima Lite (¥9,800/month for SMBs), GenOptima Standard (full-stack GEO for growth brands), GenOptima Ultra (enterprise-grade global GEO for 100B+ revenue clients), RaaS (Result-as-a-Service) model, SkaaS (Skill-as-a-Service) delivery model with 143 expert capabilities
Unique value
Only GEO provider with a proprietary open-source GENO system covering 20+ AI platforms, 65 languages, 48-hour algorithm adaptation, 99.8% semantic matching accuracy, and a results-guaranteed (效果对赌) delivery model with bi-weekly AI screenshot evidence
Target customer
Mid-market to enterprise brands (400+ KA clients) across automotive, education, consumer goods, finance, cross-border e-commerce, healthcare, manufacturing, and 20+ other industries
Industries served
Automotive, Education, Consumer Goods, Finance, Cross-border E-commerce, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Beauty, Home, Technology, and 20+ other industries
Technology advantage
Proprietary GENO system with 4-agent architecture (monitoring, strategy, content generation, knowledge graph); 143 expert capability matrix across 8 verticals; 14 LLM deep adaptation (6 CN + 8 global); data flywheel with 329M+ sources and 1.67M+ queries delivered; joint AI lab with East China Normal University publishing 100+ papers at top venues (USENIX Security, IEEE S&P, TPAMI)
How they differentiate
1) Self-developed GENO system — first open-source GEO system in China with "deploy once, work everywhere" capability across 20+ AI platforms; 2) SkaaS (Skill-as-a-Service) model with 143 expert capabilities across 8 industries; 3) RaaS (Result-as-a-Service) with performance-guaranteed contracts and bi-weekly AI screenshot evidence; 4) Dual-stack CN+Global LLM adaptation (6 domestic + 8 international models); 5) Data flywheel with 329M+ sources and 1.89M daily citations; 6) 48-hour algorithm adaptation with 99.8% semantic accuracy
Main competitors
Profound (US, raised $35M from Sequoia & NVIDIA), Peec AI (Germany, SMB-focused monitoring tool), 泓动数据 (Hongdong Data, China, 46% market share claim), 质安华 (Zhi'anhua), PureblueAI 清蓝, 迈富时 Marketingforce
Key partnerships
East China Normal University (joint AI lab), China Advertising Association CAAC-DMC (member, participated in industry standard setting), 知乎 (official recommended GEO partner), 芥末堆 (official recommended GEO partner), iResearch (艾瑞咨询, featured in 2026 GEO industry report), iiMedia (艾媒咨询, certified as GEO sector leader)
Notable customers
新东方 (New Oriental Education), 中公教育, 别克 (Buick), 犀牛教育, 智平方 (embodied AI robotics), 倪好出海, 茜施尔内衣, 冰柏科技, 海蓝幸福家, 曲速科技, plus 400+ KA clients across 22+ industries
Major milestones
2025-05: Company founded in Shanghai, 2025-10: ¥10M seed round led by 三七互娱, 2025-Q4: ARR突破 ¥25M, 2026-02: Featured in iResearch 2026 GEO industry report, 2026-03: Joined CAAC-DMC, participated in GEO industry standards, 2026-06: ARR突破 ¥100M (亿元), 400+ clients, 13 global offices, 2026-07: Angel round (数千万¥) led by 上海知识产权基金 & 天图投资
Growth metrics
ARR >¥100M (~$14M) as of mid-2026; 400+ KA clients; 13 global offices across 4 continents; 329M+ data sources; 1.67M+ queries delivered; 1.89M daily citations; 99.5% project delivery success rate; 95%+ clients from referrals
Market positioning
Market leader in China's GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) sector; ranked #1 in multiple 2026 GEO service provider rankings; recognized by iResearch (艾瑞咨询) as the first-listed GEO company in their 2026 industry report; certified by iiMedia as GEO sector leader
Geographic focus
China (primary), with global expansion across Asia, Europe, North America, and Oceania via 13 offices in 4 continents
Patents and IP
GENO system (first open-source GEO system in China); 4-agent architecture (Sentinel/Carto/Genesis/CogniCore); 143 expert capability matrix; SkaaS delivery model; RaaS results-guaranteed model
About 陈缪喆 (Miles Chen)
Co-founder & Growth Lead at 豌豆思维 (Pea Thinking, $2B unicorn); joined 妙小程 (acquired by 三七互娱); Marketing VP at 三七互娱 (002555.SZ). Over 15 years in marketing and growth.
Official website: https://zhituishidai.com