Ziyouliangji (Shanghai) Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
Category: Generative Media (Image / Video)
Chinese AI startup building a proprietary Chinese-language music foundation model and AI music creation platform called Hitto (音潮/YinChao) Ziyouliangji (Shanghai) Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. was founded in 2023. The company is led by Jiang Tao (姜涛). Based in Shanghai, China. Team size: 31-50. Latest round: Undisclosed. Key investors include Qiming Venture Partners (启明创投); Shanghai State Capital (上海国资).
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- Shanghai, China
- Team size
- 31-50
Value proposition
Democratizing music creation by enabling anyone — regardless of musical training — to generate complete, high-quality songs from text, images, or emotions using a self-developed Chinese-language music foundation model
Products and solutions
Hitto (音潮/YinChao) — AI music creation platform (mobile app & web); Proprietary music foundation model with AR+NAR hybrid architecture; Multimodal input support (text, image, audio, video); V3.0 released Feb 2026 with improved vocal techniques (humming, runs, breathy vocals); DiT (Diffusion Transformer) for spatial stereo audio generation; Agent product for voice-cloning-based music creation
Unique value
Fully self-developed (not fine-tuned from open-source) Chinese-language music foundation model with AR+NAR hybrid architecture; deep understanding of Chinese linguistic features (tones, soft pronunciations) that overseas models struggle with; cross-disciplinary team combining algorithm expertise with professional music backgrounds
Target customer
Consumer: general public wanting to create music; Enterprise: education, healthcare/wellness, e-commerce platforms needing background music; B2B: tech companies (ByteDance, Baidu as clients)
Industries served
Consumer Entertainment; Education; Healthcare & Mental Wellness; E-commerce; Technology Events
Technology advantage
Full-stack self-developed pipeline (not open-source fine-tuning); AR+NAR hybrid architecture for coherent song structure + refined local details; Proprietary DiT model for spatial stereo audio; Multimodal unified representation space; Chinese-language music specialization; 50%+ of team from top music conservatories (Shanghai Conservatory, Central Conservatory, Zhejiang Conservatory)
How they differentiate
Focus on Chinese-language music with deep understanding of tonal linguistics; fully self-developed model (not fine-tuned from open-source); cross-disciplinary team with music conservatory talent; AR+NAR hybrid architecture; multi-modal input; strong government/regulatory compliance (passed China's AI filing)
Main competitors
Suno (US-based AI music generation); 天工AI Music (Kunlun Tech/昆仑万维); 网易天音 (NetEase AI Music); 讯飞音乐 (iFlytek Music); 阶跃星辰 ACE-Step
Key partnerships
Shanghai Conservatory of Music (上海音乐学院) — Joint "Music AI Lab" established July 2025; WAIC (World AI Conference) 2025 — theme song "AI For Good"; Yunchi Conference (云栖大会) — AI song "Agentic Waves"; "MoSu Space" (模速空间) AI incubator in Shanghai; ByteDance, Baidu — as enterprise suppliers
Notable customers
ByteDance (字节跳动); Baidu (百度); WAIC (World Artificial Intelligence Conference) 2025; Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Major milestones
Founded July 2023; Self-developed music model passed China's AI filing (July 2025); WAIC 2025 theme song "AI For Good" created with Hitto; Hitto V3.0 released (Feb 2026); Showcased at BEYOND Expo 2026 (May 2026); Joint Music AI Lab with Shanghai Conservatory of Music (July 2025); 1M+ registered users milestone (early 2026)
Growth metrics
20K+ registered users (Oct 2025); 1M+ registered users (early 2026); 10K+ songs generated daily; Revenue 50M+ RMB (2024); Currently in third round of financing (as of Nov 2025)
Market positioning
Leading Chinese-language AI music generation startup; positioned as the domestic alternative to Suno with superior Chinese-language capabilities; targeting both consumer (C-end) and enterprise (B-end) markets; backed by top-tier investors (Qiming Venture Partners, Shanghai state capital)
Geographic focus
China (domestic market primarily), with potential for Chinese-language global markets
Patents and IP
Music foundation model "音潮音乐" passed China's National Internet Information Office (网信办) generative AI service备案 (filing) in July 2025 (备案号: Shanghai-YinChaoYinYue-202507160059)
About Jiang Tao (姜涛)
Ex-Kuaishou (快手) early employee; Ex-Tencent Music (腾讯音乐) — led Tiantian Lab (天琴实验室); Ex-Kunlun Tech (昆仑万维) — built music algorithm teams; PhD from Harbin Institute of Technology (哈工大); 20+ years audio algorithm R&D experience; Developed China's first music recognition app "Music Radar" (音乐雷达) in 2011
Official website: https://www.tianyancha.com/company/6318414131