This article reviews the entrepreneurial journey of China’s large model startup Dark Side of the Moon and its founder Yang Zhilin over the past year. The article focuses on the company's remarkable achievements in obtaining US$1 billion in Series B financing and becoming one of the most highly valued unicorns, and analyzes Yang Zhilin's experience and challenges in financing, talent recruitment, and academic concepts. Yang Zhilin’s successful experience provides valuable reference for other AI startups.
Yang Zhilin, the founder of the large model startup Dark Side of the Moon, reviewed his one-year entrepreneurial journey and successfully completed a US$1 billion Series B financing, becoming one of the most highly valued unicorns in China's large model startups. He faced challenges with capital and talent, but by seizing the opportunity and having the right connections, he successfully raised funds and recruited talent. Academically, Yang Zhilin learned from the big guys that he should liberate himself from infinite carvings and focus on the essence of the problem. His company, Dark Side of the Moon, is committed to building a system that combines science, engineering and business to explore broader application opportunities by advancing the interaction between humans and AI.
The successful case of Dark Side of the Moon demonstrates the vigorous development and huge potential of China's AI entrepreneurship field, and also provides valuable experience and inspiration for other entrepreneurs. Yang Zhilin's success is not accidental, but the result of wisdom, opportunity and hard work. In the future, we look forward to The Dark Side of the Moon bringing more innovations to the AI field.