Alibaba leads $300M UniPat AI round, valuing ex-employee's startup at $2.5B

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will lead a $300 million investment round in UniPat AI. The startup specializes in artificial intelligence model training and benchmarking.

The funding round values UniPat AI at $2.5 billion.

Founder Li Kuan launched the venture after leaving Alibaba’s Tongyi Lab. The investment underscores Alibaba’s strategy of backing AI startups founded by former employees.