'Apex Context' (Apex Context), established by Liao Qian, the former head of AIGC products at ByteDance's Jianying and Volcano Engine, has successfully raised millions of US dollars in seed funding.

The roster of investors is truly impressive, featuring Silicon Valley's HT Investment and the well - known domestic investment firm Baidu Ventures.

Founder Liao Qian: A Seasoned Pro with Over a Decade in AI Creation

Liao Qian's industry experience reads like a top - tier resume in the realm of AI creation. Armed with a master's degree in computer vision, he has amassed comprehensive experience, spanning from technical roles to product management and then to marketing.

During his early days at Tencent Cloud, he led his team to achieve a global third - place ranking in the AI facial recognition business, proving the commercial viability of technological implementation. Later, he got involved in the operation of the 'Taphere' mini - program, propelling it to the top of WeChat's rankings in just ten days, which showcased his sharp insight into the needs of C - end users.

After joining ByteDance in 2021, Liao Qian built the 'Intelligent Creation Cloud' for Volcano Engine from the ground up, providing AI creation infrastructure for enterprises. In 2023, he moved to Jianying to incubate the overseas product Pippit, successfully transforming it into an overseas merchant tool with millions of monthly active users. This journey covered experiences from B - end to C - end and from domestic to overseas markets.

In early 2024, Liao Qian took on the role of Vice President of Products at Shengshu Technology, leading the development of multimodal products.

In late August 2025, Liao resigned and promptly founded a new company, swiftly completing the registration process and securing angel - round financing.

Entrepreneurial Inspiration: Identifying Breakthroughs from Industry Pain Points

Liao Qian's work experience at Shengshu Technology last year served as the 'key foreshadowing' for his entrepreneurial endeavor. The 'reference - based video generation' function, which he led with a team of a hundred people, addressed the core pain point of AI - generated content: consistency issues.

This experience led him to a critical conclusion: Enterprises don't need mere chat - based tools but 'digital employees' capable of immediately taking on roles and solving practical problems.

Many enterprises have content creation requirements but lack professional technical and operational capabilities. Traditional AI tools can only offer 'components' and fail to deliver 'finished products.' This market gap became the core focus of his entrepreneurial venture.

Race Track Selection: Targeting the Booming Multimodal Agent Market in 2025

Liao Qian has set his sights on 'multimodal AI Agent' as his entrepreneurial direction, aiming to provide 24 - hour uninterrupted services for enterprises.

He named his new company 'Apex Context,' directly highlighting the product's core logic: Unlike traditional AI that passively executes instructions, his product can deeply understand users' contextual needs (i.e., 'context'), such as a company's brand tone, target users, and marketing scenarios, to offer more tailored solutions.

The initial product is centered on marketing video scenarios. Small and medium - sized enterprises only need to upload product information, and the system can automatically generate videos that align with the brand's tone without requiring professional operation. Hence, it is dubbed the '007 - style service provider'—available around the clock, delivering efficiently, and precisely matching needs.

Capital Injection: Enterprise Potential Gains Recognition

The rapid involvement of capital is essentially a recognition of the potential of the multimodal Agent market.

Liao Qian's entrepreneurial project precisely targets high - frequency pain point scenarios for enterprises, such as customer service, operations, and e - commerce listing, enabling investors to clearly see the potential for revenue generation and commercial value.

The entrepreneurs' and the team's hard skills are also significant factors in attracting financing. Liao Qian combines experience in C - end traffic and the ability to tackle key problems in B - end markets. Meanwhile, half of the core team members of his project hail from the core AI team of Jianying, and the rest have won championships in large model competitions hosted by Alibaba DAMO Academy and Baidu Intelligent Cloud. This full - stack capability provides more reassurance to capital compared to purely academic teams.

Avoiding Homogenized Competition: Aiming to Become an 'Essential AI Service Provider' for Enterprises

Regarding future plans, Liao Qian is crystal clear: The project will always concentrate on the in - depth implementation of AI enterprise services and will not engage in homogenized competition with existing large models.

The team has formulated a three - step 'Context007' plan to gradually achieve full - process services from 'understanding' to'remembering' and finally to 'accomplishing,' with the ultimate goal of becoming an indispensable AI service provider for enterprises.

According to the schedule, the team aims to achieve a revenue target of one million RMB in the first quarter of 2026, driving the integration of multimodal AI Agents into more enterprises' daily operations.