Company Dossier
SenseTime
Hong Kong-listed Chinese AI champion in computer vision, facial recognition and the SenseNova LLM, extensively US-sanctioned over Xinjiang surveillance — on the BIS Entity List, OFAC's NS-CMIC investment ban and the Pentagon's Section 1260H list.
FILE · sensetimeOpen-source file · BattlePolicy ProStatus Public — HKEX: 0020 (IPO 30 Dec 2021); partly state-owned. Subject to three layered US restrictions: BIS Entity List, OFAC NS-CMIC investment ban, DoD Section 1260H. FCC/889 do NOT apply.Unverified
SenseTime
Hong Kong-listed Chinese AI champion in computer vision, facial recognition and the SenseNova LLM, extensively US-sanctioned over Xinjiang surveillance — on the BIS Entity List, OFAC's NS-CMIC investment ban and the Pentagon's Section 1260H list.
Founded
October 2014Hong Kong Science Park
HQ
Hong Kong; principal operations Shanghai
Headcount
~3,000 (2019 disclosure); higher since — verify
Total raised
Publicly listedHKEX: 0020
Valuation
market cap ~US$8-12bnverify — HK-listed, highly volatile; ~US$16-17bn at 2021 IPO
Stage
Public
Restricted · BattlePolicy Pro
The rest of the SenseTime file
- ▸Background — founding, ownership and how the company got to here
- ▸Financial footing — rounds, valuation, backers and who is exposed
- ▸Customers & contracts — live join against our Procurement Tracker
- ▸Leadership — who runs it, and the contact surface
- ▸Competitive position — who it beats, who beats it, and on what
- ▸Battlefield relevance — confirmed combat use versus company claim
- ▸Sources — every citation this file is built on
- ▸Analyst verdict — where the evidence is thin and what would change our call