# Alibaba DAMO Academy: robot AI company

Canonical ID: `bc0af59a-4cdb-48e9-a45c-409cb9c69c2f`

## Key facts

- **Headquarters:** Hangzhou, China
- **Founded:** 2017
- **Status:** private
- **Type:** brain

- **Slug:** alibaba-damo-academy
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 2017
- **HQ:** Hangzhou, China

## Models

_No models registered._

## Current leadership (2)

- [Jack Ma](/people/jack-ma.md) Founder (secondary-verified)
- [Zhang Jianfeng](/people/zhang-jianfeng.md) Dean (secondary-verified)

## Founders (1)

- [Jack Ma](/people/jack-ma.md) _no longer at company_

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Alibaba DAMO Academy?

Alibaba's research division for robotics AI, logistics robot AI, manipulation learning, and [Embodied intelligence](/companies/embodied-intelligence).

### What does Alibaba DAMO Academy make?

Alibaba DAMO Academy has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Alibaba DAMO Academy builds robot foundation models or autonomy software.

### Is Alibaba DAMO Academy publicly traded?

No. Alibaba DAMO Academy is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Alibaba DAMO Academy?

Alibaba DAMO Academy is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Where is Alibaba DAMO Academy headquartered?

Alibaba DAMO Academy is headquartered in Hangzhou, China.

### Who owns Alibaba DAMO Academy?

Alibaba DAMO Academy is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Is Alibaba DAMO Academy a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Alibaba DAMO Academy ranks in roughly the top 71% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was Alibaba DAMO Academy founded?

Alibaba DAMO Academy was founded in 2017.


## Sources (1)

1. https://damo.alibaba.com

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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