Where is Hesai Technology based?

Hesai Technology is based in Shanghai, China.

When was Hesai Technology founded?

Hesai Technology was founded in 2014.

What does Hesai Technology make?

Hesai Technology has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Hesai Technology builds physical robots.

Company

Hesai Technology

Publicly traded (Nasdaq: HSAI) lidar manufacturer; supplies AT128 and other hybrid solid-state and mechanical lidar to robotaxi and AV programs.

Based in Shanghai, China · Founded 2014

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HQ: Shanghai, China
Founded: 2014
Type: hardware
ID: 18e40006-7d11-4962-abec-d0aee0014921

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Current leadership (5)

Yifan Li Co-founder & CEOsecondary-verified
Shaoqing Xiang Co-Founder and Chief Technology OfficerIR-verified
Kai Sun Co-Founder and Chief ScientistIR-verified
Yang Cailian executiveIR-verified
Fan Peng executiveIR-verified

Founders (3)

Yifan Licofounderfounded 2014-01-01
Shaoqing Xiangcofounderfounded 2014-10-01
Kai Suncofounderfounded 2014-10-01

Media (1)

Company-anchored media. Official assets the company has published at the company level, distinct from model-anchored media that lives on individual product pages.

PRIMARY SOURCE

Courtesy of Hesai Technology

Hesai Technology's introduction of its JT128 compact 3D LiDAR, positioned for robotics and mobile applications. The 128-channel configuration and range specifications are Hesai's stated figures, not independently verified. A China-based LiDAR supplier.

Supplies to (2)

Sensors

WeRideAT128 hybrid solid-state LiDAR (four per vehicle, primary long-range; earlier Pandar series)supplies
Pony Gen-7 Robotaxiby Pony AIAT128 LiDAR (four units per vehicle, primary LiDAR)supplies

Outbound supply edges from this company. Each relationship appears here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.

Funding rounds (4)

IPO2023-02-09
$190M
Series D Extension2021-11-16
$70M(reported)
Investors: Xiaomi (strategic investment arm) (lead)
Series D2021-06-08
$300M(reported)
Investors: GL Ventures (Hillhouse Ventures) (co_lead), Xiaomi (strategic investment arm) (co_lead), Meituan (co_lead), CITIC Private Equity (CITICPE) (co_lead), Lightspeed China Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Qiming Venture Partners
Series C2020-01-07
$173M(reported)
Investors: Lightspeed China Partners (co_lead), Lightspeed Venture Partners, ON Semiconductor, Qiming Venture Partners, DT Capital Partners, Axiom Asia Private Capital, Robert Bosch GmbH (co_lead)

Patent estate (6)

US10983197B1usptograntedgranted 2021-04-20assignee
US 12,399,257usptograntedgranted 2025-08-26assignee
US 12,411,243usptograntedgranted 2025-09-09assignee
US 11,899,137usptograntedgranted 2024-02-13assignee
US 12,169,254usptograntedgranted 2024-12-17assignee
US 12,140,710usptograntedgranted 2024-11-12assignee

Patent litigations (1)

337-TA-1363itcdecided · no infringementas respondent2023-10-10

Sources (2)

Hesai Technology · https://www.hesaitech.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesai_Technology

Common questions

What is Hesai Technology?: Publicly traded (Nasdaq: HSAI) lidar manufacturer; supplies AT128 and other hybrid solid-state and mechanical lidar to robotaxi and AV programs.
Where is Hesai Technology based?: Hesai Technology is based in Shanghai, China.
When was Hesai Technology founded?: Hesai Technology was founded in 2014.
What does Hesai Technology make?: Hesai Technology has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Hesai Technology builds physical robots.

Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-07

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-07

Sources by quality tier

1: primary-company-ir; Company IR disclosure
1: knowledge-base; Knowledge base

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.