Where is Megvii based?

Megvii is based in Beijing, China.

What does Megvii make?

Megvii has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Megvii builds robot foundation models or autonomy software.

Megvii has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Megvii · DEPLOY

Overview

Beijing-based AI and computer-vision company known for its Face++ facial-recognition platform; one of China's 'Four AI Dragons'. Added to the U.S. BIS Entity List (Oct 2019) over alleged Xinjiang surveillance involvement and to the DoD Section 1260H list of Chinese military companies (2025).

Verified record

Verified deployments: None on file
Active incidents: None on file

DEPLOY Intelligence

Market intelligence for physical AI

Analyst-grade signals, competitive tracking, and investment context across the global physical AI landscape. Launching 2026.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Megvii.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (2)

Common questions

What is Megvii?: Beijing-based AI and computer-vision company known for its Face++ facial-recognition platform; one of China's 'Four AI Dragons'. Added to the U.S. BIS Entity List (Oct 2019) over alleged Xinjiang surveillance involvement and to the DoD Section 1260H list of Chinese military companies (2025).
Where is Megvii based?: Megvii is based in Beijing, China.
When was Megvii founded?: Megvii was founded in 2011.
What does Megvii make?: Megvii has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Megvii builds robot foundation models or autonomy software.
Is Megvii safe?: Megvii has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-03

Sources by quality tier

1: knowledge-base; Knowledge base
1: unclassified; Unclassified source

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

No press coverage on file for Megvii yet. Coverage appears here automatically as articles are ingested from our press sources.

Machine-readable surfaces

Markdown mirror: /companies/megvii.md
RSS feed: /companies/megvii/feed.xml
JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
REST API: /v1/companies/a9ad6141-9389-4696-853f-cccc64529f28
Revision history: /companies/megvii/history
Data documentation: /data
Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP

DEPLOY Intelligence Score

0.0/ 100

vs 6 months ago

6-month trend

Peer rankingTop 90% of category

vs funding peers-34.1 ptsbelow funding-adj. expected

Analysis

Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.

Dimension breakdown

Safety Record

50.0LOW

Funding Health

20.0LOW

IP Activity

5.0LOW

Deployment Scale

0.0LOW

Hiring Signal

0.0LOW

Market Presence

0.0LOW

DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.

Last computed: Jul 3, 2026

Intelligence layer