# Megvii: company

Canonical ID: `a9ad6141-9389-4696-853f-cccc64529f28`

## Key facts

- **Focus:** AI and computer-vision
- **Technology:** Face++ facial-recognition platform
- **Scale:** One of China's 'Four AI Dragons'
- **Regulatory:** Added to the U.S. BIS Entity List in Oct 2019 over alleged Xinjiang surveillance involvement
- **Regulatory:** Added to the DoD Section 1260H list of Chinese military companies in 2025

- **Slug:** megvii
- **Status:** active
- **Founded:** 2011
- **HQ:** Beijing, China

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## Sources (2)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megvii
2. https://www.biometricupdate.com/201910/u-s-drops-entity-list-hammer-on-chinese-facial-recognition-unicorns-and-biometrics-providers

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