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Gao Jiyang

Co-founder and CEO of Galaxea Dynamics (Galaxea AI), a Beijing-based humanoid robotics startup valued at $700M. Age 33. Works at the company's Suzhou factory overseeing production and commercialization alongside COO Li Tianwei.

Previously an AI software engineer at autonomous driving companies including Waymo (U.S.) and Momenta (China). Undergraduate in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University (one year senior to co-founder Xu Huazhe). Came to Xu with the original idea for Galaxea AI; co-founded the company in 2023.

Chinese · 2 current roles · 1 founding

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Galaxea Dynamicsverified→
Founder
Chinese [Embodied intelligence](/companies/embodied-intelligence) and humanoid robotics company (also known as Galaxea AI) founded in September 2023, with R&D i
Series B · $140M3 verified deployments · Galaxea R1 Pro at Suzhou, China →1 model
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Former AI Software Engineer
Waymo is [Alphabet](/companies/alphabet)'s autonomous driving subsidiary.
Debt Financing · $3B51 verified deployments · Waymo Jaguar I-PACE robotaxi fleet at Singapore →1199 incidents4 models

Current roles (2)

Galaxea Dynamics CEOSecondary-verified
Galaxea Dynamics Co-founderSecondary-verified

Foundings (1)

Galaxea Dynamicscofounderno longer at company

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Waymo AI Software EngineerSecondary-verified

Sources (1)

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ywang/2025/08/25/the-700-million-chinese-robot-startup-that-wants-to-take-on-tesla/

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