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Li Yifan

Co-founder and CEO of Hesai Technology (Nasdaq: HSAI), a leading Chinese LiDAR sensor manufacturer. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since inception. Co-founder of Sharpa, a Singapore-based robotics company building dexterous manipulation systems and humanoid robots.

Chinese · 3 current roles · 2 foundings

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Pandar LiDARverified→
Founder
Pandar LiDAR is the product line of [Hesai Technology](/companies/hesai-technology), a publicly listed Chinese LiDAR sensor manufacturer (Nasdaq: HSAI).
IPO · $190M2 verified deployments · Pandar64 at China, Asia →1 model
Sharpaverified→
Founder
Sharpa is a Singapore-headquartered robotics company founded in late 2024 by the three co-founders of [Hesai Technology](/companies/hesai) — Li Yifan (CEO), Xia
Strategic Financing · $670M1 verified deployment · Sharpa North at Shanghai, China →3 models
Hesai Technologyverified→
Former Co-founder & CEO
Hesai Technology (NASDAQ: HSAI) is a Chinese lidar company — world's largest lidar manufacturer by units shipped.
IPO · $190M1 verified deployment · AT128 at China →1 model

Current roles (3)

Pandar LiDAR CEO and Co-founderSecondary-verified
Pandar LiDAR Co-founderSecondary-verified
Sharpa CEO & Co-founderSecondary-verified

Foundings (2)

Pandar LiDARcofounderno longer at company
Sharpacofounder

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Co-founders (4)

Former / Previously (1)

Hesai Technology Co-founder & CEOSecondary-verified

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