Kai Yu

Founder at

Beijing Horizon Robotics Technology Development Co., Ltd.

Net worth: 1 182 M $ as of 31/05/2026

49 year

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Kai Yu is the founder of Beijing Horizon Robotics Technology Development Co., Ltd. (2015) as General Manager & Executive Director.
Dr. Yu is the founder of Horizon Robotics Holdings Ltd. (2015) as Chief Executive Officer.
Dr. Yu is the founder of Beijing Horizon Information Technology Co., Ltd. (2015) as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer.
Dr. Yu is the founder of Horizon Robotics (2015) as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer.
Dr. Yu is currently General Manager & Executive Director at Shenzhen Horizon Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. Dr. Yu is currently Director at Shanghai Zhushi Technology Co., Ltd. Former positions include Independent Director at Ecovacs Robotics Co., Ltd. and Head-Media Analytics Department at NEC Laboratories America, Inc. Education includes an undergraduate degree from Nanjing University (1998), a graduate degree from Nanjing University (2000), and a doctorate from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (2004).

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
81.16%	04/06/2026	1,72,41,27,376 ( 81.16% )	1 164 M $	31/05/2026
0.22%	04/06/2026	2,75,28,024 ( 0.22% )	19 M $	31/05/2026

Kai Yu active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Beijing Horizon Robotics Technology Development Co., Ltd. Beijing Horizon Robotics Technology Development Co., Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops chips and software that attempt to mimic how the human brain solves abstract tasks	Founder	14/07/2015
Shanghai Zhushi Technology Co., Ltd. Shanghai Zhushi Technology Co., Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops artificial intelligence decision technology	Director/Board Member	-
Horizon Robotics Holdings Ltd.	Chief Executive Officer	06/08/2015
Shenzhen Horizon Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Horizon Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Develops artificial intelligence based chips and software solutions	Chief Executive Officer	-

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Former positions of Kai Yu

Companies	Position	End
NEC Laboratories America, Inc. NEC Laboratories America, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides research and development services on information technology industry	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
ECOVACS ROBOTICS CO., LTD.	Director/Board Member	-

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Nanjing University Nanjing University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
NEC Laboratories America, Inc. NEC Laboratories America, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides research and development services on information technology industry	Commercial Services
Ecovacs Robotics Co., Ltd. Ecovacs Robotics Co., Ltd. Electronics/AppliancesConsumer Durables Manufactures household service robots, cleaning machinery and equipment	Consumer Durables
Beijing Horizon Robotics Technology Development Co., Ltd. Beijing Horizon Robotics Technology Development Co., Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops chips and software that attempt to mimic how the human brain solves abstract tasks	Technology Services
Shenzhen Horizon Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Horizon Robotics Technology Co., Ltd. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Develops artificial intelligence based chips and software solutions	Electronic Technology
Shanghai Zhushi Technology Co., Ltd. Shanghai Zhushi Technology Co., Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops artificial intelligence decision technology	Technology Services
Horizon Robotics Holdings Ltd.