According to the US media, Hong Letong, a Stanford math PhD graduate born in the 00s, has recently founded an AI startup Axiom Quant. The company aims to raise 50 million dollars, with an expected valuation of 300 to 500 million dollars. The renowned venture capital firm B Capital is likely to lead the funding round.

Hong Letong, a PhD graduate from Stanford University, born in the 00s (Photo from personal social media)

As an early-stage startup, Axiom Quant will target high-end clients such as hedge funds and quantitative traders, with the goal of using AI to solve complex mathematical proofs and provide efficient quantitative solutions for financial firms.

Hong Letong during her time at the Affiliated High School of South China Normal University in Guangzhou (Photo from personal social media)

While many are still debating "whether AI would replace humans," entrepreneurs born in the 00s have already begun to define the next technological paradigm. Also, Yang Fengyu, the generation after the 00s, returned to China to launch his startup UniX AI last year after earning his PhD from Yale University, with several hundred million yuan in funding. From Guangzhou to Silicon Valley, Hong Letong's experience is more than a personal legacy, but reflects a coming new era. As the AI wave collides with China's new generation of academic elites, more "DeepSeeks" are emerging.

Source:Lingnan on the Cloud

广州女孩要卖“数学大脑”给华尔街

据美国媒体报道，来自中国的“00后”斯坦福大学数学女博士洪乐潼在近日成立了AI初创公司公理量化（Axiom Quant），目标融资金额为5000万美元，公司估值预计达到3亿-5亿美元，知名创投公司波士顿投资可能领投。

据悉，作为初创公司的公理量化将锁定对冲基金、量化交易员等高端客户，宣称要用AI解决复杂数学证明的难题，为金融公司提供高效的量化解决方案。

当一波人还在讨论“AI会不会取代人类”时，00后创业者已开始定义下一代技术范式。同为“00后”的杨丰瑜在耶鲁博士毕业后选择回国创业，在去年成立了具身智能公司优理奇，完成数亿元的融资。从广州到硅谷，洪乐潼的经历不仅是个人传奇，更折射出一个时代的来临——当AI浪潮撞上中国新生代学霸，更多“DeepSeek”正在生长。

文｜记者 王丹阳
翻译｜盛嘉
英文审校｜林佳岱