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  "markdown": "Founder and Chief Scientist.\n\nJun Zhu is founder and chief scientist of ShengShu Technology, the company founded in 2023 that makes the Vidu video generation models. In ShengShu's funding announcement of February 2026 he described its aim of taking its models from digital uses towards deeper integration with the physical world.\n\n## What Jun builds\n\n- [Vidu API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/vidu.md), graded E, 40.2/100, in Video generation. ShengShu's Vidu models behind an async REST API. Founder and Chief Scientist, researched 2026-10-29.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Jintao Zhang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jintao-zhang/), Head of Streaming Video Generation and Inference\n- [Yihang Luo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/yihang-luo/), Co-founder and CEO\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [Alibaba Group](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/alibaba-group/)\n- [Andon Haitang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/andon-haitang/)\n- [China Internet Investment Fund](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/china-internet-investment-fund/)\n- [TAL Education Group](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/tal-education-group/)\n- [Luminous Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/luminous-ventures/)\n- [LINK-X CAPITAL](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/link-x-capital/)\n- [Delta Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/delta-capital/)\n- [Baidu Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/baidu-ventures/)\n- [Zhongguancun Science City Fund (中关村科学城基金)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/zhongguancun-science-city-fund/)\n- [Wondershare](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/wondershare/)\n- [Visual China Group](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/visual-china-group/)\n- [TRS](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/trs/)\n- [Qiming Venture Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/qiming-venture-partners/)\n- [Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund (北京市人工智能产业投资基金)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/beijing-artificial-intelligence-industry-investment-fund/)\n- [G\u0026O](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/g-o/)\n- [C\u0026D Emerging Industry Equity Investment](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/c-d-emerging-industry-equity-investment/)\n- [Guowen Hechuang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/guowen-hechuang/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Jun Zhu?\n\nJun Zhu is founder and chief scientist of ShengShu Technology, the company founded in 2023 that makes the Vidu video generation models. In ShengShu's funding announcement of February 2026 he described its aim of taking its models from digital uses towards deeper integration with the physical world.\n\n### What does ShengShu Technology make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Vidu API from ShengShu Technology. ShengShu's Vidu models behind an async REST API.\n\n### Who has invested in ShengShu Technology?\n\nThe sources our research read name Alibaba Group, Andon Haitang, China Internet Investment Fund, TAL Education Group, Luminous Ventures, LINK-X CAPITAL, Delta Capital, Baidu Ventures, Zhongguancun Science City Fund (中关村科学城基金), Wondershare, Visual China Group, TRS, Qiming Venture Partners, Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund (北京市人工智能产业投资基金), G\u0026O, C\u0026D Emerging Industry Equity Investment and Guowen Hechuang.\n\n### How are Jun's tools graded?\n\nVidu API is graded E, 40.2 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shengshu-technology-unveils-vidu-s2-bringing-real-time-interaction-and-editing-to-ai-video-302879976.html\n- https://x.com/Jintao_Zhang_\n- https://platform.vidu.com/help-center\n- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shengshu-technology-unveils-motus2-a-self-evolving-general-world-model-for-dexterous-manipulation-302877367.html\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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