China's Telos, seed-backed by HongShan and Hillhouse, builds omni-modal full-duplex models
kimmonismus · x · 2026-10-23
- According to company materials, Chinese startup Telos is developing omni-modal, full-duplex interaction models.
- Its seed backers include HongShan (formerly Sequoia China) and Hillhouse.
- The founding team spans frontier LLM labs, duplex model work, and academic research.
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