Alibaba-backed Chinese AI startup Megvii files for HK listing, eyes at least $500m

Alibaba-backed Chinese AI startup Megvii files for HK listing, eyes at least $500m

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Face++ facial recognition software is seen at the Security China 2018 exhibition on public safety and security in Beijing, China, October 24, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Chinese AI firm Megvii Technology Ltd, backed by Alibaba, has filed in Hong Kong to conduct an IPO targeting proceeds of at least $500 million, two people said, just as the city faces political unrest and its first recession in a decade.

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