Understanding Animals With AI
PettiChat is a tech innovation company focused on AI for animal science. Led by Zhejiang University alumni alongside top talent from other institutions, we developed the world's first real-time two-way pet translator. We have secured $1 million in angel funding, earned Kickstarter's "Project We Love" recognition, and gained 20,000 orders across more than 70 countries within just two months of launch.
Our Vision
Understanding and predicting animal behaviours with tokens.
Our Strategy
Developing AI hardware and software solutions for pets and herds.
Our Milestones
- 2024.09Project Start
- 2025.05First Prototype
- 2025.08First Exhibition
- 2025.12Production Ready
- 2026.04Kickstarter Launch — "Project We Love"
- 2026.05Globally Reported by Forbes, AP & More
The Team Behind the Breakthrough
AI scientists, industry veterans and veterinary experts — plus two chief inspiration officers.
Jingyuan Li
- · Forbes 30 Under 30 (2019)
- · Founder of Shinnove 3D Printing
- · Member of Xihu Industry Committee
Jiachun Du
- · Top 10 Design Pilot of China 2024
- · 8 years in Alibaba Cloud IoT & AI
- · 10+ AI papers & patents
Ziqiao Zhu
- · Computer Science, ZJU
- · ACM MM paper first author
- · Builder of the pet sound dataset
Hongbing Cai
- · CEO of Zhangmeng Technology
- · China NEEQ enterprise (834365)
- · National high-tech enterprise
Kejun Zhang
- · Professor & PhD supervisor
- · Dean, ZJU Industrial Design Department
- · Associate editor of IEEE journals
Zili Wang
- · Professor & PhD supervisor
- · Dean of Zhejiang University Animal Hospital
- · China Veterinary Pharmacopoeia Commission
Pipi
- · The voice behind the dataset
Banban
- · The woof that started it all
Ecosystem & Honors
Research With Top Universities
Joint research programs with Zhejiang University and leading institutions in animal science and AI.
Recognized Pet×AI Leader
Recognized among top Pet×AI companies, including national science & technology progress honors.
Industry Collaboration
Ecosystem collaboration with partners such as NetEase Fuxi on pet AI applications.
What's Next: PETTI-WORLD
We are building toward a 100B-token world model of animal behavior — understanding and predicting how animals feel and act, from pets to herds. Partners who join today grow with every generation of the platform.
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