{
  "id": 644455,
  "title": "Chinese AI start-up ModelBest kicks off pre-IPO tutoring process for mainland listing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/chinese-ai-start-up-modelbest-kicks-off-pre-ipo-tutoring-process-for-644455",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-12T07:26:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SCMP Tech",
    "slug": "scmp-tech",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3363762/chinese-ai-start-modelbest-kicks-pre-ipo-tutoring-process-mainland-listing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chinese AI start-up ModelBest has kicked off its pre-initial public offering (IPO) tutoring process for a listing in mainland China, capitalising on growing demand for compact artificial intelligence models that run locally on devices like smartphones and laptops, and in cars. The four-year-old company also appears to be banking on its small-model strategy to overcome China’s acute shortage of…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Chinese AI start-up ModelBest kicks off pre-IPO tutoring process for mainland listing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/chinese-ai-start-up-modelbest-kicks-off-pre-ipo-tutoring-process-for",
        "published": "2026-08-12T07:26:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "Chinese AI startup ModelBest starts pre-IPO process",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/chinese-ai-startup-modelbest-starts-pre-ipo-process",
        "published": "2026-08-12T09:01:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}