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About DATABEYOND DATABEYOND Technology, founded in 2018, is a high-tech company specializing in AI and optoelectronic integration-based intelligent sorting equipment. The company's products are primarily used in a wide range of waste sorting applications, including MRF , MSW , WEEE, ASR, C&I , C&D , WRS, and TRS. DATABEYOND Technology's solutions enable the precise sorting of waste materials, ultimately creating added value from waste resources. Founded in 2018, DATABEYOND Technology has consistently focused on the development and application of frontier sorting technologies. It is China’s largest provider of AI optical sorters and embodied robots in the front-end waste recovery sector. Leveraging deep technical accumulation and extensive industry experience, DATABEYOND provides global recycling enterprises with comprehensive intelligent sorting solution design and implementation services, empowering the industry’s intelligent transformation. Currently, thousands of the company's optical sorters are serving the global recycling industry. Its products not only hold a leading position in the domestic market but have also been successfully exported to numerous countries and regions, including Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Uzbekistan, Mexico, Brazil, Italy, and Eastern Europe. The performance and stability of its products have earned high recognition from international clients. DATABEYOND remains dedicated to leading the democratization of premium intelligent sorting technology globally, ensuring that more recycling enterprises can "afford and excel" in using high-end intelligent sorting equipment, thereby accelerating the arrival of the intelligent era for the global recycling industry. Looking ahead, the company will take the construction of its global R&D and production headquarters as an opportunity to continuously deepen technological innovation, refine its solution systems, and contribute significantly to the high-quality development of the recycling industry and the establishment of a circular economy. Databeyond, founded in 2018, is a leading provider of AI optical sorters and embodied robots for the recycling industry in China. We deliver end-to-end intelligent sorting solutions, helping global recycling operators upgrade to fully automated, data-driven operations. Our core strengths include six industry firsts—such as China’s first AI optical sorter, AI hyperspectral sorter, and embodied robot for waste sorting—and four proprietary technologies: multi-sensor fusion, AI large models, a comprehensive solid-waste database, and high-resolution hyperspectral imaging. With thousands of machines deployed globally and a new 80,000 m² R&D & production headquarters under construction, Databeyond pioneers smart sorting innovation and drives the global recycling industry toward circular economy adoption. Since its founding in 2018, our company has achieved several major milestones that demonstrate strong technological leadership, international recognition, large-scale commercialization capability, and long-term investor confidence in the recycling industry. In 2025, our blended-textile AI hyperspectral optical sorter was recognized by TIME magazine as one of the 2025 Best Inventions, receiving a “Special Mentions” distinction. Our company was listed alongside leading global AI innovators, and we were the only high-tech enterprise in the “Recycling & Reuse” category to receive this recognition, highlighting the technological breakthrough and real-world impact of our solution in waste textile sorting. We have also pioneered multiple industry firsts in China, including the first AI optical sorter for recycling, the first AI hyperspectral sorter, the first fluorescence-based sorter for barrier and aged plastics, the first optical sorter for waste textiles, and the world’s first embodied robot applied to recycling operations. These innovations directly address critical challenges in sorting complex, contaminated, and low-value waste streams. Our technologies are protected by more than 300 intellectual property rights, including over 50 granted invention patents. We are recognized as a National High-Tech Enterprise and a “Specialized and Innovative Little Giant” company, and we participate in China’s national key R&D program on circular economy technologies led by the Ministry of Science and Technology. Commercially, our solutions have been deployed in over 3,000 projects worldwide, including more than 30 large-scale turnkey recycling plants. Our AI optical sorters hold a leading market position in China, with over 70% market share in front-end plastic recycling applications. From a financial and strategic perspective, we have completed multiple venture capital funding rounds backed by leading institutional investors, including China Growth Capital, Matrix Partners China, Fortune Capital, and Sequoia China (HongShan). Most recently, we secured new investments from Amber Capital and Shengqu Capital, further strengthening our ability to scale R&D, manufacturing, and global deployment. Together, these achievements position our company as a globally recognized innovator and a key technology enabler for intelligent, automated recycling systems and the transition toward a circular economy.