Chinese AI chip founders are worth $2.1 billion each at a company that has never made a profit

Billionaires Africa | 12.09.2026 03:59
Zhao Lidong and Zhang Yalin, the two former AMD engineers who founded the Chinese artificial intelligence chipmaker Shanghai Enflame Technology in 2018, are each worth about $2.1 billion following the company's stock market debut on Friday, Sept. 11, according to Forbes. Bloomberg puts the figure higher, at roughly $2.5 billion each.