Asia Tech Wire (Nov 8) -- Chinese internet giant Baidu has taken a stake in artificial intelligence design firm Hangzhou Jellyfish Intelligence Co., Ltd., or Small Design.

Small Design underwent an industrial and commercial change this week, adding HSG Seed II Holdco U, Ltd and Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co., Ltd. as shareholders and increasing its registered capital from about 7.48 million yuan to about 7.57 million yuan.

Founded in November 2020, Small Design operates Chushou AI, an AI creation platform that supports minimalist and professional modes, text-to-image, image-to-image, online training of models, and other features.

Behind Small Design is LKK Innovation Design Group, which has provided design services for Baidu's Apollo unmanned vehicle, Siemens, Ximalaya, and more.