Tec-Do Named to Fortune China's 40 Under 40 List
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GUANGZHOU, China, Sept. 23, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Tec-Do, a global AI marketing technology company, has been named to Fortune China’s 2026 40 Under 40 list, joining a new generation of leaders shaping the AI economy. The 40 Under 40 list highlights young entrepreneurs and innovators who are driving change in their respective industries, and Tec-Do’s Founder and CEO, Shuhao Li, is one of the newest additions to this prestigious roster.
At the application layer, Tec-Do’s marketing multi-agent platform, Navos 2.0, turns model intelligence into action. The platform orchestrates models, tools, and specialized agents across market intelligence, creative generation, influencer engagement, advertising execution, and continuous optimization. This enables AI to move beyond content generation and recommendations to directly drive decision-making, execution, and optimization, a foundational component of Tec-Do’s vision for Agentic Commerce.
Founded by Shuhao Li in 2017, Tec-Do has expanded across more than 200 countries and regions, serving more than 100,000 brands worldwide. Over nine years, the company has built deep expertise in global markets, consumers, and marketing scenarios, a foundation it is now applying in the AI era.
In July, Tec-Do became a technology partner supporting ChatGPT Ads globally, extending its capabilities into emerging AI-native consumer discovery and advertising scenarios. In August, the company completed a new financing round led by Huatai-General Atlantic, accelerating investments in AI R&D, product development, global expansion, and talent.
From deepening partnerships with leading global technology platforms to securing new investor backing and Li’s recognition on Fortune China’s 2026 40 Under 40 list, Tec-Do is entering a new phase of growth in the age of Agentic Commerce, an emerging market opportunity that McKinsey estimates could reach $3 trillion to $5 trillion.
Tec-Do’s Useful AI strategy integrates advanced AI into real business workflows, turning technological capability into tangible growth. At the foundation is Tec-Chi, the company’s proprietary specialized MLLMs for global marketing, built on nearly a decade of industry expertise, proprietary data, real-world performance feedback, and domain know-how. Tec-Chi delivers capabilities across marketing reasoning, multimodal understanding, and video generation.
Tec-Chi’s Question Answering & Reasoning Model ranked No. 1 globally in SuperCLUE’s specialized benchmark for advertising and marketing foundation models, achieving state-of-the-art benchmark performance. Tec-Do works closely with leading technology companies, including OpenAI, Meta, Google, BytePlus, and Alibaba Qwen, integrating frontier model capabilities with its own data, industry knowledge, and real-world marketing scenarios.
Tec-Do’s expansion has been marked by significant milestones. In 2025, the company served over 100,000 advertisers, representing a diversified customer base that spans e-commerce, gaming, entertainment, and local commerce. Li’s recognition on the Fortune China’s 2026 40 Under 40 list underscores Tec-Do’s leadership in the AI marketing space and its commitment to driving meaningful change in the industry.
The company’s journey from its founding in 2017 to its current position as a global leader in AI marketing underscores its ability to navigate the evolving landscape of technology and commerce. Tec-Do’s focus on integrating advanced AI into real-world business processes and its commitment to creating measurable and scalable value for its clients are key factors in its continued success and growth.