Thundersoft

Founded in 2008 by Hongfei Zhao and Larry Geng, Thundersoft is a provider of smart operating system and platform technology. The company went public in 2015, becoming China's first listed technical firm specializing in the intelligent operating system. Co-founder Larry Geng, who serves as President, graduated from Tianjin University and later received a postgraduate degree from the Institute of Software Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences with a research focus on operating systems, bringing over 15 years of software engineering experience to the company. Hongfei Zhao holds the positions of Chairman and CEO.

Thundersoft operates as a software vendor and technology provider for the smart device industry, serving clients in sectors such as automotive, smartphones, AIoT (Artificial Intelligence of Things), and enterprise. The company's business model revolves around providing full-stack operating system technologies that bridge the gap between underlying hardware and upper-layer applications. Its revenue is generated from offering a wide range of solutions and services, including smart device operating systems, mobile device management, application development, and OS customization. As of mid-2025, Thundersoft reported a trailing 12-month revenue of $871 million.

The company's offerings span across several domains. For the automotive market, Thundersoft provides an intelligent vehicle operating system and the E-Cockpit smart cockpit software platform, which is used by over 40 global automotive brands. The firm has also developed the ThunderHPC, a high-performance computing domain controller that integrates smart cockpit, smart driving, and smart parking functionalities. In the AIoT and smart industries sector, Thundersoft offers a matrix of edge AI products, including the TurboX Edge Box, the Model Farm AI development environment, and the IoT Harbor management platform. The company has expanded its capabilities through strategic acquisitions, including Rightware, a provider of automotive user interface software, and MM Solutions, a mobile image software provider, to enhance its vision and artificial intelligence solutions.

Keywords: operating systems, platform technology, smart devices, automotive software, AIoT, edge AI, intelligent cockpit, smart driving, user interface software, computer vision, embedded systems, mobile imaging, IoT management, robotics solutions, full-stack OS, connected car, smart retail, mobile device management, on-device AI, system on module