Entrepreneurship,Female Leadership,Technology
Ke Na, CKGSB Women in Leadership (Juanyong) Program Alumna; Co-founder and Vice President, MeetFuture Technology
Ke Na, alumna of the CKGSB Women in Leadership (Juanyong) Program and Cofounder & Chief Strategy Officer of Meetfuture Technology, recently appeared on China Central Television’s flagship reality program Win in AI+. After rigorous rounds of project roadshows, real-world demonstrations, and expert evaluations, she led her team to victory—earning a place among the “Top 10 Chinese AI Startups of 2025.”
Her award-winning project: a holistic semiconductor Automated Material Handling System (AMHS) for semiconductor fabs, integrating AI algorithms, industry know-how, and engineering practices.
Yet, back in 2006 when she graduated with a degree in language and literature, Ke Na was far from today’s semiconductor leader. At that time, she faced two completely different career choices. Defying expectations, she chose to enter the semiconductor industry.
“I’ve always been drawn to exploring the unknown,” she recalled. “That’s why I chose semiconductors.”
That bold leap into a new world became the starting point of her 18-year career. Along the way, she not only immersed herself deeply in the industry, but also continuously pushed her team to achieve breakthrough innovations.
In 2014, Ke Na co-founded Meetfuture Technology. Since its inception, the company targeted one of the most challenging and critical areas of automated material handling—semiconductor wafer fabs. Armed with solid technical capabilities, Meetfuture has since developed five major product lines and 33 integrated hardware-software AMHS solutions. These products have been repeatedly tested and refined through realworld deployments in numerous domestic and international wafer fabs.
At the heart of their value lies the company’s AMHS system, which coordinates hundreds of overhead hoists in wafer fabs. Its efficiency is vital: without high-performing hoists, even the most advanced semiconductor processes cannot translate into profit. Meetfuture’s system ensures that wafer carriers—worth millions of RMB each—are delivered to thousands of process stations with unmatched speed and precision.
To meet the daunting challenge of running hundreds of hoists at high speed, 24/7, without congestion or collisions, Meetfuture pioneered a dual-engine solution: Spatiotemporal Predictive Algorithm + Intelligent Switch Control. Like a “super AI commander,” it enables clusters of 300 hoists to achieve average transport times under 130 seconds, boosting overall fab vehicle efficiency and generating billions of RMB in economic value. Today, Meetfuture has become a leading player in this niche field in China.
Nonetheless, challenges remain. “China’s semiconductor industry is still in a critical stage. From raw materials to technology and talent, we face huge obstacles,” Ke Na admitted. “For Meetfuture, the biggest challenge has always been talent. At the beginning, I personally recruited every core team member,” she said.
Meetfuture has filed nearly 300 core technology patents and software copyrights, building a full value-chain R&D system anchored in Integrated Product Development (IPD). This robust innovation framework not only drives sustainable growth, but also makes Meetfuture one of the very few Chinese suppliers with fully independent IP and the ability to continuously iterate its own core software code.
As one of the earliest companies in China to break the AMHS technology monopoly and deliver a fully integrated AMHS solution, Meetfuture has already entered more than 50 semiconductor fabs worldwide. The company has secured over 20,000 cumulative unit orders, built a substantial repository of real-world operational data, completed acceptance of four full-fab OHT system deployments, and continues to receive a steady flow of OHT overhead vehicle orders. Meetfuture also led the release of China’s first OHT standard and now holds more than 70% of the domestic market.
“We benchmark ourselves against the two leading Japanese players in the industry,” Ke Na stated frankly. When asked how Meetfuture managed to break customers’ long-standing procurement habits and win trust in China-made AMHS solutions, she recalled that the unusual circumstances of 2023 unexpectedly became a turning point. “Some overseas equipment had no technicians available at the time. Our team stayed on-site around the clock inside clients’ fabs. That level of responsiveness earned their recognition and ultimately opened more market opportunities for us.”
In October 2025, Meetfuture announced the completion of its Pre-IPO financing round, enabling increased investment in R&D and operations, expanded overseas production capacity, and an accelerated push into global markets.
For Ke Na, the company places a strong emphasis on focus—specifically on the AMHS equipment market within the semiconductor sector, with key deployments in 12-inch fabs and advanced packaging. She said: “Demand for semiconductor automation continues to grow. We prioritize serving top-tier clients, improving productivity and capital returns, accelerating overseas expansion, and strengthening our technological moat.”
She also added that by staying deeply committed to the semiconductor industry and concentrating on core projects, the company can better integrate resources, increase market share and brand premium, and position itself for long-term valuation growth and strategic development.
In the highly technical semiconductor industry, women remain a rare presence. Ke Na recalls that in the early days, fewer than 10% of the 1,600 employees in a fab were women.
Yet she firmly believes women bring unique strengths. “I’ve worked with many brilliant technologists and scientists, but many have very strong egos. Meanwhile, women can provide flexible leadership that ensures progress—and that is a powerful advantage.”
It is precisely this blend of rationality and flexibility in leadership that has fueled Meetfuture’s continued breakthroughs.
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