Novlead Biotech built a portable machine to make inhaled nitric oxide where clinicians need it. The clever part is not making a gas; it is controlling every breath, then turning that expertise into a wider device business.
It was ZTE's software arm, then Alibaba bought it and gave it a whale for a logo. Today Whale Cloud's ZSmart platform quietly meters the calls, data, and monthly bills of more than a billion people across 80-plus countries.