Sam Altman-backed Coco Robotics Raises $80 Million for Delivery Bots

China's VC Community Rethinks the Scientist-Founder Frenzy as Reality Sets In

Commercialization metrics are still absent or underweighted in most research performance evaluations. Universities focus on project funding, journal publications, and patent counts—but rarely track the effectiveness of patent monetization.

China's Ultra Precision Raises Millions in Series A to Expand Domestic Chip Inspection Equipment

The company's flagship AOI inspection system can detect defects as small as 30nm on optical chips using AI algorithms with a reported accuracy of 99.9%.

Chinese Liquor Giant Moutai Backs AI Startup ModelBest in Major Funding Round

Kweichow Moutai makes bold move into China's booming AI sector as it joins a high-profile investment round in edge AI pioneer ModelBest.

China's Boson Quantum Secures New Funding to Accelerate Photonic Quantum Computing Push

The latest round marks Boson Quantum's seventh fundraising event since its founding in late 2020 and the second this year.

Humanoid Robots and Venture Capital: Is China in a Bubble?

Bubbles themselves are not the problem; misjudging the timing of their burst is what proves fatal.

China's Private Equity Market Sees Strategic Shift as State Funds Take the Lead in Q1 2025

The private equity industry is undergoing a seismic change from being "cycle-driven" to "strategy-driven."

Yangtze Memory's Parent Company Secures $1.3 Billion in New Funding, Valuation Tops $22 Billion

In 2017, YMTC became the first Chinese company to independently design and produce 3D NAND flash memory. The company's proprietary "Xtacking" architecture — which separates and then hybrid-bonds memory and logic circuits — underpins its competitive edge.

AI Startup Yutori Secures $15M Seed Funding with Backing from Fei-Fei Li

OpenAI Nears Completion of $40 Billion SoftBank-Led Funding Round

The deal is expected to value OpenAI at $300 billion, nearly doubling its previous valuation of $157 billion from its October fundraising round.