AI Chipmaker Groq Targets $6 Billion Valuation in New Funding Talks

China's Humanoid Robot Startups Attract Massive Capital Amid AI Investment Surge

According to IT Juzi, there were 114 investment events in China’s embodied intelligence and robotics sector in the first five months of 2025, surpassing the 77 deals recorded in all of 2024.

Zhipu AI Secures $140 Million Investment from Shanghai State-Backed Firms as IPO Preparations Advance

Zhipu CEO Zhang Peng stated, "The future of AI is not just a competition of model performance, but also a reconstruction of the 'production paradigm.'"

BetterYeah AI Raises Over $14 Million in Series B, Backed by Alibaba Cloud

Key features of the platform include a visual development framework, multi-agent task collaboration, a proprietary VisionRAG engine for data accuracy and cost optimization, and comprehensive enterprise-grade LLMOps capabilities.

China's GALBOT Raises Record $150 Million in Humanoid Robotics, Plans Industrial Rollout With CATL, Bosch

This round was led by CATL and Puquan Capital (CATL Capital), with participation from the Beijing Robotics Industry Fund, China Development Bank’s CDB Sci-Tech Innovation Fund, and GGV Capital.

M&A Boom Heats Up as China Renaissance Leads the Charge

Wang Lixing of China Renaissance: Be a “wave maker” in M&A, not just a “wave rider.”

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.