Investment | NIO Capital Co-Leads Acorn Robot’s Angel Round Financing

 

NIO Capital co-led an angel round of financing in Acorn Robot, the world’s first general embodied intelligence company centered on the “instinct-driven” technical paradigm. The company also unveiled its “Natus AGE-0 Embodied Instinct Model,” a foundation model that it says breaks the industry’s reliance on massive training data.

 

 

Investment | NIO Capital Participates in Shifang Technology’s Series B Financing

 

Shifang Technology, a company focused on digital printing of functional coatings for industrial scenarios, has completed Series B and Series B+ rounds of financing, raising a total of nearly RMB 300 million. NIO Capital was among the investors.

https://youtu.be/0FhGuiN2VrE?si=y5f3-30_8lPTCz8t

 

Podcast | Embodied Instinct: People Don’t Solve Equations Before Picking Up a Cup, and Robots Can Be Born Knowing How

 

In this episode, we speak with Jiang Yao, founder of Acorn Robot, about various aspects of the “instinct-driven” technical approach.

https://youtu.be/0FhGuiN2VrE?si=y5f3-30_8lPTCz8t

 

 

Portfolio Updates | Yanhe Tech’s Series A Fundraising Exceeds RMB 500 Million

 

Yanhe Tech, a perovskite solar startup, has completed its Series A financing with total fundraising exceeding RMB 500 million. The funds raised in this round will be used for the global layout of consumer-grade perovskites and space energy.

 

 

Portfolio Updates | LinkHou Completes Over RMB 100 Million Series C Financing

 

LinkHou, a robotics startup, has completed its Series C financing, raising more than RMB 100 million. The funds raised in this round will be used primarily for the research and development of core components for embodied intelligence, capacity expansion, and the establishment of a provincial-level key laboratory.

 

 

Portfolio Updates | Fangqing Technology Completes Series A1 Financing

 

LuminX, a computing chip developer, has closed its Series A1 round, bringing its valuation to over RMB 10 billion and placing it among the ranks of unicorns.