Fund Raising

  • Chinese commercial space startup Astron secures new funding to advance reusable rockets

    Astron plans to use the new capital to advance its reusable rocket development, targeting a maiden flight in the first half of 2027.

  • Former Alibaba AI core figure Lin Junyang founds new lab, seeks $2 billion valuation

    The former head of Tongyi Qwen research is raising hundreds of millions of dollars, with HongShan Capital and Gaorong Capital participating in investment talks.

  • Kuaishou plans to spin off Kling AI in $2 billion funding round with Tencent

    Kuaishou is planning to spin off its video-generation AI model, Kling AI, seeking to raise $2 billion at a $20 billion valuation, with Tencent in talks to participate in the investment.

  • Chinese robotics startup Vbot secures record Pre-A funding for humanoid push

    The fresh capital will fund the expansion of robot dog production and offline retail networks, while kickstarting the development of new full-size humanoid robots.

  • DeepSeek reportedly seeks over $7 billion in funding, setting Chinese AI record

    DeepSeek is seeking to raise 50 billion yuan ($7.35 billion), which could become the largest AI funding round in China to date.

  • Chinese AI startup StepFun nears $2.5 billion funding ahead of Hong Kong IPO

    StepFun is on the verge of completing a new funding round of nearly $2.5 billion as it accelerates its push for a Hong Kong IPO.

  • Kimi maker Moonshot to raise $2 billion at $20 billion valuation

    Moonshot is poised to close a new $2 billion funding round, pushing its latest valuation past $20 billion.

  • China's chip fund in talks to lead DeepSeek funding at $45 billion valuation, report says

    China's state-backed semiconductor investment fund is seeking to lead DeepSeek's first fundraising round.

  • Westlake Robotics secures Pre-A+ funding to advance embodied AI

    Westlake Robotics secured Pre-A+ funding just two months after its previous round.

  • Robot-as-a-Service startup Sharebot completes Pre-A funding round

    Sharebot raised hundreds of millions of yuan in Pre-A funding, drawing investors including Charoen Pokphand Group.