BlueRun Ventures' Angel Project Tashi Zhihang Closes $455M Pre-A Round to Build Robots That "Actually Work and Actually Ship" | BlueRun Family
Let China's Embodied Intelligence Take the World Stage
On April 16, Tashi Zhihang announced the completion of a $455 million Pre-A funding round, setting a new record for the largest single funding round and largest Pre-A round in China's embodied intelligence sector. With this round closed, Tashi Zhihang has leapfrogged into the first tier of the industry in just one year. In March 2025, the company had already set a record for the largest angel round in China's embodied intelligence space with a $120 million raise. BlueRun Ventures, the lead investor in its angel round, continued to double down in this round — breaking our own single-investment record.
As the lead investor in Tashi Zhihang's angel round, we are thrilled to see the company rapidly bridge the gap from entrepreneurial vision to organizational execution over the past year. It has achieved world-leading results in embodied intelligence data collection and model iteration, and has pioneered complete solutions for real-world deployment scenarios.
BlueRun Ventures believes embodied intelligence is one of the most important technology waves of the next decade, and we have made deep, systematic early bets in this space. We believe the future of embodied intelligence belongs to teams that can truly translate cutting-edge technology into real productive capacity. We look forward to Tashi Zhihang staying true to its mission, pushing the boundaries of technology and industry, and building robots that can actually get the job done.
Vincent, Chief Strategy Officer of Tashi Zhihang, said the round was oversubscribed, reflecting the highest level of recognition from top-tier domestic and international investment institutions. The investor base spans four camps: financial investors, strategic investors, industry players, and state capital. Hillhouse and HSG co-led the round, with Shanghai SDIC Pioneer Fund, Beijing Robotics Industry Development Investment Fund, TCL Capital, FT Capital, Shoucheng Holdings, C&D Emerging Investment, and Hengxu Capital also coming in. Meanwhile, BlueRun Ventures, Meituan, Qiming Venture Partners, and Linear Capital and other existing shareholders continued to increase their stakes. Since its founding, Tashi Zhihang has cracked the "Goldbach conjecture" of industrial automation — complex flexible wire harness assembly — and set a Guinness World Record for "most sub-millimeter wire harness assemblies completed in one hour."
Dr. Yilun Chen, CEO of Tashi Zhihang, said the company has achieved a series of密集技术突破与落地进展 in full-stack AI deployment, a human-centric data paradigm, and AWE 3.0, the world's first "job-ready" general-purpose embodied foundation model — laying a solid foundation for future growth. Tashi Zhihang is committed to building trustworthy physical AI and becoming a pioneer in China's new quality productive forces.
Zhenyu Li, Chairman of Tashi Zhihang, said this round of funding will accelerate the development of the general-purpose embodied foundation model AWE and the continued recruitment of top industry talent, with the next round focused on building robots that truly work and can be mass-produced. The company will actively compete on the global stage and establish China's embodied intelligence as a world-class force.
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