BlueRun Ventures Leads Exclusive Angel Round, Yuanlai Technology Raises Tens of Millions of RMB | BlueRun Ventures

Recently, Shanghai XinJing ShengYu Health Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Yuanlai Technology") announced that it has completed a tens-of-millions RMB angel funding round, with BlueRun Ventures as the sole investor. The proceeds will be used primarily to build out its supply chain system, expand its talent team, and continue R&D and product iteration.

BlueRun Ventures stated: "Next-generation human-computer interaction innovations have long been a key focus area for us. Yuanlai Technology's MWS — Multi-frequency Waveguide System — built on materials innovation and fundamental control algorithm innovation, represents a highly imaginative underlying technology platform in this direction. We look forward to seeing more innovative application scenarios built on this platform come to fruition."

Founded in 2020, Yuanlai Technology is a product platform company focused on innovative human-computer interaction. Drawing on neurofeedback mechanisms from neuroscience, the company has established two core technical moats: rare alloy materials and digital content encoding. It pioneered the Multi-frequency Waveguide System (MWS). Built on this underlying module technology, the company can enable applications across multiple domains, including sleep, automotive, and broad entertainment. The team brings strong interdisciplinary expertise spanning materials science, sensors, cognitive science, and psychoacoustics, with integrated hardware-software capabilities. It holds 12 patents and 52 publications.

Since the concept of human-computer interaction emerged in the 1980s, the bulk of research and applications have focused on visual and auditory interaction, while haptics has been largely overlooked. In recent years, as research into the underlying mechanisms of complex tactile sensation and breakthroughs in core materials have advanced, haptics has become a critical direction for next-generation human-computer interaction technology — the final mile toward achieving a closed sensory loop. Within haptic interaction, a notable trend is the leapfrog development from machine haptics to cognitive haptics. Machine haptics refers primarily to tactile sensation, which serves only a perceptual function. Cognitive haptics encompasses not only bodily perception but also targeted modulation and intervention of cognitive states, completing a closed loop of perception plus regulation. Cognitive haptics represents a very new technical direction, with top institutions domestically and internationally investing in research in recent years.

Building on prior theoretical foundations, Yuanlai Technology began in 2018 to develop the MWS technology based on innovations in new materials and encoding. Compared with traditional haptic interaction core motor modules, it can achieve higher temporal resolution controlled waves, more effectively matching tactile response thresholds, realizing disruptive and applicable innovation in the field of cognitive haptics.

Industry reports indicate that the global sleep market reached $488 billion in 2021, with the sleep technology track growing at a 34% compound annual growth rate. Yet among existing sleep aid products, 80% of users report that current solutions are ineffective, with users seeking more effective and perceptible products and services. Yuanlai Technology leverages cognitive haptics as its technical moat, with sleep scenarios as its first commercial entry point, following a product design philosophy of no side effects, no complex wearables, efficient and immediate experience, and personalization. Its debut product is the MindLax Sleeping Mat. Targeting high-stress, anxious populations and those with insomnia not caused by underlying medical conditions, the sleeping mat provides immersive natural environment envelopment through somatic vibration and sound, enabling rapid sleep onset within 10–30 minutes and rapid energy recovery. The product relies on the cognitive science principle of brainwave entrainment, enhancing alpha wave guidance to bring users into a relaxed state, while employing dual-channel tactile and auditory pathways to improve the efficacy of neural regulation, achieving seamless interaction. The product launched on the overseas Kickstarter platform on February 21, receiving strong support from over 1,000 users and raising hundreds of thousands of dollars within a month. The new technical approach sparked extensive discussion among enthusiast users.

Facing this milestone new starting point, Liu Yitong, CEO of Yuanlai Technology, stated: "As a leader in innovative human-computer interaction technology, we will continue to dig deep into technological potential and build high technical moats. Leveraging our underlying module technology, we will launch more innovative and leading products, bringing users a better life experience. Our innovative technology has received initial validation in sleep scenarios, and we will continue to refine our products to better meet user needs. At the same time, we will also pay attention to opportunities in the new energy vehicle ecosystem, entering the smart seat scenario to bring users a more intelligent travel experience. We firmly believe that as we continue to consolidate and expand in the cognitive haptics field, Yuanlai Technology will become an industry leader and create more value for users."

In 2023, Yuanlai Technology will focus primarily on building the MindLax Sleeping Mat into a hit single product in overseas markets through a D2C model. At the same time, it will continuously refine innovative product categories based on user needs, launching multiple SKUs. Beyond this, leveraging its underlying module technology, the company is also tracking opportunities in the new energy vehicle ecosystem, entering the smart seat scenario in SDK module form. It has already entered the POC validation phase with leading new energy vehicle makers. It is believed that before long, Yuanlai Technology will be able to create standalone product categories and establish an overseas brand built on its underlying module technology.

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Originating in Silicon Valley, BlueRun Ventures was established in 2005 and is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups.

Currently, BlueRun Ventures manages multiple USD and RMB dual-currency funds in China, with assets under management exceeding RMB 15 billion, making it one of the largest early-stage funds domestically. Its investment stage focuses on Pre-A and Series A, covering hard tech and innovative interaction, enterprise technology, new consumer, and healthcare. It has cumulatively invested in over 150 startups, including Li Auto, Waterdrop, QingCloud, Guazi.com, Qudian, Songguo Mobility, Ganji.com, Energy Monster, Yuntion Semiconductor, Machenike, CloudSaints Intelligence, Anxinnet, and BioMap.

BlueRun Ventures has been ranked first in Zero2IPO's "China Top 30 Early-Stage Investment Institutions" and ChinaVenture's "China Best Early-Stage Venture Capital Institutions TOP30," and was named among Preqin's Top 10 global VC fund managers for consistent high-return performance.

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