Tashi Zhihang
它石智航
Tashi Zhihang (它石智航, also known as TARS) is an embodied-intelligence startup co-founded in 2025 by Chen Yilun, Li Zhenyu, and Ding Wenchao — respectively from Tsinghua AIR, Baidu's intelligent-driving unit, and Huawei's "genius youth" program . It made an immediate splash in March 2025 with a $120 million angel round, then the largest angel funding in China's embodied-intelligence sector, led by BlueRun Ventures and Qiming Venture Partners with Linear Capital among the followers . By July 2025 it had closed a $122 million angel-plus round, with Linear Capital doubling down . The company released what it called the world's first scalable real-world embodied multimodal dataset, WIYH, in October 2025, and planned to open it that December .
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A Conversation with Chen Yilun of Tashi: In the Trillion-Dollar Embodied Intelligence Arena, Only Those Who Win the War Are Heroes
The first panoramic telling of the Tashi founding story.
线性资本·After the Start of Summer, Growing Without Reserve | Linear Quarterly
Abundant sunshine, lush growth.
线性资本·"Tashi Intelligent Navigation" Raises $455 Million in Pre-A Round, Linear Capital Continues to Back Through Three Consecutive Rounds Since Seed Stage | Linear Portfolio
China's embodied intelligence sector has set two all-time fundraising records simultaneously.
线性资本·Yunqi Capital x Tsinghua University | 5 Embodied AI "Heavyweights" on Physical AI and Commercialization
Finding the Decisive Factor in Embodied AI's Path to Market
云启资本·Draw a New Year's fortune on New Year's Eve — Linear Capital is "adding to it right away"
Sending Lunar New Year wishes with limited-edition red envelopes and exclusive stickers 🧧
线性资本·Spring has arrived — can blossoms be far behind? | Linear Quarterly
Rather than waiting for spring, define it.
线性资本·Every company in the embodied intelligence space could be solid — the key is whether they've figured out who they want to become | Linear Voice
The embodied data foundation needs to be at the scale of 10 million hours or more.
线性资本·Harry Wang: God Only Opened Two Doors to AI's Future — One in America, One in China | Linear View
The adaptable survive; the evolved lead.
线性资本·Linear Voice: 2025 in the Linear Capital Network
Those real and important moments.
线性资本·"Taishi Intelligent Navigation" Debuts Full-Stack Technology, Becoming World's First Robotics Company to Solve Wire Harness Manufacturing | Linear Portfolio
Cracking the "Goldbach's Conjecture" of industrial automation.
线性资本·Before the Start of Winter, Building Inner Strength | Linear Quarterly
Fearless through the winter, growing inward.
线性资本·"Taishi Intelligent Navigation" Releases World's First Scalable Real-World Embodied Multimodal Dataset, Beating Tesla by About Six Months | Linear Portfolio
A human-centric embodied data engine paradigm.
线性资本·Before the National Day holiday, here's Linear Capital's report card | Linear News
To give back for every vote of confidence with real action.
线性资本·The First Newsletter of Autumn | Linear Quarterly
Cycles turn, and Wanwu Capital begins to harvest.
线性资本·Expo Hopping and Gossip: Fresh Dispatches on Linear Capital From Inside and Outside WAIC | Linear News
At the singularity of thought, the future is compiling itself.
线性资本·"Tashi Intelligent Navigation" Closes $122 Million Angel+ Round, Linear Capital Continues to Double Down | Linear Portfolio
Actively recruiting top technical talent from around the world.
线性资本·Q1 AI Startup Funding Map: $43 Billion, Where Did 80% Go? | Yunqi Tech π
As of 2025, the AI funding boom shows no signs of cooling down.
云启资本·Embodied intelligence startup Tashi Intelligent Navigation announced a $120 million angel funding round, continuing to push the boundaries of physical-world intelligence.
Exploring the unlimited potential of embodied intelligence.
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