Zhenyu Li
李震宇
Zhenyu Li is the chairman and co-founder of Tashi Zhihang (它石智航), an embodied intelligence startup developing general-purpose embodied large models and production-grade robots . He previously served as president of Baidu's Intelligent Driving Group before leaving to launch the company in 2025 alongside Chen Yilun, who came from Tsinghua AIR, and Ding Wenchao, a former Huawei "genius youth" recruit . Under Li's leadership, Tashi Zhihang raised a $455 million pre-A round in April 2026, with Linear Capital backing it through three consecutive rounds from seed stage onward . Li stated at the time that the funding would accelerate development of the company's AWE embodied foundation model and attract top talent, with the next round focused on "truly working, truly mass-produced" robots .
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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·"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·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·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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