Linear Capital early-stage portfolio company **Gritworld** announced the completion of its Series B2 funding round, led by **BYD**.

Linear Capital portfolio company GritWorld (Shanghai) Information Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "GritWorld") announced the completion of a tens-of-millions-of-dollars B2 funding round, led by BYD Group with Lighthouse Capital serving as financial advisor.

3D graphics engine technology is foundational core technology, widely applied in new digital infrastructure, digital twin management, digital simulation and training, digital content creation, consumer terminal human-computer interaction, gaming, and extended reality. Following its deployment in digital smart city management, 3D enhancement for mobile OS, mixed reality application development, and 3D animation/VFX production, GritWorld's self-developed graphics engine GritGene will continue to leverage the unique advantages of an autonomous and controllable graphics engine. The company will pursue deep collaboration with leading customers in the intelligentization of automobiles and the upgrading of China's automotive software industry, empowering smart vehicles to become a critical platform and vehicle for next-generation human-computer interaction.

GritWorld is a computer graphics engine technology provider that meets requirements for original technology development and autonomous control. After nearly eight years of persistent R&D, the company has established complete graphics engine底层 capabilities, committed to becoming the world's leading graphics technology leader and enabling a new generation of intelligent graphics engines to serve every industry and every individual.

Since its founding, GritWorld has received support from domestic hardware leaders, Tencent, Baidu Venture, Poly Capital, CCB Trust, Xicheng Investment and other industry capital, as well as Hillhouse, C Capital, Linear Capital, Langmafeng Capital, Jiangmen Ventures, and Liumai Capital. The company has partnered with multiple domestic hardware giants, China Unicom, New World Group, Xuanji Technology, and other leading enterprises across different industries, transcending industry development cycles and continuously exploring new boundaries for graphics engine applications.

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