Eight Unity Ventures Portfolio Companies Announce Funding Rounds: AI Evolution, Biotech Surge, and Accelerated Globalization | Unity Ventures Autumn Update
Total funding raised exceeds 2 billion yuan.
Over the past three months, eight Unity Ventures portfolio companies announced new funding rounds, raising more than RMB 2 billion in total — tracing multidimensional curves on the coordinate system of technological evolution.
Beyond the steadily heating-up robotics and AI application tracks, innovation in biomedicine has also entered an explosive phase. Meanwhile, with AI as a tailwind, Chinese companies' globalization is climbing along a steeper slope.
Where these curves intersect, a clear signal emerges: the protagonists of the next generation of tech waves are taking the stage.
Unity Ventures Funding Compass
- "Independent Variable Robotics" raised nearly RMB 1 billion in an A+ round, open-sourcing the end-to-end embodied intelligence foundation model WALL-OSS
- "Noetix Robotics" completed six rounds in two years, with orders exceeding RMB 100 million in six months
- "INMO Technology" closed over RMB 150 million in a B2 round, solidifying its position as an industry leader
- "Basis Origin" raised over RMB 100 million in an angel round, building an "AI operating system" for enterprises
- "Lingkuai Technology" secured several million RMB in an angel round, launching TabTab, a self-evolving AI data analyst
- "Yaotang Bio" completed over RMB 300 million in a Series B, led by AstraZeneca CICC Medical Industry Fund
- "GreenVoltis" closed a new funding round, rising to become a top-2 Nordic AI-native virtual power plant operator
- "Laimou Technology" completed three rounds totaling over RMB 100 million in six months, with lawn mower robot revenue breaking RMB 100 million
Unity Ventures Major Events
- Multiple Unity Ventures portfolio companies appeared at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference and World Robot Conference
- "Momenta" deployed its flywheel large model in Europe, accelerating its globalization
- "Lingmou Medical" presented at three major international academic conferences in Latin America
- "LynkSoul" launched DouDou AI 1.0, adding 1 million users in 10 days, while releasing its international version
Unity Ventures Highlights
- Unity Ventures and its portfolio companies received more than 20 awards in AI, embodied intelligence, advanced manufacturing, globalization, and other fields
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Unity Ventures Funding Compass
Robotics & Smart Hardware
"Independent Variable Robotics" raised nearly RMB 1 billion in an A+ round, open-sourcing the end-to-end embodied intelligence foundation model WALL-OSS
Independent Variable Robotics completed an A+ round of nearly RMB 1 billion, led by Alibaba Cloud and CASID, with participation from China Development Bank Capital, HSG, and Zhence Capital. Meituan Strategic Investment made an additional follow-on investment as an existing shareholder, while Legend Star and Legend Capital continued to increase their stakes. This marks Alibaba Cloud's first investment in an embodied intelligence company.
Since its founding in late 2023, Independent Variable Robotics has pursued a technical path toward general embodied intelligence through end-to-end unified large models. It recently released its fully self-developed wheeled dual-arm humanoid robot, "Quanta X2." In less than six months, the company achieved full-stack self-development of robot bodies, high-DOF dexterous hands, and exoskeleton teleoperation data collection devices.
Independent Variable Robotics also open-sourced its embodied foundation model for developers: "Wall-OSS." At 4.2B parameters, WALL-OSS is currently the only open-source embodied model capable of unified end-to-end output across language, vision, and action modalities. (Learn more)
"Noetix Robotics" completed six rounds in two years, with orders exceeding RMB 100 million in six months
Noetix Robotics announced the completion of an A++ round of several hundred million RMB, led by G-Pu Capital, with participation from BAIC Capital, CICC Capital, Jinko Solar, Yunhui Capital, Youshan Investment, Zhuoyuan Capital, and Yuanzhi Future. This marks Noetix Robotics' third consecutive funding round since the first half of this year, bringing its total to six rounds.
Noetix Robotics secured over 2,000 commercial orders in the first half of the year, with total contract value expected to exceed RMB 100 million, placing it in the first tier of commercialization. From product launch to scaled orders, it took less than six months. (Learn more)
"INMO Technology" closed over RMB 150 million in a B2 round, solidifying its position as an industry leader
INMO Technology completed a B2 round of over RMB 150 million, jointly invested by Puhua Capital, Liangxi Industry Development Group, and Shenqi Capital. According to IDC reports, INMO Technology ranked among the industry leaders in China with 47.6% shipment share and 39.7% sales share through its INMO GO and INMO AIR product series. (Learn more)
AI Applications
Former 01.AI co-founder Dai Zonghong's new venture, "Basis Origin," raised over RMB 100 million in an angel round
Basis Origin recently announced an angel round exceeding RMB 100 million. Investors include Unity Ventures, Innovation Works, Nut Capital, Puhua Capital, Yinqiao Fund, Zhengyang Hengzhuo, CASSTAR, and Zhui Chuang Ventures.
Founded by former 01.AI co-founder Dai Zonghong, Basis Origin is building an "AI operating system" for enterprises. This system is a technical platform integrating models and applications, with a foundation of multiple base large models and industry vertical large models. The upper layer uses enterprises' own business data for modeling, ultimately combining into a virtual-real fused digital twin environment to complete industrial AI transformation and enhance business value. (Learn more)
"Lingkuai Technology" secured several million RMB in an angel round, launching TabTab, a self-evolving AI data analyst
Large model application company "Lingkuai Technology" announced the completion of a several-million-RMB angel round invested by Unity Ventures. Lingkuai Technology is a multi-agent AIGC product and service provider, dedicated to creating AI Agent teams comparable to real humans for users, making "1 employee + 3-5 AI Agents" equivalent to "10 employees" a reality, so that individuals and organizations can have self-evolving AI intelligent assistants. (Learn more)
Biomedicine
"Yaotang Bio" completed over RMB 300 million in a Series B, led by AstraZeneca CICC Medical Industry Fund
Yaotang Bio recently announced the completion of a Series B round exceeding RMB 300 million. Yaotang Bio focuses on developing in vivo gene editing drugs based on mRNA-LNP delivery, successfully developing next-generation gene editors YolCas and base editors YolBE, obtaining proprietary novel lipid nanoparticles (LNP), and achieving more efficient in vivo delivery.
Currently, all four of Yaotang Bio's product pipelines have entered clinical stages, making it the biopharmaceutical company with the most in vivo gene editing drug clinical-stage pipelines globally. (Learn more)
Globalization
"GreenVoltis" closed a new funding round, rising to become a top-2 Nordic AI-native virtual power plant operator
European leading AI virtual power plant company GreenVoltis announced the completion of a new round of several million USD, exclusively invested by Minyin International. GreenVoltis is an AI-native virtual power plant aggregation operator focused on the European market, participating in electricity spot trading and grid ancillary services through AI-native technology, while also helping infrastructure investment funds with European project development and asset investment.
On September 22, GreenVoltis announced an innovative strategic cooperation agreement with China Gas Group subsidiary Zhongran Hongming Power Technology Group, formally signing a Nordic 115MW/230MWh energy storage project operation contract, leapfrogging to become a top-2 AI-native multi-market optimization virtual power plant operator in the Nordics. (Learn more)
"Laimou Technology" completed three rounds totaling over RMB 100 million in six months, with lawn mower robot revenue breaking RMB 100 million
Smart lawn mower robot manufacturer "Laimou Technology" recently completed a Series A round of several tens of millions of RMB with participation from Unity Ventures. Laimou Technology focuses on R&D and manufacturing of smart lawn mower robots for the European and American markets. Since 2025, the company has completed three funding rounds with cumulative amount exceeding RMB 100 million.
Laimou Technology focuses on R&D and manufacturing of smart lawn mower robots for the European and American markets. Since its first product Lymow One launched on Kickstarter, it has raised over USD 7.5 million, ranking first in the lawn mower category on the platform. Since its independent site went live on May 28, cumulative sales have exceeded RMB 100 million, with an average order value of USD 2,499, and annual delivery is expected to exceed tens of thousands of units. (Learn more)
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Unity Ventures Major Events
Multiple Unity Ventures portfolio companies appeared at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference and World Robot Conference
Independent Variable Robotics, Noetix Robotics, ULS Robotics, D-Robotics, and other Unity Ventures portfolio companies appeared at WAIC (World Artificial Intelligence Conference) and WRC (World Robot Conference).
Independent Variable Robotics demonstrated fluid operation across multiple application scenarios through multi-robot intelligent swarms. Noetix Robotics showcased its N2 and other robot products, pushing anthropomorphism to new heights. ULS Robotics brought the company's first consumer-grade exoskeleton "VIATRIX," penetrating daily life scenarios.
"Momenta" deployed its flywheel large model in Europe, accelerating globalization
Momenta participated in IAA Mobility 2025, comprehensively showcasing its end-to-end flywheel large model technical achievements and latest progress with ecosystem partners. Momenta has currently reached deep cooperation with over 20 global mainstream automakers.
The overseas versions of IM5 and IM6, based on the Zhiji L6 and LS6, recently officially launched and went on sale in the United Kingdom, with both new models equipped with Momenta's flywheel large model-assisted driving system. Meanwhile, Momenta continues to deepen its strategic cooperation with Uber, with both parties planning to commence L4 autonomous driving Robotaxi commercial operations in Munich in 2026. (Learn more)
"Lingmou Medical" presented at three major international academic conferences in Latin America
Lingmou Medical recently attended Digestive Disease Week of the Americas, the Latin American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition annual meeting, and the Mexican Society of Digestive Endoscopy annual meeting, appearing at three major international heavyweight academic conferences in Latin America to showcase China's original research soft endoscope solutions. Currently, Lingmou Medical is simultaneously building domestic and overseas sales teams and channel infrastructure, having established local partners and sales networks in multiple overseas countries, becoming a vanguard force in the globalization of Chinese medical "smart manufacturing." (Learn more)
"LynkSoul" launched DouDou AI 1.0, adding 1 million users in 10 days, while releasing its international 1.0 version
On August 18, LynkSoul released its new AI game companion product "DouDou AI 1.0," dedicated to creating "an AI companion that plays games with you." In previous testing phases, DouDou AI had already accumulated 8 million users. Within 10 days of DouDou AI 1.0's official launch, the product added 1 million new users, with total users exceeding 9 million. Simultaneously, DouDou released its international 1.0 version, officially landing in North America, Japan, and other regions. (Learn more)
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Unity Ventures Highlights
36Kr China's Most Influential Industrial Investment Institutions List: Unity Ventures selected for AI, Embodied Intelligence, Advanced Manufacturing, and New Quality Productive Forces Industrial Investment Institutions; Unity Ventures founder Xiao Wang awarded AI, Advanced Manufacturing, and New Quality Productive Forces Industrial Investor.
Jazzyear 2024-2025 China Technology Industry Investment List: Unity Ventures awarded "Best AI Investment Institution TOP 30," Unity Ventures founder Xiao Wang received "Best AI Investor TOP 20," and Unity Ventures portfolio companies Independent Variable Robotics and Noetix Robotics selected for "Most Investable Embodied Intelligence Enterprises."
Rongzi China 2024-2025 China Industrial Investment List: "Best Early-Stage Investment Institution in China's AI Sector"
Zui Tech T50 List: "China's Top 50 Vanguard Technology Investment Institutions"
Equal Ocean 2025 Globalization Series List: "Top 20 Globalization Investment Institutions"
TMTpost 2025H1 Vanguard List: "Top 10 Early-Stage Investment Institutions for Exits"
Securities Times 2025 Venture Capital Golden Eagle Award: "Annual Early-Stage Investment Institution"
FOFWEEKLY "2025 Investment Institution Soft Power Ranking" GP List: "Top 30 Market Influence"
Commercial fusion energy pioneer Star Ring Energy named to MIT Technology Review "50 Smartest Companies"
Leading intelligent acoustic solutions company Anxuan Technology founder Liu Yifan selected to 2025 Wealth "China's 40 Under 40 Business Elite"
Chassis intelligent control leader Likr Technology consecutively named to "KPMG China Leading Auto Technology 50"
Metal 3D printing solutions provider Rongsutech awarded EY Fudan "2025 Most Promising Enterprise Award"
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