Consumer-Grade Exoskeleton Manufacturer Hypershell Tech Closes Multi-Million-Dollar Pre-A Round | Oasis Capital

Hypershell Tech recently completed a Pre-A funding round of tens of millions of RMB, led by Oasis Capital, with Minerva Capital serving as the long-term exclusive financial advisor. The proceeds will be used primarily for scaling up mass production, global market expansion, and team growth.

Kuan Sun, CEO of Hypershell Tech, said: "We're grateful to Oasis Capital for their support of our team. Their belief in the potential of robotics and AI convergence, and their commitment to advancing China's technical and brand capabilities globally, align perfectly with our vision for innovation in the exoskeleton space. Their sharp read on future technology trends and their judgment of what gives a company real vitality have provided invaluable guidance for our strategic direction and product development. We look forward to working with Oasis to keep pushing the boundaries of exoskeleton technology and product innovation, and to build a future full of possibilities together."

An investment lead at Oasis Capital commented: "The fusion of AI technology with wearable hardware is giving rise to massive new category opportunities. Oasis remains bullish on AI-plus-hardware innovation and data-driven approaches, and believes these will dramatically enhance human interaction experiences. The Hypershell team has combined AI with motion control, entering the market through the outdoor consumer segment and creatively defining an entirely new product category in consumer-grade exoskeletons. We believe the team will bring even more innovation and growth to the industry."

In outdoor activities, eco-tourism enthusiasts, outdoor photographers, hunters, and others often need to carry loads exceeding 10 kg while trekking across rugged terrain for hours to complete their work or trips. From carbon fiber trekking poles to GoPro, weight reduction has become a core consideration for products in outdoor scenarios. Founded at the end of 2021, Hypershell Tech targets overseas outdoor professionals such as hunters and photographers as its entry point, developing consumer-grade wearable exoskeletons. Over the past year, Hypershell has raised multiple consecutive rounds; previous investors include Decent Capital and MiraclePlus. The Hypershell team comprises experts in robotics, human-machine engineering, and AI algorithms, with core members all being avid outdoor enthusiasts. Kuan Sun, founder and CEO of Hypershell Tech, brings a decade of combined experience in robotics hardware management, exoskeleton academic research, and building overseas hardware brands. Sun explains that new-generation exoskeletons enhance human motor capability through powered assistance — the heavier the load, the more support they provide — enabling dramatic one-step weight reduction. They represent an optimal solution for users seeking lighter, smarter gear in outdoor environments.

Hypershell product

Hypershell is a revolutionary lightweight, intelligent solution for outdoor mobility

Statista data shows that global outdoor gear users have nearly doubled since 2020, with the number expected to reach 1.32 billion by 2025. From the rise of carbon fiber trekking poles to the popularity of mirrorless cameras and GoPro in outdoor photography, every leap toward lighter gear has further embodied the spirit of free outdoor exploration. The market is hungry for transformation, and weight reduction has become a shared demand among outdoor consumers. Hypershell is dedicated to redefining the connection between humans and the physical world through robotics and AI. To reduce the burden of outdoor travel, overseas users are willing to pay for lightweight outdoor equipment. On March 7, 2023, Hypershell Tech launched Hypershell Go, the world's first consumer-grade exoskeleton product, on Kickstarter. With no crowdfunding agency and only tens of thousands of dollars in total ad spend, the campaign attracted 2,600 backers, 3,000 unit orders, and over $1.2 million in crowdfunding revenue within a single month — becoming a 2023 Kickstarter Best Seller. This powerfully validated market demand for exoskeletons in the outdoor space. Hypershell is reshaping the future of outdoor mobility.

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In early 2024, Hypershell Tech released Hypershell X, an exoskeleton targeting hardcore outdoor enthusiasts. Integrated with Hypershell's self-developed AI system, the Hypershell X supports seamless, button-free switching across nine different scenarios including walking, running, mountaineering, and even cycling.

Hypershell X

The product has earned high praise from mainstream media outlets including FOX NEWS and Yahoo Finance for its revolutionary design and outstanding performance, and was named "the coolest tech item at CES 2024" by a top overseas tech influencer. Having refined product-market fit through trade shows and beta testing, Hypershell is now actively advancing mass production and supply chain implementation, with several thousand units currently being delivered in bulk.

FOX NEWS coverage of Hypershell ProX

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Hypershell combines robotics-plus-AI technology with outdoor consumer positioning to pioneer an entirely new direction for the exoskeleton industry

In its entrepreneurial journey, the Hypershell team must not only apply cutting-edge robotics and AI technology with full-stack execution capability, but more importantly, repeatedly build category innovations from 0 to 1. Before Hypershell's crowdfunding campaign reached 3,000 units, global exoskeleton shipments through 2021 totaled only about 3,000 units. The reason: traditional exoskeleton products typically cost tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of yuan — prohibitively expensive. High costs, suboptimal control strategies, battery technology bottlenecks, and a mindset fixated on B2B and medical applications all kept exoskeleton products from reaching consumers.

Through a breakthrough in structural configuration, Hypershell invented the world's first single-motor-driven exoskeleton system, and in 2023 officially released its globally patented Omega architecture. This innovative configuration cut exoskeleton cost and weight in half. Going further, by incorporating the latest robotics technology and developing core components in-house — such as a high power-density motor module specifically optimized for human-machine interaction, capable of delivering up to 30 Nm of assistive torque and effectively offsetting 30 kg of load — Hypershell brought total weight including battery down to 1.8 kg and overall cost to one-tenth of traditional products, successfully opening a new chapter in consumer-grade exoskeletons at the thousand-yuan price point.

Traditional medical exoskeleton control technology relies largely on preset gaits, requiring users to manually adjust for different movement modes. This empirical, fixed-algorithm approach severely limits both performance and personalization.

Hypershell product use scenarios

Departing from conventional thinking, and combining the latest advances in AI with breakthroughs in exoskeleton academic research, Hypershell independently developed the Hypershell Motion Engine (HME) adaptive system. By integrating deep learning algorithms with real-time user motion data, it intelligently learns individual habits, predicts movement trends, and instantly adjusts assistive force and speed to deliver precise support across multiple scenarios. The Hypershell X series already enables seamless transitions across nine diverse scenarios including walking, running, mountaineering, and cycling — with no manual intervention required. As the user base expands and usage frequency increases, the HME system will continuously evolve through reinforcement learning, automatically iterating across more application scenarios and demonstrating unprecedented intelligent compatibility — opening a new blue ocean of AI-integrated technology for the exoskeleton industry. According to Hypershell, as user adoption grows, the HME system will keep advancing through reinforcement learning, automatically iterating across more scenarios to demonstrate intelligent compatibility.

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What do you think vitality is?

Through iteration and a precisely defined objective function, evolutionary algorithms can make a chaotic linkage structure learn to run fast in a simulated environment. Corporate vitality is rooted in the same principle: continuous iteration, relentless innovation, and resilience in the face of adversity are what enable a company to grow rapidly and transcend cyclical challenges.

— Kuan Sun, Founder & CEO, Hypershell Tech