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Kinetix AI funding, valuation and investors
Shenzhen full-stack embodied AI company building humanoids, hands, models, and training data.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Angel+
~$75M (RMB500M+) · September 2026
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
Not publicly disclosed
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
seed · Shenzhen, China
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Vertex Ventures
Other: Fangguang Capital , Wanshi Capital
Overview
Kinetix AI (超维动力) is a Shenzhen embodied-intelligence startup founded in 2025. Reported founders/team include Yu Jie (ex Huawei autonomous driving), Luo Ping (University of Hong Kong), and Zheng Cunyuan (ex Xpeng robotics). On September 11, 2026 Chinese robotics media and Dealroom reported more than RMB500 million (~$75M) in Angel+ financing with Vertex Ventures, Fangguang Capital, and Wanshi Capital. Not to be confused with the Paris motion-AI company Kinetix.
Why Kinetix AI is interesting
Raised more than RMB500M (~$75M) across Angel+ financings with Temasek’s Vertex Ventures in Sep 2026 — an outsized early check for a 2025-founded team from Huawei AD, HKU, and Xpeng robotics.
Product & use cases
Embodied-AI stack spanning humanoid robots, dexterous hands, models, first-person training data, and supporting infrastructure.
- Humanoid robot development and deployment
- Closed-loop robot data collection for model training
Key facts
- >RMB500M (~$75M) Angel+ with Vertex Ventures (Sep 11, 2026) — Dealroom / Gasgoo
- Full-stack data–model–hardware humanoid thesis — company positioning via Chinese media
- Valuation and commercial deployments not disclosed
Funding history (newest first)
Angel+
2026-09 ~$75M (RMB500M+)- Vertex Ventures (lead)
- Fangguang Capital (participant)
- Wanshi Capital (participant)
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