Startup profile for Kinetix AI: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.

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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

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Latest 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

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-09-12

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)

Source: https://dealroom.co/news/150216-kinetix-ai-raises-75m-angel-round-backed-by-temaseks-vertex-ventures/

Industries

AI & Machine Learning Robotics

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