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Noen Intelligence
China consumer home embodied-intelligence company building GLOW models and the foldable KNOWIN-X1 robot.
Stage
seed
Status
private
Coverage
full
Overview
Noen Intelligence (诺因智能; product brand Knowin) is a consumer-grade home embodied intelligence company founded in August 2025 by ex-Huawei Noah’s Ark and DJI talent. It builds the GLOW generative embodied large model system and KNOWIN-X1, a fully foldable dual-arm home robot designed to occupy under 40 cm when folded.
Why Noen Intelligence is interesting
Noen (Knowin) is betting home is the hardest and most valuable embodied scenario — not the factory floor. A ¥500M Angel++ led by Matrix Partners China (Aug 2026) with Redpoint participating funds a sub-40cm foldable dual-arm robot and a generative world-model loop before a 2027 consumer launch.
Product & use cases
GLOW generative embodied large model system plus KNOWIN-X1, a foldable dual-arm home robot for teachable household assistance, companionship, and on-duty monitoring.
- Desktop sorting and household object handling
- Home appliance interaction
- Family companionship with long-term memory
- Home safety / elderly-care adjacent monitoring
Key facts
- Angel++ (Aug 2026): ¥500M led by Matrix Partners China; Redpoint Ventures (/fund/redpoint-ventures), SenseTime Guoxiang, Walden International, L2F participated (36Kr)
- Product: KNOWIN-X1 foldable dual-arm home robot (<40 cm folded); company targets 2027 release at tens of thousands of RMB
- Stack: GLOW generative embodied model system (KnowinDream / World / Brain / Agent / Act)
- Team: Li Yinchuan (ex–Huawei Noah generative LM); Wang Yunjie (ex-DJI); Zhou Kaiwen (ex–Huawei Agent); ~190+ people as of Jul 2026 (36Kr)
Fundraising history
Angel++
2026-08-10 ¥500M- Matrix Partners China (lead)
- Redpoint Ventures (participant)
- SenseTime Guoxiang Capital (participant)
- Walden International (participant)
- L2F Lighthouse Founders’ Fund (participant)
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Full-stack model + foldable consumer body aimed at home long-tail generalization — funded at ¥500M Angel++ before mass production.
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Industrial humanoid platforms adjacent
Different environment and buyer (factory vs home).
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Appliance / vacuum robots incumbent
Narrow task robots; not general dual-arm agents.
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Other China home embodied startups direct
Same category race; form factor and model loop differ.
Industries
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Last updated: 2026-08-10