# Sharpa

> Full-stack Physical AI: 22-DoF dexterous hands, wheeled humanoids, and CraftNet manipulation models.

## Why it is interesting

August 28, 2026: first public financing >¥4.5B (~$670M) at a reported ¥22B post, backed by Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, JD, and HongShan. Hesai founders. Wave hands in mass production; Dairy Queen robot restaurant demo Aug 29 path.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Growth (first public disclosure) — ~$670M / >¥4.5B (August 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Stage:** growth
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** ai-ml, robotics, deep-tech
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-31
- **Latest funding investors:** Alibaba Group, Tencent, Meituan, JD.com, HongShan

## Key facts

- Aug 28, 2026: >¥4.5B (~$670M) first public financing; ~¥22B post (reported)
- Strategics: Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan, JD, Transsion
- Wave 22-DoF hand in mass production since Oct 2025
- DQ robot restaurant deployment reported Aug 29, 2026

## Funding history

- Growth (first public disclosure) · ~$670M / >¥4.5B · August 2026
  Source: https://yangtzeer.com/news/deals/sharpa-dexterous-robot-hands/

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- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-sharpa-670m-alibaba-tencent-dexterous-robots
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-august-30-31-investment-news-robots-inference-world-models
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-august-vc-news

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**Last updated:** August 31, 2026

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