Insider Brief
- Chinese robotics and embodied-AI startups ModuTech, Mifeng Technology, Bluepoint Touch, Digital China and Light Origins raised new funding spanning tactile sensing, physical-AI data, force sensors, humanoid robots and foundation models.
- ModuTech raised tens of millions of yuan in a Pre-A round led by Falcon Capital and Yihua Capital, Mifeng Technology raised hundreds of millions of yuan led by China Telecom, and Bluepoint Touch secured RMB 100 million ($14.8 million) in a Series D led by GAC Capital.
- Digital China raised hundreds of millions of yuan in a strategic round to support bionic-intelligence products and RoboEase, while Light Origins raised several hundred million yuan in a Pre-A led by CAS Investment for physical-AI model training, multimodal data infrastructure and software and hardware R&D.
Chinese investors are putting substantial capital into the infrastructure layer of embodied AI, and not just humanoid hardware, but also foundation models, training data, tactile sensing and other technologies needed to make robots more capable.
ModuTech Pre-Series A
ModuTech raised tens of millions of yuan in a Pre-A round led by Falcon Capital and Yihua Capital, marking the startup’s third eight-figure financing in less than a year, Gasgoo reported. The company plans to use the capital to expand its R&D team, scale production and support international growth.
Founded in late 2024, ModuTech is developing tactile perception technology for humanoid and industrial robots, including visuo-tactile sensors, flexible tactile modules, data-collection gloves and tactile models. Gasgoo said the company is already working with more than a dozen humanoid robotics companies, with one customer placing a multi-million-yuan mass-production order and another moving from pilot use into broader deployment.
Mifeng Technologies
Mifeng Technology raised hundreds of millions of yuan in a new funding round led by China Telecom, with participation from Zhangjiang Group and follow-on investments from HSG and Yuanqi Innovation, according to Shanghai Securities News. Founded in early 2026, the physical AI data startup plans to use the capital to expand production of its MEgo data-collection products, strengthen its data collection and governance systems, and build capacity for tens of millions of hours of physical-interaction data.
Mifeng is developing infrastructure for collecting, processing and evaluating training data used in embodied AI and robotics models. Shanghai Securities News said the company has deployed its systems across factories, logistics sites, supermarkets, homes, hotels and other environments, while its MEgoEngine platform automates preprocessing, spatial reconstruction, multimodal annotation and quality evaluation.
Bluepoint Touch Series D
Guandian reported that Bluepoint Touch raised RMB 100 million, or $14.8 million, in a Series D round led by GAC Capital, with participation from Deye Shares and Xichen Capital. The robot force-sensor company plans to use the funding to develop next-generation products, expand production capacity and grow internationally.
Bluepoint Touch develops six-dimensional force sensors used in robotics, including humanoid systems. Guandian said the company has completed three financing rounds this year, with investors including HSG, CATL, SAIC, GAC and CP Group, as well as robotics companies such as Zhiyuan Robotics and Galaxy General.
Digital China (Shenzhen) Technology Co.
PE Daily reported that Digital China raised hundreds of millions of yuan in a strategic financing round backed by multiple industrial investors, with existing shareholder Tongchuang Weiye also participating. The company plans to use the funding to support mass production of its bionic-intelligence products and expand its RoboEase robotics software ecosystem.
Digital China is developing humanoid robots and related software for service environments, including its Xia Lan R03 bionic humanoid and RoboEase platform for no-code task orchestration. According to PE Daily, Investment Circle said the company is targeting deployments in banks, hospitals, government service centers and hotels, with a focus on automating front-desk, reception and guided-service tasks.
Light Origins Pre-Series A
Light Origins announced it has raised several hundred million yuan in a Pre-A round led by CAS Investment, with participation from China Merchants Venture Capital, Xiang He Capital and other institutional investors. The Shenzhen-based physical AI startup plans to use the funding for large-scale model training, multimodal data infrastructure, full-stack software and hardware R&D, and team expansion.
Light Origins, founded in late 2024 by former OpenAI ChatGPT development contributor Roger Jiang, is developing physical AI foundation models around what it calls scalable pre-training, alignment and deployment. The company said its approach combines large-scale data training, reinforcement learning and real-world deployment to improve models over time, and it plans to release results showing scalable pre-training and cross-embodiment capabilities.
