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China's HBM Ambitions Should Force European AI Investors to Reprice Everything
Chery's Barcelona Hub Is the Playbook European OEMs Always Feared
One Chinese Rocket Startup Just Raised More Than All of Europe's Launch Sector Combined
Pony.ai's Self-Teaching AV Brain Is Already in Europe — Are You?
Vidu Is Undercutting Runway on Price — European Video AI Founders Should Pay Attention
China's eVTOL Sector Is Filing for IPO While Europe's Burns
China's Dongguan Lens Factories Are Eating Japan's Lunch — Europe Is Next
Alibaba Just Funded the Video AI Already Inside Europe's Distribution Range
DJI Drops Osmo Pocket 4 Next Week — European Creators Can't Afford to Ignore It
Tsinghua Quantum Spin-Off Liangyi Wanxiang Closes Series A to Build First Atomic Computer
Liangyi Wanxiang, a neutral-atom quantum computing spin-off from Tsinghua University, has raised over RMB 100 million (≈$14 million) in a Series A round co-led by state-backed and private investors. The company plans to ship its first-generation atomic quantum computer by spring 2027.
Read analysis →Red Bear AI Raises RMB 210M Series A on Physical AI Bet
Red Bear AI has closed a RMB 210 million (≈$29.4 million) Series A at a post-money valuation exceeding RMB 1.5 billion (≈$210 million), backed by Huayu Ventures for the fourth consecutive time. The company is building a 'memory science + multi-modal large model' stack to make AI functional in the physical world — and it's already generating serious revenue.
Read analysis →Kepler Robotics Closes A++ Round, Pivots to Force-Tactile Intelligence Stack
Kepler Robotics has closed a 100 million yuan (≈$14 million) A++ round led by SAIF Partners, signalling a deliberate strategic shift from hardware deployment to data and model infrastructure. The move positions Kepler as a full-stack embodied intelligence company targeting industrial humanoid applications — and raises pointed questions for European players still debating whether to build or buy.
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An e-commerce Agent OS company that builds Moras, an AI-powered platform for content creators and merchants on TikTok to automate product selection, script generation, content creation, video editing, and sales analytics.
An investment group focused on semiconductor-related investments and asset management services, including semiconductor discrete device manufacturing, engineering research, and technology development.
A world model company developing foundation models for embodied AI and physical intelligence, with products including GigaWorld and GigaBrain series models for robotics and autonomous systems.