Galaxea AI has closed a $144 million Series B in March 2026, marking another data point in China's aggressive push into embodied AI and enterprise automation. For European founders building in industrial robotics, warehouse automation, or manufacturing AI, this round deserves careful attention—not because it changes the fundamentals of your market, but because it dramatically compresses the timeline in which you'll need to compete. The strategic context matters here. Embodied AI—robots with advanced perception and decision-making capabilities—sits at the intersection of manufacturing sovereignty and AI leadership. Chinese policymakers view this sector as critical infrastructure, which means companies like Galaxea benefit from patient, sovereign-scale capital that doesn't follow typical venture return timelines. This isn't just a funding round; it's industrial policy expressed through a cap table. For European founders, three implications stand out. First, product-market fit timelines are compressing. Where you might have planned for 18-24 months of customer discovery and…