Innerhalb eines Jahres absolvierte die Industrie-AI-Intelligenzagenten-Firma "Shexu Technology" drei Runden von Finanzierungen. Die Firma erhielt mehrere Millionen Yuan in der Pre-Serie-B-Finanzierungsrunde | Exklusivbericht von 36Kr

Autor/in | Ou Xue

Redakteur/in | Yuan Silai

Hard Kr has learned that the industrial AI generative design software and solution provider "Shexu Technology" recently completed a Pre-Series B financing of tens of millions of yuan. The investors are Yonghua Investment and GF Xinde, and Xinghan Capital serves as the long-term financial advisor. In the past year, the company has completed three rounds of financing in a row, with a cumulative amount of over 100 million yuan. The financing funds will be used for R & D investment and market promotion, including overseas market promotion.

"Shexu Technology" was founded in 2020. Its product "Flash Design" is an industrial intelligent generative design software. Based on the self-developed industrial world model and the intelligent agent encapsulated by the large natural language model, it provides the function of intelligently generating 3D design solutions and 2D engineering drawings under the cloud architecture. Its founder and CEO, Wu Yongrong, is a doctor in the field of advanced manufacturing from Tongji University. He used to be a researcher at the General Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory and an expert in intelligent manufacturing at NIO.

As the commercial value of "AI + manufacturing" becomes increasingly prominent, the field of AI industrial software has gradually become the core of the industry's attention. Wu Yongrong told Hard Kr that although China has the largest global volume in the industrial manufacturing industry, industrial software, especially at the R & D end, still lags far behind. But today we have the opportunity to redefine the way of industrial design, R & D and even manufacturing delivery through AI.

From the perspective of the overall development of the industry, Wu Yongrong pointed out two major trends: on the one hand, the capabilities of the basic large models continue to strengthen, which is promoting the significant improvement of multi-modal information processing and interaction experience in industrial scenarios and accelerating the multi-modal integration of AI; on the other hand, the vertical industrial world models are continuously developing in a more professional and in - depth manner, further reaching the essence of industrial mechanisms.

Among them, the construction of the industrial world model still faces three core pain points: first, it is difficult to obtain data, as industrial scenario data usually cannot be obtained openly; second, it is difficult to process data, as the processing of unstructured data is very difficult; third, the requirements for data output are strict, and the model results must strictly meet the industrial - grade accuracy and reliability requirements.

Focusing on the intelligent agent encapsulated by the industrial world model and the large natural language model, "Shexu Technology" has been deeply involved in industrial scenarios for a long time. The product "Flash Design" it launched has been applied in fields such as automobiles, 3C and energy. Its main customers include BYD, Honda, Shanghai Electric, COMAC, etc.

Flash Design 3D supports the rapid generation of 3D design solutions; Flash Design 2D can automatically generate engineering drawings that meet the specifications. The Flash Design platform can help customers improve the design efficiency by several to more than ten times, and the consistency and quality of the solutions have also been significantly improved.

Flash Design 3D intelligent design page (Source: Enterprise)

"The AI intelligent agent industrial design software we provide has a certain degree of scarcity, and the market feedback is also very good. This year, the orders are expected to exceed 100 million yuan, and the revenue will also be close to 100 million yuan. Our compound annual growth rate in recent years has been over 100%." said Wu Yongrong.

Next, Wu Yongrong introduced that "Shexu Technology" will continue to expand the model capabilities and product forms, especially extending from design to process and manufacturing, including intelligent design review, intelligent process planning, intelligent machining code generation, etc.

"In terms of business model, on the one hand, we will continue to develop the software business, further improve the market penetration rate, and actively expand the overseas market next year. As we understand, the demand for the Flash Design product in the overseas market is also very strong, and we have reached preliminary cooperation with some European customers; on the other hand, Shexu will also promote the AI - driven delivery business simultaneously. We believe that the breakthrough of AI technology and the creation of value depth are sufficient to lead Shexu from 'providing tools' to 'delivering results', that is, the AI - driven RAAS (Result As a Service) form." Wu Yongrong supplemented the business plan.

Views of the investors:

Tang Zheng, Managing Director of Yonghua Investment, said: In the wave of intelligent transformation of the manufacturing industry, AI has become a new engine driving industrial efficiency. Our follow - on investment in Shexu Technology in this round is precisely because we value its persistence in taking a difficult but correct path - facing the complex needs of industrial scenarios and independently researching and developing the industrial world model (IWGPT). The Shexu team has not only overcome key challenges such as difficult access to industrial data, low efficiency in processing unstructured data, and high requirements for precision output. More importantly, they have deeply integrated Agentic technology with industry know - how to create the product "Flash Design" that truly fits the engineers' workflow and is highly recognized by customers. Such an enterprise with both breakthroughs in underlying technology and strong engineering implementation capabilities also constitutes Shexu's core barrier that is difficult to replicate. We believe that Shexu Technology can cooperate and develop synergistically with other invested enterprises of Yonghua Investment to jointly accelerate cost reduction, efficiency improvement, transformation and upgrading, and green and sustainable development of the industrial chain.

Zhang He, the project leader of GF Xinde, said: The core value of AI technology lies in empowering the industry and driving productivity change through technological innovation. Shexu Technology has a team with a unique background and full of innovative spirit. They combine the infinite possibilities of artificial intelligence with the rigorous practice of industrial design and put forward the forward - looking "AIGE" (AI - Generated Engineering) concept. This is not only an innovation in the technical path, but also an exploration of redefining the value of engineers. Its product "Flash Design" has significantly improved the design efficiency of engineers, effectively reduced the labor and time costs of enterprises, and created considerable commercial value for customers. We highly recognize Shexu Technology's clear business positioning and the core value of its product focus - not only helping customers complete the delivery of design projects stably and efficiently, but also helping customers precipitate and accumulate valuable digital design assets at a deeper level. GF Xinde will join hands with Shexu Technology to help it unleash its potential. We believe that Shexu's products will play a "multiplier" role in China's complex industrial design system and inject vitality into industrial innovation in the new era.