Sold tens of millions of dollars: The lawn mower robot founded by a former Yunjing executive secures another round of financing, with a cumulative amount of nearly 100 million in three months | Exclusive from Hard Krypton

Author | Huang Nan

Editor | Peng Xiaoqiu

Yingke learned that the intelligent lawn mowing robot manufacturer "Lymow Technology" recently completed a Pre - A+ round of financing worth tens of millions of yuan. This round of financing was led by a leading listed household consumer electronics company in Europe and America, with multiple well - known investment institutions participating in the follow - on investment. Maple Pledge continued to serve as the private equity financing advisor. The funds will be used to accelerate the R & D and iteration of new products, mass production and delivery of products, and market - expected inventory.

This is another round of financing completed by the company within three months, with a cumulative amount of nearly 100 million yuan. Previous investors include Jiukun Venture Capital, the XbotPark Fund founded by Professor Li Zexiang, and NBT Capital.

"Lymow Technology" is an enterprise that Yingke has been paying long - term attention to. The company focuses on the European and American markets and specializes in the R & D and application manufacturing of intelligent lawn mowing robot technology. Since the crowdfunding of its lawn mowing robot Lymow One launched in 2024, it has raised more than $7 million. It ranked fourth in all categories and first in the lawn mower category on Kickstarter in 2024. After the official independent website was launched recently, it sold $2.4 million worth of products within 20 days. As of June 2025, the cumulative sales of Lymow One have reached $10 million.

In terms of product mass production and delivery, as a rare startup company in the lawn mowing robot field that has achieved mass production, "Lymow Technology" has now entered the mass production ramp - up (MP) stage before delivery, with the daily production capacity of qualified products exceeding 100 units.

Relying on the core supply chain resources accumulated by the team in their previous startup, "Lymow Technology" is expected to have an annual production capacity of over 10,000 units. It has also established a supply chain system in overseas countries and regions such as Vietnam to achieve production capacity reserve and risk hedging. The rapid implementation of mass production capacity benefits from the experienced hardware engineering team's full - cycle EWP verification experience, which ensures stable product quality and efficient delivery.

Lymow One lawn mowing robot of Lymow Technology (Photo/Enterprise)

Data from Frost & Sullivan shows that in the global outdoor power equipment (OPE) market worth over $30 billion, the scale of the lawn mowing robot market is $2.6 billion, with an annual sales volume of 1.2 - 1.3 million units and a sales penetration rate of 5%. By 2030, the annual sales volume is expected to reach 5 - 10 million units, showing strong growth potential.

In terms of the regional market pattern, North America, with its mature garden culture and high consumption power, always occupies the core position in the global garden economy. However, as the largest single market, the penetration rate of lawn mowing robots in this region is less than 3%, significantly lower than the industry average, indicating considerable market growth potential.

The dependence of American users on traditional lawn mowing methods stems from the high difficulty of mowing large and complex lawns. For example, in terms of mowing efficiency, most lawn mowing robots on the market are only equipped with a single blade with a power of 50W, and their mowing efficiency is difficult to meet the needs of large - area lawns. Although the power of traditional push - type lawn mowers can reach several kilowatts, they still have limitations such as high labor costs and cumbersome operation.

According to the internal research data of "Lymow Technology", the current focus of the European and American markets on lawn mowing robots shows significant rational characteristics, and their demand for product experience far exceeds brand awareness. Among them, the quality and durability of the product are considered one of the most important factors by users, reflecting their core demand for the long - term stable operation of the equipment. At the same time, whether the performance such as mowing efficiency and climbing ability can meet the actual operation needs also directly affects users' purchasing decisions.

"For users, the core value of a product always lies in truly meeting their usage needs and solving practical pain points. The primary principle of developing a lawn mowing robot should be to return to the basic function of lawn mowing - ensuring stable and efficient lawn trimming." Gao Wangshu, the founder of "Lymow Technology", told Yingke.

Lymow One lawn mowing robot of Lymow Technology (Photo/Enterprise)

Nearly 40% of households in North America have lawns larger than 1,000 square meters, which are in a semi - open state and cover complex terrains such as wet grasslands and woodlands. The grass species are mainly hard grasses such as tall fescue and ryegrass, and the average daily growth rate during the peak growth season reaches 1.5 cm. Lawn mowing robots need to be equipped with high - power blades and high - frequency operation capabilities.

In terms of software algorithms, "Lymow Technology" adopts a solution that integrates RTK radio frequency chips and binocular vision AI compensation algorithms. It independently developed a complete set of underlying algorithm architectures and launched a dense depth map for the first time, achieving an effect comparable to that of lidar at a lower cost, which has obvious advantages in dealing with large - area grassland operations in the United States.

Multi - area management algorithm of Lymow One (Photo/Enterprise)

The centimeter - level positioning accuracy of RTK and the scene recognition ability of vision can complement each other. The RTK module locks the absolute position through the ground - based augmentation system, ensuring the reliability of the lawn mower's positioning in a wide area. At the same time, the system is also equipped with a technology that integrates binocular AI vision and ultrasonic sensors, which can achieve 360° multi - directional environmental detection and intelligent obstacle avoidance, accurately identifying and bypassing obstacles such as garden tables and chairs, rocks, pets, and children to ensure the safe, efficient, and stable operation of the equipment.

In response to the issue of mowing efficiency that users generally care about, on the premise of ensuring safety, "Lymow Technology" has increased the power of Lymow One to 300W, which is 3 - 5 times higher than similar products on the market. It is also equipped with a brushless motor with a rotation speed of 6000 RPM, and the blade speed is twice that of its competitors. Its independently developed grass - shredding straight blade and double - mowing disc structure can cut the lawn through high - speed rotation, more efficiently handling various grass conditions, with a daily coverage area of 1.75 acres.

Double - blade design at the bottom of Lymow One (Photo/Enterprise)

In terms of hardware structure, Lymow One uses a crawler - type driving device, which reduces grass jamming and enhances the robot's grip. It can mow on slopes as steep as 45° without slipping easily. Its cutting height adjustment range of 1.2 to 4 inches (about 30 - 100 mm) is suitable for all - terrain operations, without worrying about the equipment getting stuck on tree roots, potholes, bumps, or muddy ground, making the product more durable.

As the Northern Hemisphere enters the midsummer season, the vast North American lawn market is attracting more manufacturers to enter, and the scarcity of channel resources is becoming more prominent. Yingke learned that in addition to online platforms such as Kickstarter and independent websites, "Lymow Technology" is accelerating the layout of offline channels and has attracted the attention of nearly a hundred dealers and received a large number of orders. Currently, the orders for the Lymow One lawn mowing robot are being delivered, and the second batch of shipments is ready.

In terms of the team, Gao Wangshu, the founder, was a former co - founder of Yunjing and later joined the SharkNinja brand to lead the R & D of floor - sweeping robots. His products ranked first in the North American market in terms of market share. Many core members graduated from top domestic and foreign universities and have served as core R & D leaders in companies such as NVIDIA, Huawei, and TuSimple. They have rich technical R & D experience and product mass - production experience in fields such as autonomous driving, enabling the transfer of vehicle - end perception technology to the product technology route.