Yun Shen Chu Technology has completed a new round of financing of nearly 500 million yuan, with Light Capital serving as the financial advisor.
Recently, Hangzhou DeepCloud AI Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "DeepCloud AI") announced the completion of a new round of financing of nearly 500 million RMB. This round of financing was jointly led by Fortune Capital and Guoxin Fund, followed by institutions such as Beijing Robot Industry Development Investment Fund, Qianhai FOF, CCTV Media Convergence Fund, Fuzhe Fund, Huaying Capital, and Wuzhongda Investment. Old shareholders such as Junshan Capital, Fangguang Capital, and Aishide Zhicheng Fund continued to increase their investment. Light Capital served as the financial advisor. This round of financing will provide greater impetus for DeepCloud AI in technology and product R & D, scenario application and expansion, talent introduction, and team building, further consolidating its leading position in the field of quadruped robots and accelerating the commercialization of new products such as humanoid robots and wheel - legged robots.
Since its establishment, DeepCloud AI has always been committed to the independent R & D, lean production, global sales, and professional services of humanoid robots, quadruped robots, and their core components. It has become the industry leader in B - end application fields such as power inspection and emergency rescue. The company is dedicated to expanding the boundaries of embodied intelligent robot technology and application and improving the intelligence level of various industries. With continuous breakthroughs in technology R & D and scenario implementation, it has rapidly grown into one of the "Six Rising Stars in Hangzhou" that has attracted the attention of the industry and has become a new force for "Made in China" to go global.
DeepCloud AI will adhere to the dual - wheel drive development strategy of "independent innovation + industrial implementation", focusing on strengthening its competitive advantages in key technology fields such as core components, motion control, environmental perception, and human - machine interaction. The company is committed to promoting continuous breakthroughs in Chinese quadruped/humanoid robot technology, maintaining an international leading level in the field of intelligent robots, achieving more "from 0 to 1" technological innovations, and "from 1 to N" scenario implementations.
Based on independent innovation, promote breakthroughs in core technologies
Independent innovation is the gene and mission of DeepCloud AI, driving the company to reach and maintain an international leading level in core key technologies in the field of embodied intelligence, such as hardware structure, intelligent motion control algorithms, intelligent environmental perception, autonomous navigation, and decision - making.
The Lynx M20 robot launched by DeepCloud AI is the world's first industry - application wheel - legged robot.
The company's founder and CEO, Zhu Qiuguo, is currently an associate professor and doctoral supervisor at Zhejiang University. His profound theoretical knowledge, keen market insight, and rich R & D and production experience have injected innovative vitality into DeepCloud AI. Under his leadership, a core team composed of talents from top domestic and foreign universities such as Zhejiang University, Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Harbin Institute of Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, ETH Zurich, and the Georgia Institute of Technology adheres to full - stack self - research from core components to motion control and intelligent perception algorithms. Currently, the company has more than 100 authorized patents, including more than 20 authorized invention patents.
With its outstanding technical strength, DeepCloud AI has won many national and provincial - ministerial honors and qualifications, undertaken several key scientific and technological research projects, and led the formulation of several national standards, leading the innovation of the industry development paradigm. Its technologies and products have been widely recognized by industry giants such as the State Grid, China Southern Power Grid, China Mobile, Baosteel Group, and Singapore Power Group and well - known domestic and foreign universities, and stable long - term cooperative relationships have been established.
Lead by product iteration, promote the intelligent development of robots
DeepCloud AI was established in 2017. In 2018, it launched the first domestic quadruped robot that could climb stairs, navigate autonomously, and interact intelligently. In 2019, it released the first domestic quadruped robot that could charge itself. In the development history of Chinese quadruped robots, DeepCloud AI has contributed many firsts, initials, and onlys. Currently, multiple performance indicators of many of DeepCloud AI's robot products rank among the world's leading levels.
The Jueying X30, an industry - application quadruped robot launched by DeepCloud AI
As an industry - level application product, the Jueying X30 has an IP67 industrial - grade protection, can operate in extreme cold, heat, wind, and rain, and has integrated perception capabilities, enabling it to navigate and operate autonomously at night. It can not only flexibly climb up and down 45° industrial open - web stairs but also respond to sudden task requirements immediately. It has excellent stability and reliability and belongs to the industry's flagship - level product, which has been applied in multiple industry scenarios.
In April this year, DeepCloud AI launched the Lynx M20 - the world's first industry - application wheel - legged robot designed for complex terrains and dangerous environments. It combines the speed of wheeled robots and the flexibility of legged robots. It weighs 33 kg and can be carried by a single person. It has an IP66 protection level, can operate normally in the temperature range of - 20°C to 55°C, can climb an 80 - centimeter high platform, and supports autonomous perception, autonomous navigation, and omnidirectional obstacle avoidance. With its advanced AI motion control algorithm, the Lynx M20 can adjust its walking posture autonomously and calmly cope with extreme operating environments such as rough mountain roads, muddy wetlands, and ruins obstacles, achieving full - domain operations and breaking through application boundaries.
Driven by practical implementation, lead in - depth industry applications
DeepCloud AI has always been committed to creating value for customers and has been deeply involved in industry applications. Currently, it is at the forefront of the industry in terms of the breadth and depth of industry applications and has successfully implemented more than 600 industry projects. It has accumulated a large number of real - scenario application cases in fields such as electric power and energy, emergency fire protection, security patrol, education and scientific research, construction surveying and mapping, transportation tunnels, and culture and entertainment.
The X30 robotic dog, a star product of DeepCloud AI, has been widely applied in multiple scenarios around the world.
In 2022, DeepCloud AI became the world's first quadruped robot enterprise to launch an emergency fire - fighting solution. The Jueying X series of quadruped robots participated in the earthquake - relief actual combat drill globally for the first time in the same year, thanks to their excellent environmental adaptability and stability in practical applications. In 2024, in the "Emergency Mission · 2024" joint rescue drill for super - typhoon prevention and extra - large flood disasters jointly held by the Office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters, the Ministry of Emergency Management, and the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government in Jinhua City, Hangzhou City, and Xiangshan County, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, the "Quadruped Robot Emergency Fire - fighting Solution" jointly provided by a fire - fighting corps and DeepCloud AI made a stunning appearance. The robotic dog and the drone cooperated to complete the reconnaissance of the sudden chemical explosion and combustion danger, successfully completing the drill task.
In addition, last year, the X30 quadruped robot of DeepCloud AI was applied in the Singapore National Grid project and received high praise from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is the first domestic industry - level quadruped robot applied in an overseas power system and the first commercial application of a Chinese quadruped robot in an overseas industry scenario. With the launch of the Lynx M20, DeepCloud AI will explore embodied intelligent industry applications in power inspection, fire emergency, logistics distribution, scientific research exploration, and more scenarios, further leading in - depth industry applications.
The Lynx M20 wheel - legged robot will explore application scenarios such as power inspection, fire emergency, and logistics distribution.
In 2025, the global robot industry is at a critical juncture of transitioning from "technology verification" to "large - scale implementation". As a pioneer and in - depth practitioner in the field of quadruped robots, DeepCloud AI will continue to promote technological breakthroughs, explore more implementation scenarios, assist in industrial upgrading, and forge a Chinese solution for global technological transformation in the wave of artificial intelligence and embodied intelligence.
Regarding this round of financing, Zhu Qiuguo, the founder and CEO of DeepCloud AI, said that the funds will be mainly invested in the expansion of the quadruped robot production line, the R & D of humanoid robot technology, and the introduction of high - end talents. Zhu Qiuguo pointed out: "Currently, the global embodied intelligent industry is facing an explosive growth opportunity. The successful completion of this round of financing fully reflects the capital market's recognition of DeepCloud AI's technological route and commercialization prospects and also marks that the company has entered a new stage of large - scale mass production. We are particularly grateful for the continuous trust and support of new and old shareholders and also for the long - standing choice and support of our customers."
Wang Yuhao, the project leader of Fortune Capital, the leading investor, said: "As a pioneer and leader in the global commercial embodied intelligent robots, DeepCloud AI started from the field of quadruped robotic dogs and has gradually expanded to wheeled robotic dogs and humanoid robots. We highly recognize its profound technological accumulation and excellent product innovation ability and are surprised by the remarkable commercialization process demonstrated by the company. Fortune Capital firmly believes that DeepCloud AI will continue to lead the wave of industrial implementation of embodied intelligent technology and deeply empower the intelligent transformation of thousands of industries!"
The relevant investment department head of Guoxin Fund, the leading investor, said: "Embodied intelligence is the next wave of artificial intelligence. DeepCloud AI has full - stack self - research capabilities in key aspects such as robot motion control, multi - modal perception, and autonomous decision - making, and its technology maturity and mass - production ability are leading in China. We highly recognize DeepCloud AI's accumulation in scenario application, cooperation with central state - owned enterprises, and full - stack self - research. This investment is an important layout in response to the national strategy of developing 'new - quality productivity', focusing on embodied intelligence and AI applications."
Quan Bo of Light Capital said: "Relying on the team's profound academic and industrial background and led by Professor Zhu, DeepCloud AI has become one of the very few domestic embodied intelligent manufacturers with top - notch full - stack self - research capabilities. DeepCloud AI adheres to driving R & D from an application perspective, pioneered the embodied intelligent industry solution. Its products have withstood the tests of various harsh operating scenarios and are continuously upgraded and iterated. They have been recognized by industry customers in multiple fields such as power, fire protection, and security and have been successfully applied in multiple industries first. It is one of the enterprises with the fastest commercialization process in the embodied intelligent industry. We are very honored to participate in this round of financing of DeepCloud AI. We believe that under the leadership of Professor Zhu Qiuguo, DeepCloud AI will continue to bring surprises to the embodied intelligent industry, and we will also continue to be a loyal entrepreneurial partner of DeepCloud AI and move forward hand in hand."