Jointed actuator manufacturer for embodied intelligence, "Lingzu Era", has successfully completed Pre-A and Pre-A+ rounds of financing worth tens of millions of yuan, led by Sequoia China Seed Fund | Exclusive from 36Kr

Author: Fu Chong

Editor: Su Jianxun

36Kr learned that Lingzu Era, a manufacturer of embodied intelligent joints, has completed two consecutive rounds of financing, Pre-A and Pre-A+, totaling tens of millions of yuan. The funds from this round of financing will be used for production line construction and capacity expansion, global localization layout, and the development of a new product series.

Among them, the Pre-A round was led by Sequoia China Seed Fund, followed by Honghui Capital and Xingniu Capital. Existing shareholders Inno Angel Fund and Yiwei Capital increased their investments.

The Pre-A+ round was exclusively invested by Honghui Capital. With the comprehensive financing of tens of millions of yuan, Lingxiao Capital serves as the long - term exclusive financial advisor.

Lingzu Era was founded in November 2023, with the industrial application of integrated joint modules as its main business.

At the World Robot Conference that just ended in August 2025, more than 48.6% of the complete machine manufacturers had a partnership with Lingzu Era.

The company's products mainly include the RobStride flagship series of standard integrated joint module products ranging from 1.5N.m to 120N.m, as well as the upcoming EduLite developer series of joint modules and open - source robot hardware products. The EduLite series mainly helps build the robot developer ecosystem.

Through its self - developed POMA development platform, Lingzu Era can quickly complete the development and mass production of new products. Since its establishment a year and a half ago, the company has launched 7 mass - produced integrated joint modules, releasing a new product on average every quarter, and plans to launch 3 - 4 mass - produced new products in 2025.

Currently, Lingzu Era has achieved a certain scale of application in fields such as embodied intelligence, consumer mobility, automation, and higher education, and has shipped more than 50,000 units to 26 countries around the world. It can complete the shipment of 5,000 units within a week.

A "family photo" of Lingzu Era's products. Photo: Provided by the company

The core team members of the company mainly come from leading listed companies in the 3C consumer and industrial fields, such as Xiaomi, Roborock, and China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation.

Among them, CEO Wang Bo graduated from the Department of Automation at Harbin Institute of Technology and has more than 10 years of experience in joint motor system development. Wang Bo was formerly the general in - charge of Xiaomi's robot joint team and the chief architect of Xiaomi's robot joints, and won the annual technology award of Xiaomi Group.

COO Shao Yuanxin graduated from the Department of Electronic Engineering and Management at King's College London and has rich experience in smartphone overseas expansion and bionic robot mass production. Shao Yuanxin was formerly the person - in - charge of the quadruped robot and joint project and won the annual technology award of Xiaomi Group.

In 2025, Lingzu Era's confirmed delivery orders increased, and the order value is expected to exceed 100 million yuan by the end of the year.

In the past month, Lingzu Era's overseas orders were worth nearly 10 million yuan.

Among them, the confirmed delivery orders to leading domestic partners in the fields of embodied intelligence and exoskeleton industry reached tens of millions of yuan, and the confirmed delivery orders to leading listed partners in industrial application fields such as consumer mobility exceeded 10 million yuan.

In the future, the company plans to strive for technological leadership through R & D. For example, on the premise of engineering reliability, it will find better - performing materials and configurations, establish a complete user ecosystem, and form a comprehensive barrier that is difficult to replicate in the short term.