313 financing deals, led by XPeng Robotics and Pacini, with computing power and brain-computer interface enterprises continuing to make strong strides, the total financing amount reaching 35.159 billion yuan and quadrupling year on year: Investment and Financing Analysis of the Artificial Intelligence Sector in August 2026

August Highlights:

1. In August, 313 investment and financing events took place in the artificial intelligence market, with the disclosed total financing amount reaching 351.59 billion yuan.

2. There were 59 investment events with a financing amount of over 100 million yuan.

3. 1 Pre-IPO event occurred in the artificial intelligence sector in August.

4. Among all financing events, excluding equity investment, the angel round / angel+ round financing accounted for the highest proportion, with 36 events in total, taking up 12%.

01. 313 investment and financing events in the AI market in August, with disclosed financing amount of 351.59 billion yuan

According to Xiniu Data, in August 2026, a total of 313 investment and financing events occurred in China's artificial intelligence sector, with the disclosed financing amount reaching 351.59 billion yuan, ranking the second in the total financing amount across all industries. (Note: The total disclosed financing amount here refers to the investment and financing events in mainland China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), excluding mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, and investment events at post-IPO stages.)

Compared with July 2026, the number of investment and financing events in the artificial intelligence sector decreased by 11, the disclosed financing amount dropped by about 53%, and there were 201 events with undisclosed financing amount.

Excluding mergers and acquisitions, debt financing and NEEQ events, the largest deal was the $900 million equity financing for humanoid robot developer XPeng Robotics, led by IDG Capital, with GL Ventures, Tencent Investment (00700) and Alibaba (BABA) participating as follow-on investors.

Compared with the same period in 2025, the number of investment and financing events increased by 150, and the financing amount quadrupled.

Figure 1: Number of investment and financing events and disclosed amount in China's artificial intelligence sector from August 2025 to August 2026 (Data source: Xiniu Data)

Among all segmented tracks, the embodied intelligence & robot sector ranks first in the number of investment and financing events, with 77 events in total, accounting for 25%; AI medical treatment ranks second with 43 events; R&D of basic artificial intelligence technologies ranks third, accounting for 12%.

Compared with July, the number of investment and financing events in the embodied intelligence & robot sector increased by 8, and the embodied intelligence & robot industry is ushering in a boom.

Figure 2: Statistics of segmented tracks of investment and financing events in China's artificial intelligence sector in August 2026 (Data source: Xiniu Data)

Figure 3: Statistics of investment and financing events in China's artificial intelligence - embodied intelligence & robot sector in August 2026 (Data source: Xiniu Data)

From the perspective of financing rounds, excluding mergers and acquisitions, debt financing and NEEQ, among the 313 investment and financing events in August, the number of enterprises completing equity financing is the largest, with 169 events. There were 5 B/B+ round financing events in August, 6 less than that in July, and 2 C/C+ round financing events in total.

Figure 4: Distribution of rounds of investment and financing events in China's artificial intelligence sector in August 2026 (Data source: Xiniu Data)

Figure 5: Statistics of B/C/D/E/F round investment and financing events in China's artificial intelligence sector in August 2026 (Data source: Xiniu Data)

1 Pre-IPO event occurred in August. At the node of sprinting for listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Bolei Technology obtained a financing of over 100 million yuan jointly invested by Rio Tinto Group, CITIC Group and Xiamen Tungsten. The investment entities of Rio Tinto and CITIC are Suzhou Rio Tinto Xinxin Equity Investment Fund, which is jointly initiated by CITIC Investment Holdings, its wholly-owned subsidiary CITIC Private Equity, Rio Tinto Group, Shaanxi Coal Geology Group and other parties, and it is the first industrial fund that Rio Tinto participated in setting up in China. Bolei Technology is the first investment project of this fund.

Figure 6: Pre-IPO events in China's artificial intelligence sector in August 2026 (Data source: Xiniu Data)

From the perspective of financing amount, excluding undisclosed events, the number of 100 million-1 billion level and 10 million level investment and financing events is the highest, with 54 events in total, accounting for 17%, 13 less than that in July. There were 2 million-level investment and financing events, and 5 events with a financing amount of over 1 billion yuan.

Figure 7: Statistics of proportion of financing amount in China's artificial intelligence sector in August 2026 (Data source: Xiniu Data)

Figure 8: Statistics of investment and financing events with amount over 100 million yuan in China's artificial intelligence sector in August 2026 (Data source: Xiniu Data)

02. Key financing events this month

1. Gongji Computing completes equity financing, and the computing power scheduling network continues to expand its scale

On August 1, Gongji Computing (Beijing Gongji Technology), a computing power scheduling enterprise, completed a new round of equity financing, with new and old shareholders continuously increasing their positions through capital increase and share expansion (the specific capital increase amount is not disclosed). The company grew out of Tsinghua Laboratory, connects multiple distributed computing power with the concept of "power grid of computing", and has accessed and managed more than 700,000 heterogeneous devices. In the first half of 2026, it just completed a nearly 100 million yuan Pre-A round (led by Chunhua Venture Capital and Bi'an Times), with a valuation of over 1 billion yuan. (People's Daily Online)

2. Jiuchuan Intelligence completes 100 million yuan Series A financing, led by Everbright Holdings

On August 3, Jiuchuan Intelligence, an enterprise engaged in high-end testing equipment for PCB and pan-semiconductor, completed 100 million yuan Series A financing, led by Everbright Holdings, with the sub-fund of Zhengling Venture Capital participating as a follow-on investor. The funds will be used for mass production of high-order electric test flying probe equipment, AI visual inspection, and R&D of the third-generation imaging system. (Dahe Caifang)

3. Pacini Perception Technology obtains another 1 billion yuan strategic investment, leading the tactile track

On August 3, embodied perception enterprise Pacini Perception Technology announced the completion of 1 billion yuan strategic investment, led by BOC International Investment, Inno Investment, Anker Innovations, Hefei Industrial Investment, Jiahé Capital, Hechuang Capital, etc., jointly invested by CDH Investments, Chengdu Jiaozi Artificial Intelligence Fund, and Jinrong Guosheng, with old shareholder Zhilai Capital making an over-allocation. So far, the company's cumulative financing has reached 3.5 billion yuan, and its valuation has exceeded 10 billion yuan. (Sci-Tech Innovation Board Daily)

4. Poke Robot completes $100 million Pre-A round

On August 3, general embodied intelligence company Poke Robot announced the completion of $100 million Pre-A round financing, co-led by Shunwei Capital and Matrix Partners China, with participation from Jiukun Venture Capital, Junshan Capital, SEE Fund, Liepin Investment, Yunuo Capital, Zhongding Capital, etc., and old shareholders Yunqi Capital, Xiaomi Strategic Investment, etc. adding positions simultaneously. The company focuses on the operation capability of general robots in home scenarios, and has won two consecutive rounds of financing in less than half a year since its establishment. (Beijing Business Daily)

5. Qiu Zhi Technology obtains another $100 million angel+ round, giving birth to an embodied unicorn

On August 3, Qiu Zhi Technology (DISCOVER Robotics) announced the completion of $100 million angel+ round financing, less than a month after the landing of the first round of over $100 million angel round. This round is jointly participated by IDG Capital, Xinglian Capital, Wuyuefeng, Dachen Caizhi, Joyoung, Huaying Capital, Binhu District Industrial Group and other industrial and financial capital, all old shareholders added their positions, and the company has become a unicorn in the consumer-grade embodied intelligence track. (China Economic News)

6. Active Technology completes 330 million yuan angel round, setting a record for brain-computer interface

On August 3, Shanghai Active Technology announced the completion of 330 million yuan angel round financing, setting a record for angel round financing in China's brain-computer interface field, led by Zhongke Chuangxing, jointly invested by Legend Star, Jiuhe Venture Capital, Daotong Investment, Inno Angel Fund, BGI-Pine Hill Life Science Fund, Jifeng Capital, and Jiadao Capital. The funds will be used for site expansion, equipment improvement, clinical trial promotion and team expansion, to accelerate the clinical transformation of invasive brain-computer interface. (Economic Reference Daily)

7. Huolun Lantu completes 30 million yuan seed+ round

On August 4, Shanghai Huolun Lantu, an active interactive embodied intelligence enterprise, completed 30 million yuan seed+ round financing, led by Gaoxin Capital, participated by Huayuan Capital and Angel Club, with old shareholders Xinwei Group and DNA FUND adding positions. The funds will be invested in R&D of active interaction large model, construction of real-world active interaction data system and mass production delivery of Xiaojing intelligent terminal. (China Daily Website)

8. Om AI Lianhui completes hundreds of millions of yuan equity investment, led by Qianhai Mother Fund

On August 5, Om AI Lianhui (Lianhui Technology), an end-side multimodal large model enterprise, completed hundreds of millions of yuan equity investment, with Qianhai Mother Fund increasing its position as the lead investor, and Hangzhou Municipal Industrial Fund and multiple capitals participating synergistically. The company simultaneously open-sourced the VLX-Seek 1.5 end-side native multimodal model to accelerate the commercial implementation of physical AI scenarios. (China Securities Network)

9. Unitree Technology completes 1.22 billion yuan cornerstone investment, DeepSeek and other parties participate in the placement

On August 7, Unitree Technology (688836.SH), the first humanoid robot stock, disclosed the strategic placement list for its Sci-Tech Innovation Board IPO, with the total cornerstone investment amounting to about 1.22 billion yuan. Among them, Hangzhou DeepSeek, PetroChina Kunlun Capital, China Southern Power Grid Capital Holdings, China Telecom (601728), Tencent Investment (00700), CITIC Securities Investment, etc. took shares as cornerstone/strategic investors. On August 19, the company was officially listed on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board, with an issue price of 150.80 yuan. Its opening price once surged by more than 600%, and its peak market value exceeded 440 billion yuan. (CCTV Finance, CGTN, Southern Metropolis Daily, China Securities Journal)

10. Strongo Technology completes 100 million yuan D+ round, invested by Yuanhe Holdings

On August 8, industrial AI enterprise Strongo Technology completed 100 million yuan D+ round financing, invested by Yuanhe Holdings. The funds will be used for iteration of the Jiuzhou industrial large model and expansion of the full-stack localization system. (Sci-Tech Innovation Board Daily)

11. Linghou Robot completes 100 million yuan Series C, led by Chen Dao from the CATL system

On August 10, embodied intelligence component enterprise Linghou Robot announced the completion of 100 million yuan Series C financing, led by Chendao Capital, with follow-on investment from Yuanhe Holdings, Yuxin Electric Power Technology, Su Venture Capital, Guyu Capital, etc. The funds will be used for tackling core components, expanding production capacity and preparing for the construction of provincial key laboratories. Yiou

12. Wandian Travel completes 100 million yuan Pre-A+ round, led by Fosun RZ Capital

On August 10, AI travel platform Wandian Travel announced the completion of 100 million yuan Pre-A+ round financing, led by Fosun RZ Capital, with follow-on investment from Dun