QCraft

Automotive Components · Autonomous Driving
$124Mtotal raised · 2 rounds on record
$100Mlatest round · Series D · Mar 2026 · 7 mo ago
1backers · TransLink Capital
200+team · employees, estimated range

Overview

QCraft is a Chinese autonomous driving company founded in 2019 by former Waymo and Tesla engineers. It began with driverless minibuses for city routes and now supplies assisted-driving systems to Chinese carmakers. Its simulation-first development approach and in-house perception stack cover both robobus and passenger vehicle programmes.

Funding and backers

Total raised
$124M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$100M
Series D · Mar 2026 · 7 mo ago
Team
201-500
employees, estimated range
Backers
1
TransLink Capital
The money's age
Fresh money
7 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
35/100
in the news, fresh money
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Mar 21 Raised a round Series D $100M Apr 3, 2020 Raised a round Venture round $24M · Venturebeat 2019 Founded
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Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Series D Mar 2026 $100M — businesswire.com
Venture round Apr 2020 $24M — Venturebeat
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TransLink Capital fund
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Financials

Total raised
$124M
Latest round
Series D
Funding rounds
2
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Series D 2026 $100M Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2020 $24M Details

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Shared investors1
TransLink CapitalVia a fund
109 portfolio companies: Yunjichina, Yume, Oracle America Inc. and 106 more
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News

News autonews.gasgoo.com 2 months ago
QCraft's Qian Xiangjun: World Model + Reinforcement Learning is the Core Technical Path for Physical AI Deployment Read more
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News YahooFinance 5 months ago
QCraft Demonstrates Urban NOA on Qualcomm
WUXI, China, June 11, 2026--QCraft demonstrated its urban NOA solution on Qualcomm
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Press release businesswire.com 5 months ago
QCraft Demonstrates Urban NOA on Qualcomm's Latest Snapdragon Ride SoC, Targets 2026 Global Mass Production Read more
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News ChinaDailyApp 8 months ago
QCraft raises $100 million in new financing round
Chinese autonomous driving startup QCraft said on Monday it has raised $100 million in a new round of Series D financing, as it pivots toward higher-level autonomy and physical AI technologies.
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Press release businesswire.com 8 months ago
QCraft Closes $100 Million New Series D Financing to Advance Physical AI for Autonomous Driving and Mobility Read more
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News YahooFinance 12 months ago
QCraft Enters Autonomous Logistics Sector With Chery Partnership to Accelerate L4 Delivery
BEIJING, November 18, 2025--QCraft, a global autonomous driving leader, today announced its official entry into the Level 4 (L4) autonomous logistics sector, marking a major milestone in its commercialization roadmap and expanding its product portfolio be
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News streetinsider.com 1 year ago
QCraft Debuts at Japan Mobility Show, Kicks Off Commercial Deployment of L4 Robobus in Japan Read more
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News benzinga.com 2 years ago
QCraft Revs Up Its Fundraising In Autonomous Driving Race For Cash Read more
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News Venturebeat 6 years ago
Qcraft raises over $24 million to train autonomous vehicle systems in simulation
Qcraft, a robotics startup developing a simulation platform for autonomous vehicles, has raised money to tackle complex urban use cases.
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News wired.co.uk 13 years ago
Quantum dynamics comes to Minecraft in qCraft Read more
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Beijing China
HQ
[email protected]
200-500 est. staff
Bldg 16, Guanghua Pioneer Park, 18 Anningzhuang East Rd, Haidian, Beijing
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