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Robotics startups in China that raised money in the last 12 months

14 robotics startups based in China announced or filed 24 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $1.7B of it stated. 1 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: X Square Robot (Series B · $280M), Spirit AI (Venture round · $280M) and LimX Dynamics (Venture round · $200M). 11 of these startups are hiring now, with 459 open roles.

Venture rounds of the last 12 monthsRebuilt 7 Nov 2026
rounds in 12 months
24
startups
14
stated
$1.7B
open roles at them
459

The newest rounds

StartupRoundDateOpen roles
DigitVenture round17 Aug 20261
LimX DynamicsVenture round · $200M14 Jul 202657
X Square RobotSeries C30 Jun 2026153
DexForceSeries B · $140M30 Jun 202647
NoematrixSeries A18 Jun 202622
J-ElephantVenture round17 Jun 2026–
AstribotSeries B · $140M3 Jun 202629
XynovaSeries A29 May 20263
X Square RobotSeries B · $280M20 Apr 2026153
EngineAISeries B · $200M10 Apr 202656
Spirit AISeries A · $140M7 Apr 202648
Elite RobotsSeries D · $84M25 Mar 20261
XynovaSeed20 Mar 20263
Spirit AIVenture round · $280M25 Feb 202648
AstribotSeries A12 Feb 202629
Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation CenterSeed · $98M28 Jan 202642
X Square RobotSeries A · $140M12 Jan 2026153
LimX DynamicsSeries B6 Jan 202657
IMUSeries B4 Jan 2026–
XynovaAngel26 Dec 20253
Jiaoda Zhibang KejiSeries A10 Dec 2025–
EngineAISeries A8 Dec 202556
EngineAIVenture round7 Dec 202556
Elite RobotsVenture round · $2.8M5 Dec 20251

The largest rounds

StartupRoundDateOpen roles
X Square RobotSeries B · $280M20 Apr 2026153
Spirit AIVenture round · $280M25 Feb 202648
LimX DynamicsVenture round · $200M14 Jul 202657
EngineAISeries B · $200M10 Apr 202656
DexForceSeries B · $140M30 Jun 202647
AstribotSeries B · $140M3 Jun 202629
Spirit AISeries A · $140M7 Apr 202648
X Square RobotSeries A · $140M12 Jan 2026153
Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation CenterSeed · $98M28 Jan 202642
Elite RobotsSeries D · $84M25 Mar 20261

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Questions

Which robotics startups in China raised money recently?

14 robotics startups based in China announced or filed 24 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $1.7B of it stated. 1 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: X Square Robot (Series B · $280M), Spirit AI (Venture round · $280M) and LimX Dynamics (Venture round · $200M). 11 of these startups are hiring now, with 459 open roles.

Where do these rounds come from?

From the startups' own announcements and the press, from SEC Form D filings in the United States and from the share allotments company registers publish (a filing is marked as one in the list). One round per startup, type and week; amounts as stated, in US dollars.

Are these startups hiring?

11 of the 14 startups have open roles on their own careers boards right now, 459 roles in all; each count links to them.

Source: announcements, SEC Form D filings and company registers, 6,276 rounds in 12 monthsUpdated 7 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0