Sunrise, a full-stack, independently developed AI inference GPU company based in China, has recently declared the successful closure of a fresh funding round, amassing over 1 billion yuan. This latest funding initiative attracted participation from a diverse array of strategic investors within the industry, local state-owned entities, and prominent financial institutions. It stands as one of the most substantial single funding rounds within China's GPU landscape since the widespread adoption of AI inference technology commenced in 2026. In a little over a year since its establishment as an independent entity, Sunrise has successfully secured seven rounds of funding, aggregating to roughly 4 billion yuan, and has achieved a valuation surpassing 10 billion yuan, thus earning the distinction of being China's inaugural pure inference GPU unicorn.

The capital raised in this round will be predominantly allocated towards the large-scale production and delivery of its next-generation S3 inference GPU, the establishment of a comprehensive full-stack software ecosystem, and the ongoing research and development efforts for its subsequent S4 and S5 chips.