On June 3, reports surfaced that two prominent companies in the field of embodied artificial intelligence (AI) — Stardust Intelligence, a rope-driven AI robotics firm, and Xingyuan Intelligence, an embodied brain service provider — have both recently announced cumulative financing exceeding RMB 1 billion.

Stardust Intelligence has successfully closed its Series B funding round. The investors in this round include the Liangxi Science and Technology Innovation Industry Phase II Mother Fund (managed by Bohua Capital), Yangzhou Longtou Xinli, Zhongbo Juli, and other state-owned and leading financial investment institutions. Industrial investors such as Thundersoft and Code Education also participated. China Renaissance acted as the exclusive financial advisor for this round.

Xingyuan Intelligence, established just 10 months ago, attracted significant investment from leading financial institutions including Songhe Capital, Chuangdongfang, and Huakong Fund. State-owned investors such as CRRC Capital, Beijing Industrial Investment, Guojun Innovation Investment, and Jiangxi Financial Holdings also joined the funding round. Industrial participants included Aitek, Hengxing Group, and Qi'an Investment. Additionally, existing shareholder Yuansheng Venture Capital increased its stake in the company.