Spirit AI raises nearly RMB 2B in two back-to-back rounds

Spirit AI (Qianxun Intelligence)

Spirit AI announced nearly RMB 2 billion from two consecutive funding rounds, about a year after it was founded. Reported backers include Sequoia China, Yunfeng, CATL, TCL, JD.com, Huawei and Xiaomi. The company pointed to robots already working on CATL battery lines and in JD.com stores.

• Nearly RMB 2B (about $290M) across two rounds.
• Investors include Sequoia China, Yunfeng, CATL, JD.com, Huawei and Xiaomi.
• Moz1 has 26 degrees of freedom and force-controlled joints; a robot works on CATL's battery production line.