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Kinetix AI secures over 500 mln yuan angel+ round backed by Temasek-linked Vertex for embodied AI

2026-09-14 Category: Briefs Comments(0)

Chinese embodied AI startup Kinetix AI said it had completed a series of angel-plus funding rounds, raising more than 500 million yuan, with participation from Vertex Ventures, a VC firm under Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, Fangguang Capital, Wanshi Capital and others. The proceeds will be used to accelerate “data-model-embodiment” iteration and drive commercialization of embodied AI products.

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