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China's Zhicheng AI raises several hundred million yuan in funding round

Chinese embodied AI startup Zhicheng AI said it has completed a funding round worth several hundred million yuan, jointly invested by Hangzhou Capital, Fuzhe Technology, Caitong Capital and Linglan Capital. The proceeds will mainly support the Hangzhou-based company’s push into embodied intelligence and world models and accelerate core technology R&D and product commercialization.

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  • China's Zhicheng AI raises several hundred million yuan in funding round

    Chinese embodied AI startup Zhicheng AI said it has completed a funding round worth several hundred million yuan, jointly invested by Hangzhou Capital, Fuzhe Technology, Caitong Capital and Linglan Capital. The proceeds will mainly support the Hangzhou-based company's push into embodied intelligence and world models and accelerate core technology R&D and product commercialization.

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