Participated · Series C · Jul 2026

Whale builds an AI Operating System (AIOS) for enterprise operations based on its proprietary Business World Model (BWM), which interprets camera, sensor, and audio signals similar to how LLMs process text. Its product suite includes SpaceSight (physical space intelligence), Echo (voice and audio intelligence), Lume (content distribution), Alivia (workflow automation and intelligent agents), Harbor (knowledge management and compliance), and Novus (AI infrastructure and governance). Whale serves more than 1,600 enterprises in 45+ countries and manages over 600,000 edge AI nodes globally across industries including retail, automotive, F&B, manufacturing, and financial services. Headquartered in Singapore, the company is scaling deployments across North America and APAC with plans for MENA and Europe. Whale recently raised a Series C round that now totals $100 million, which it says will fund global expansion, team growth, deeper partnerships, and expanded platform integrations.

Participated · Equity · Jun 2026

SynapX builds a system architecture called SYNTH that links three domains—SYNAction (manipulation intelligence), SYNWorld (physical-world modeling), and SYNData (data systems)—to enable robots to execute complex operation tasks more efficiently and evolve autonomously. Its Omni-modal Physical Data System (OPDS) combines custom hardware design and AI algorithms to collect and generate high-quality multimodal physical signals such as vision, force, and touch at scale to continuously improve base models. The company plans to invest its recent $50 million raise into core technology and product R&D, construction of its multimodal data system, and hiring global talent. Founded in January 2026 by Tsinghua alumnus Du Dalong, SynapX positions itself as an emerging player in physical AI focused on large-scale data-driven model evolution. The article did not report revenue, user metrics, or a disclosed valuation.

Participated · Equity · Apr 2026

Ludens AI develops AI-equipped companion robots, including models named “Cocomo” and “INU,” that use voice, movement, and spatial awareness to interact with people. The company exhibited at CES 2026, receiving broad media attention and new business opportunities. It is positioning its products to become a supportive presence in daily life rather than just a tool. Ludens AI recently raised approximately ¥600 million in an angel financing round to accelerate product development and R&D. The firm plans to use the funds to hire engineering talent and expand business development efforts both domestically and internationally.

Participated · Equity · Mar 2026

Octopus Dynamics is focused on building a unified system for embodied intelligence aimed at physical AGI and has proposed the SYNTH Deep Thought architecture as its core technology framework. SYNTH encompasses three pillars: SYNAction (an end-to-end manipulation architecture called REMA that layers high-, mid- and low-frequency control), SYNWorld (a Vision–Force–Tactile World Foundation Model integrating visual, force and tactile modalities) and SYNData (an Omni-modal Physical Data System, OPDS, for scalable multi-modal data capture). The company intends to use its recent financing to accelerate R&D, construct its data system and expand technical hiring. Founded in January 2026 by Du Dalong, the team includes researchers and engineers from Horizon Robotics, Baidu, Microsoft, Alibaba, ByteDance, NIO, XPeng and Li Auto. Leadership highlights include Du Dalong’s Tsinghua background, his role as an early employee at Horizon Robotics, and a prior co-founded company, Jianzhi Robotics, which was acquired at the end of 2025. The company emphasizes end-to-end execution cycles in real environments and claims system-level integration of model architecture, world modeling and data as central to achieving embodied intelligence.

Participated · Series B · Mar 2026

D-Robotics was spun off from the AIoT division of Horizon Robotics in January 2024 and develops underlying computing platforms and general-purpose hardware and software infrastructure for consumer robots and embodied AI. Its current product lineup includes the RDK S600 robot computing development platform and embodied AI model systems HoloBrain and HoloMotion. The company promotes a “one brain, multiple forms” approach that it says enables the same model to be adapted across different types of robots, mirroring a "chip + toolchain + algorithm" strategy. D-Robotics reported shipments jumped 180% year-over-year and its customer base grew 200% last year. It has launched more than 100 robot products and built a developer community exceeding 100,000 users across the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America. The company did not disclose total shipment volumes or a revenue breakdown in the available reports.