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Asset management organization operating to international standards.

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Pre-Series A
Series A

Geographic focus

China

Sector focus

Asset Management
Financial Services
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

  • Sealien

    Participated · Series A · Aug 2026

    SEALIEN ROBOTICS designs and sells work-class remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and related subsea systems, including the 6,000-meter-rated Singularity work-class robot, the 3,000-meter-rated Phoenix cable-burial system and the 1,000-meter-rated Taurus heavy-duty robot. The company is also developing autonomous underwater vehicles and an AI-based decision system to coordinate multiple robots. Its commercial traction accelerated in 2025 after winning an order from a UAE telecommunications operator for a Phoenix 600 system valued at nearly US$10 million, which later expanded from one unit to three. By the end of July SEALIEN had signed several hundred million yuan in new contracts for complete deep-sea robot systems, expected to sign a similar amount soon, and reported a pipeline of about CNY 1 billion in potential contracts under negotiation. Customers now span the UK, the Netherlands, Norway, Brazil, Australia, the UAE, Egypt, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. The company’s growing order book indicates a shift from trials to sales of complete machines for high-value offshore projects and an expanding overseas footprint.

  • Shihang Intelligent

    Led · Series A · May 2025

    Shihang Intelligent has built a full‑stack portfolio covering six core systems: power, control, sensing, navigation, sealing, and deployment, each backed by proprietary IP and continuous iteration. Its product lineup includes models such as the "Orca," with claimed full-depth operational capability from 0 to 10,000 meters and full degrees of freedom for autonomous navigation and multi-robot coordination. The company reports stable commercial deployments across all ocean depths in real-world environments and scaled use in scenarios including ship hull cleaning, underwater security, offshore wind power, marine ranching, and seabed inspection. Following the Series A raise exceeding 1 billion yuan, Shihang plans to invest in core technology R&D, global market expansion, and ecosystem development to support large-scale deployment and enhance reliability. The article does not provide revenue or user metrics.

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