Today’s Yangtze funding roundup: Space, fusion, biotech, solar, robotics…
Deep-tech startups in space, fusion, biotech and solar secured fresh funding as investors backed next-generation technologies.
Month: August 2026
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Leapmotor joins robot race with new $31 million manufacturing entity
More than 20 automakers worldwide have announced plans to develop humanoid robots, including BYD, Xpeng, GAC Group, Chery, Tesla and Hyundai.
MiniMax opens H3 to challenge closed AI video with multimodal push
By open-sourcing H3, MiniMax is betting that the model can become infrastructure for developers and applications rather than just a standalone product.
MagicLab breaks ground on Wuxi plant to begin robot mass production
The factory launch comes as China’s embodied AI sector moves beyond early-stage technology validation.
Alibaba’s Qwen3.8 pushes AI toward autonomous software development
Qwen3.8 arrives as the AI industry moves from conversational models toward agentic systems that can independently complete multi-step tasks.
Ant-backed Robbyant eyes $222 million funding to build robotic ‘brains’
Robbyant has positioned itself as an intelligence-layer provider, following a “build the brain, not the body” strategy.
Today’s Yangtze funding roundup: robotics, BCI, quantum, eVTOL, AI chips…
Investors are pouring money into frontier technologies from embodied intelligence and brain-computer interfaces to quantum computing and AI chips.
Alibaba opens QwenWork beta as AI office race shifts from models to platforms
QwenWork combines three previously separate products — QoderWork, MuleRun and Wukong — into a single AI office platform.
CFMoto claims triple crown at Europe’s toughest off-road race
CFMoto went head-to-head with established global motorcycle names including Yamaha, KTM, Honda and BMW.
DeepSeek V4-Flash boosts agent capabilities, advances funding and IPO plans
The release of V4-Flash once again challenges the industry belief that larger models automatically deliver superior performance.
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