2026-09-14 - The Yangtzeer

Today’s Yangtze funding roundup: Embodied AI, photonics, quantum…

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Yangtze River Delta startups in embodied AI, photonics, world models and quantum computing raised fresh funding.

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The concept originated in Europe, where countries including the Netherlands and Belgium introduced similar schemes in the 2000s.

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Going global requires enough financial firepower to stay there, instead of just technological and supply chain advantages.

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Han said this could change the starting point of commerce from standardized products and fixed app pages to user intent.

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For developers, the bigger question is whether DeepSeek will bring its aggressive pricing strategy to voice AI.