In The Robot Industry in March 2023, Who Won The Favor Of Capital?

According to incomplete statistics from ChinaRobot.com, in March 2023, there were 12 financing incidents in the field of robotics, 7 incidents with a financing amount exceeding 100 million yuan, and a total financing amount exceeding 1.2 billion.

Judging from the financing market for the entire month of March, the financing market in the second half of March was relatively hot, mainly in the fields of medical robots, service robots, and core parts of robots. Specifically, Zhitong Technology, Xingmai Innovation, Yida Technology, Wansi Medical, Hanyang Technology, and Stand Robotics have all completed large-scale financing of over 100 million yuan, with a total financing amount of over 1 billion yuan.

So, what financing events will happen in the robotics industry in March 2023? Let's take a look together.
Medical robot:

1. Siyi Intelligence, a software rehabilitation robot company, received nearly 100 million yuan in Series A financing

According to news on March 6, Yan Siyi Intelligent, the leader of domestic software rehabilitation robots, announced the completion of the A round of financing of nearly 100 million yuan. This round was led by Guosheng Capital, and the original investor Daoyuan Capital continued to follow suit. The funds raised will be used to accelerate the innovative research and development of Siyi Intelligent's integrated solutions in the field of neurorehabilitation and create a digital rehabilitation service platform.

2. Wansi Medical completed the angel round financing of 100 million yuan

According to news on March 20, Beijing Wansi Medical Technology Co., Ltd. announced the completion of an angel round financing of RMB 100 million. The investment was jointly led by Guoke Investment and Nuoyu Capital, and Zero2IPO Capital acted as the long-term exclusive financial advisor. This round of financing will be used for technology research and development, new product iterations, team development and marketing. Vance Medical is committed to the research and development and industrialization of surgical robots for vascular interventional therapy. At present, its product progress has taken the lead in the world, and it may be the first to break through the rapidly developing vascular interventional robot track in the market.

3. Dutch medical technology innovation company Vitestro completed A-round financing of 12 million euros

According to news on March 21, Vitestro completed a round A financing of 12 million euros. The investment was led by Sonder Capital of the United States. Founded in 2017, Dutch medical technology innovation company Vitestro has developed Europe's first blood collection robot. The funds will be used to further accelerate Vitestro's product development, production and introduction into the European market. Currently, the device prototype is undergoing clinical trials for EU CE mark certification, and Vitestro plans to enter the European market in 2024.

Service robot:

1. Qiyuan Robotics, a developer of AI intelligent cleaning robots, completed the Pre-A round of financing worth tens of millions of yuan

According to news on March 15, DAROB, a developer of AI intelligent cleaning robots, completed the Pre-A round of financing of tens of millions of RMB. This round of financing was led by Zhongzhe Group. This round of funds is mainly used for product research and development, production, market development, etc. Zhejiang Qiyuan Robot Co., Ltd. was established in November 2020. It is engaged in the field of cleaning robots, focusing on creating high-intelligence and high-quality commercial robot products, bringing artificial intelligence into life and making robots everywhere.

2. Hanyang Technology, a research and development company for intelligent service robots, completed the Pre-A round of financing of over 100 million yuan

According to news on March 16, Yarbo, a research and development company for intelligent service robots, completed its Pre-A round of financing of over 100 million yuan, with Haochen Capital exclusively leading the investment. It is reported that this round of financing will be used for product production and overseas sales. Hanyang Technology focuses on the design, research and development, production, sales and service of garden intelligent robot products. The main business goal is to provide home users with single-family villas in Europe, America and other regions with independent gardens that integrate cleaning, entertainment, and spiritual companionship. service robot.

3. Swimming pool robot company Xingmai Innovation completed nearly 200 million yuan in angel round financing

According to news on March 20, the swimming pool robot company "Xingmai Innovation" completed the angel round financing jointly invested by Shunwei Capital, Source Code Capital, Hillhouse Ventures, Yunmu Capital and Wuzhong Financial Holdings, with a financing amount of nearly 200 million yuan. Yunmu Capital acts as the exclusive strategic financial advisor. It is reported that this round of financing will be mainly used for product research and development, supply chain system construction and brand building.

Humanoid robot:

1. 1X Technologies, a Norwegian humanoid robot company, received USD 23.5 million in Series A2 financing

On March 23, the Norwegian humanoid robot company 1X Technologies (formerly known as Halodi Robotics) announced that it had raised $23.5 million in the A2 round of financing led by OpenAI. This round of financing was led by Open Al Startup Fund, with participation from Tiger Global and a consortium of Norwegian investors including Sandwater, Alliance Ventures and Skagerak Capital. 1X plans to use the funds to intensify efforts to develop the biped robot model NEO, as well as mass-produce its first commercial robot EVE in Norway and North America.

move robot:

1. Stande Robotics completed hundreds of millions of RMB in Series C financing

According to news on March 6, Standard Robots, the head company of industrial mobile robots, recently announced that it has completed the C round of financing, with a financing amount of several hundred million yuan. This round of financing was led by Xiaomi Industrial Investment, followed by China Securities Investment. Wang Yongkun, the founder and CEO of Standard Robotics, said that the company will continue to take root in the manufacturing industry, focus on promoting the core technology of robots, make efforts in global applications, and lead industrial flexible transformation.

robot technology:

1. Imaging robot company Remo Intelligent completed a new round of financing

According to news on March 2, the imaging robot company Remo Intelligent completed a new round of financing, led by CMB International’s New Momentum USD Fund, with Guangyuan Investment, Hong Kong X Technology Fund, Zhuoyuan Capital, and Dongguan Songshan Lake Robotics Industry Group as the lead. Ningbo Intelligent Technology Research Institute, Shantong Shengbei and other institutions followed suit. It is understood that this round of financing will be used to accelerate the expansion of domestic and foreign markets and further upgrade the multi-dimensional interactive functions of AI smart imaging robots in work, life and entertainment scenarios.

2. The digital robot company Yida Technology completed nearly 200 million yuan in round B financing

News on March 21st, the world's leading digital robot company Yida Technology recently announced the completion of nearly 200 million yuan in Series B financing. , Zhongding Capital followed the investment, and Index Capital continued to serve as the exclusive financial advisor. The introduction of CDH VGC and Chuangxiang Huanju Investment Fund in this round of financing will further amplify the technical potential and industry value of Yida Technology products.

Parts:

1. Junduo Robotics, a "one-stop" supplier of electric servo actuators, completed round B financing of nearly 100 million yuan

According to the news on March 2, Junduo Robotics, a "one-stop" electric servo actuator product supplier, completed the B-round financing of nearly 100 million yuan, led by Wenrun Investment (formerly Wen's Investment), followed by Dunhong Assets, Venture Workshop and other institutions. Investment, the leading investor of the A+ round will continue to share the investment in this round. Dr. Jie Dangyang, CEO of Junduo Robotics, said that this round of financing is mainly used for the development of new products in the semiconductor, photovoltaic, panel and other industries, to conduct research on cutting-edge technologies that support the special requirements of the industry, and to deploy and expand high-quality distribution channels at home and abroad , Increase investment and support for the South China market.

2. Zhitong Technology completed a new round of equity financing of several hundred million yuan

On March 13th, Zhitong Technology, a robot transmission system solution provider, completed a new round of equity financing of hundreds of millions of yuan. Investors include Financial Street Capital, Xicheng Jinrui, Xiaomi Investment, Yizhuang Venture Capital, Huiyan Capital, Coast Fund etc. It is understood that this round of financing will be used for the construction of Zhitong Technology's digital intelligent manufacturing base and engineering technology research and development center project with an annual output of 500,000 high-precision reducers for robots, and to accelerate product development and market development in the frontier field of robot precision transmission.

Summary: Compared with February, the robot financing market in March became more and more active. Taking medical robots and service robots as examples, most companies have completed large-scale financing of over 100 million yuan. Driven by a series of national policies, the future development path of the robot industry has been determined.

The service robot industry is a typical "long slope and thick snow" track, with extremely broad prospects. On the one hand, it has gradually entered Wanjia Lighting, opening up a convenient and smart life for consumers. On the other hand, it has widely covered multiple commercial industries such as distribution, medical care, elderly care, and hospitality. At the same time, it communicates and interconnects with other smart hardware devices, further expanding the application boundary.

However, there are many types of medical robots in my country. In recent years, my country's aging population has entered a period of rapid development ahead of schedule. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, it is estimated that by 2050, my country's elderly population will reach 500 million. According to previous national census data and the results of relevant population forecasts, the proportion of the elderly population aged 60 and above in the total national population has continued to increase from 7.63% in 1982 to 34.1% in 2050; the elderly population aged 65 and above accounted for the total national population. The proportion of the population will continue to increase from 4.91% in 1982 to 28.1% in 2050; the proportion of the elderly population aged 80 and above to the population aged 60 and above will continue to increase from 6.59% in 1982 to 22.36% in 2050. Faced with such a large number of elderly people, medical robots are becoming popular in the market due to their large market space imagination, high gross profit margin, and excellent growth potential.

It is worth mentioning that Zhitong Technology has completed a new round of equity financing of hundreds of millions of yuan, opening up the imagination of the precision reducer industry. As the core component of the robot, the precision reducer accounts for about 35% of the cost of the robot. Thanks to the favorable environment created by economic aggregate growth and relevant national policies, my country's reducer industry has shown a sustained and healthy development trend in recent years: the increase in the demand for machines to replace people has driven the expansion of the precision reducer market, domestic manufacturers have accelerated domestic substitution, and precision reducers The basic disk of the machine industry is still expanding, and the humanoid robot opens up the infinite imagination space of the precision reducer industry.