Directory / Country
China
3 founders on our radar building from China.
Shirley Chen
Raised ~$50M in back-to-back Series B rounds (total ~$70M) after earlier $13M round backed by a DJI angel; covered by TechCrunch multiple times as a leading foodservice robotics founder.
Sun Zhaozhi
Raised angel funding from Shanghai Film Group and GSR Ventures; Fuzozo AI pet sold nearly 300,000 units since July 2025 launch with strong engagement, per BigGo/Xinhua coverage.
Yu Yinan
Secured a large seed round (~RMB100M) led by Horizon Robotics and Hillhouse-affiliated GL Ventures; press describes it as the largest single-round funding in its niche as it moves toward mass production.