Radar · High Tech in Shanghai
Best High Tech Companies in Shanghai, China
The 332 best High Tech companies in Shanghai, China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Unisoc.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
332companies tracked
$9.6Bdisclosed funding
8unicorns
180have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HIGH TECH × SHANGHAI
Our analysis of 50 High Tech companies
$16.9b in tracked funding; 50% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
50companies analysed
50%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
11unicorns
2019median founding year
446kcombined LinkedIn audience
75%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best High Tech companies in Shanghai
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founded | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unisoc 🦄 Provider of SoCs for mobile communication, IoT connectivity and other applications 72Funding top 23%Talent top 28%Moat top 31%Market top 33% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Talenttop 28% Moattop 31% Markettop 33% Growthtop 35% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $1.4B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 16 yrs (0.1/yr) Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 2 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $1.4B | 20 mo ago | Acquired | 5,000 | 2001 | Steve Chu CEO | — | — |
| 2 | MiniMax 🦄 AI model technology to promote social connections and interaction | $850M | 27 mo ago | Series B | 100 | 2021 | Yeyi Yun Co-Founder | — | — |
| 3 | Enflame Provider of cloud-based deep learning chips 78Funding top 25%AI top 26%Moat top 31%Market top 38% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% AItop 26% Moattop 31% Markettop 38% Talenttop 38% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $746M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: deep learning, machine learning rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $746M | 32 mo ago | Series D | 700 | 2018 | Zhang Yalin Co-Founder & COO | — | — |
| 4 | Black Sesame Technologies 🦄 Developer of AI-based chips for machine vision tasks 89Product top 14%Patents top 15%Innovation top 18%AI top 20% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 14% Patentstop 15% Innovationtop 18% AItop 20% Markettop 25% Fundingtop 26% Moattop 26% Talenttop 28% Globaltop 40% Techbottom 22% Newsbottom 19% Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Patents: 247 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 198 filings since 2022 vs 49 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100 | $500M | 46 mo ago | Public | 916 | 2016 | Wilson Liu Co-Founder & COO | 53 patents Advanced automotive vision systems: camera calibration, image fusion, shading correction, and robust data links. | — |
| 5 | YITU 🦄 Provider of AI based decision intelligence platform for multiple sectors | $385M | 29 mo ago | Series C | 1,507 | 2012 | Leo Zhu Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 6 | Vastai Technologies Provider of GPU and AI-based chips for machine vision applications 74Moat top 22%AI top 26%Funding top 32%Talent top 38% All 6 signals ▾Moattop 22% AItop 26% Fundingtop 32% Talenttop 38% Markettop 41% Globalbottom 36% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-based, computer vision rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $378M | 53 mo ago | Series B | 180 | 2018 | John Qian Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 7 | Iluvatar CoreX Manufacturer of cloud computing chips 62AI top 18%Funding top 21%Market top 41%Moat top 47% All 8 signals ▾AItop 18% Fundingtop 21% Markettop 41% Moattop 47% Talentbottom 49% Patentsbottom 45% Globalbottom 40% Innovationbottom 38% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Funding: Raised $334M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $334M | 21 mo ago | Public | 300 | 2015 | Zheng Jinshan Co-Founder | 23 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 8 | Gaoxian Robotics Provider of cleaning robot platforms and robot accessories | $325M | 55 mo ago | Series C | 700 | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 9 | ASR Microelectronics 🦄 Manufacturer of modem and a baseband platform | $319M | 73 mo ago | Series D | 31 31 → 48 (+55%) | 2015 | Vincent Tai Founder & CEO | 13 patents Wireless RF front‑ends, 5G data integrity/decryption, and advanced video compression algorithms. | — |
| 10 | Cowarobot Developer of level autonomous driving systems | $271M | 47 mo ago | Series D | 31 | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 11 | JAKA Platform offering robotics solutions | $234M | 46 mo ago | Series D | 465 | 2014 | Mingyang Li Founder | — | 2 launchs |
| 12 | KEENON 🦄 Developer of commercial robots for multi-industry applications | $233M | 57 mo ago | Series D | 300 | 2010 | Tony Li Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 13 | UnionTech Provider of SLA based industrial 3D printing systems | $229M | 45 mo ago | Acquired | 190 | 2000 | — | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 14 | JAKA Robotics Provider of collaborative arm robots for industrial automation 72Innovation top 18%Moat top 21%Funding top 23%Patents top 25% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 18% Moattop 21% Fundingtop 23% Patentstop 25% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 22% Innovation: 35 patents (top 26% of patent-holders) · 27 filings since 2022 vs 8 in 2017-21 Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 35 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $224M | 46 mo ago | Series D | — | 2014 | Li Mingyang Founder & CEO | 35 patents Industrial robot calibration, joint design, safety, and control systems integration | — |
| 15 | Siwei Biotechnology Developer of nanocarrier delivery platform for mRNA vaccines | $206M | 60 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2016 | Li Hangwen Founder | — | — |
| 16 | Saifang Technology Provider of processors for AI and IoT applications 29Funding top 29%Talent top 38%Growth top 45%Moat bottom 48% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 45% Moatbottom 48% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 32% Techbottom 22% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $154M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $154M | 39 mo ago | Series A | — | 2018 | Naveed Sherwani Founder | — | — |
| 17 | Emotibot Develops virtual assistant with emotion analysis feature | $145M | 47 mo ago | Series D | 300 | 2015 | Ivan Xu Co-Founder | 2 patents Affective computing: multimodal emotion and facial attribute recognition for human-computer interaction. | — |
| 18 | Xmov Provides AI-based virtual digital human infrastructure | $130M | 50 mo ago | Series C | 200 | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Leyan Technology AI based customer service applications | $120M | 61 mo ago | Series D | 42 | 2014 | Shen Libin Founder & CEO | 2 patents Automatic call answering systems without physical button or flip mechanisms | — |
| 20 | Weizhi Provider of a location-based intelligent service platform for real-time mapping solutions | $120M | 65 mo ago | Series A | 26 | 2017 | — | 18 patents Wireless communication hardware and medical device technologies | — |
| 21 | Ronovo Surgical Developer of robotic surgical instruments 21Funding top 18%Moat top 31%Talent bottom 49%News bottom 42% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Moattop 31% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 28% Techbottom 24% Funding: Raised $119M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $119M | 9 mo ago | Series D | — | 2019 | John Ma Founder & CEO & Chairman | — | — |
| 22 | HiScene Provider of AR glasses and image recognition solution | $109M | 57 mo ago | Series C | — | 2012 | Chunyuan Liao Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 23 | Quicktron Provider of robotic products and solutions for the logistics industry | $100M | 21 mo ago | Series D | — | 2014 | Yang Wei Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 24 | PETKIT Private label brand of accessories for pets | $85M | 58 mo ago | Series D | 60 | 2013 | Weike Guo Founder & COO | — | — |
| 25 | Clobotics Provides drone data management solutions | $84M | 63 mo ago | Series A | 11 | 2016 | Mads Rasmussen Managing director | — | — |
| 26 | AgiBot 🦄 Developer of embodied artificial intelligence robots for various applications 84Innovation top 13%News top 14%Funding top 24%Growth top 25% All 12 signals ▾Innovationtop 13% Newstop 14% Fundingtop 24% Growthtop 25% Partnerstop 32% Moattop 37% Talenttop 38% Markettop 40% Producttop 40% AItop 45% Techtop 49% Globalbottom 36% Innovation: 21 new-product events in 24 mo · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware News: 29 BI events in 12 mo (of 37 tracked, 5 types) · +262% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100 | $84M | 10 mo ago | Series B | 100 | 2023 | Deng Taihua Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 27 | Supremind Developer of video intelligent analysis and spatiotemporal data management AI | $81M | 46 mo ago | Series C | 90 | 2016 | Yao Peng Co-Founder | — | — |
| 28 | TuringQ Provider of quantum computing chips 37Funding top 24%Moat top 31%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 40% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Moattop 31% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $79.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $79M | 10 mo ago | Series B | — | 2021 | Xianmin Jin Founder | — | — |
| 29 | NextVPU Provider of AI vision processing chips and embedded solutions for smart devices and applications | $71M | 48 mo ago | Series C | 300 | 2016 | Alan Feng Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 30 | Guangjian Technology Provider of ToF and structured light-based cameras | $70M | 29 mo ago | Series B | 70 | 2018 | — | 16 patents Interlocking and eco-friendly engineered wood flooring systems and installation methods | — |
| 31 | Shanghai Xinwang Microelectronics Technology Provider of MCUs for IoT applications | $61M | 44 mo ago | Series C | 266 | 2008 | Ding Xiaobing CEO | — | — |
| 32 | Yida Technology Cloud-based multi functional robotic process automation solutions | $60M | 22 mo ago | Series B | — | 2016 | Zhang Xingyang CEO | 12 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 33 | AI Rudder Provider of AI-powered solutions for automating customer communication and contact centers | $60M | 51 mo ago | Series B | 75 | 2019 | Kun Wu Co-Founder | — | 4 partnerships · 1 expansion |
| 34 | Core Wing Information Technology Provider of system-on-chip systems for IoT applications | $43M | 39 mo ago | Series C | 100 | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 35 | Taiko Online platform for decentralized zero knowledge rollup | $37M | 27 mo ago | Series A | 32 | 2022 | — | — | — |
| 36 | OYMotion Technologies Developer of motion sensors 40AI top 20%Funding top 26%Market bottom 44%Moat bottom 38% All 6 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 26% Marketbottom 44% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 29% Techbottom 21% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $36.1M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $36M | 2 mo ago | Series C | 55 | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 37 | MindRank Provider of AI-based drug candidate identification solutions for drug development 64Innovation top 19%Patents top 26%AI top 30%Moat top 38% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 19% Patentstop 26% AItop 30% Moattop 38% Fundingtop 40% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 31% Innovation: 47 patents (top 23% of patent-holders) · 47 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Patents: 47 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 47 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $30M | 35 mo ago | Series A | — | 2019 | Zhangming Niu Founder & CEO | 47 patents Novel GLP‑1 receptor agonist polymorphs/salts and kinase inhibitor heterocycles for therapeutics | — |
| 38 | Prismlab Manufacturer of stereolithography technology-based industrial 3D printers | $29M | 45 mo ago | Series C | 200 | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 39 | Benyao Technology Robotics and artificial intelligence technology to provide automation solutions 64Funding top 37%Market top 39%AI top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 37% Markettop 39% AItop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $29.1M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) Market: 100 employees (top 20% of Life Sciences) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $29M | 19 mo ago | Series A | 100 | 2021 | Yang Tang Founder & CEO | — | 3 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 40 | Qidi Technology Developer of smart glasses for AR and VR applications | $29M | 45 mo ago | Seed | — | 2021 | Mike Founder | — | — |
| 41 | CellX Company develops cell-cultivated meat products 35Funding top 37%Talent top 38%Market bottom 39%Global bottom 38% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 37% Talenttop 38% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 38% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $25.7M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $26M | 36 mo ago | Series A | 40 | 2020 | Ran Liu Co-Founder & Board Director | — | — |
| 42 | Shanghai Weijian Technology Provider of AI-driven robotic solutions for on-site construction purposes | $16M | 21 mo ago | Series A | 60 | 2020 | Liang Yanxue Founder | — | — |
| 43 | Kingwills Manufacturer of eco-friendly wraps, protective apparel, and healthcare sterilization packaging materials 32Funding top 33%Global bottom 48%Talent bottom 45%Tech bottom 21% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Globalbottom 48% Talentbottom 45% Techbottom 21% Funding: Raised $14.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) Global: Investors from 1 country beyond China rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $15M | 4 mo ago | Series C | — | 2014 | Chen Boyi Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 44 | Shanghai Zhuo Dao Medical Technology Developer of orthopedic rehabilitation robots for healthcare providers | $15M | 40 mo ago | Series B | 100 | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 45 | Kepler Exploration Robot Provider of Humanoid robot platform 29Funding top 32%Moat top 48%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 40% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $14.6M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · 10 curated direct competitors tracked rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $15M | 2 mo ago | Series A | — | 2023 | Debo Hu Co-Founder & CEO | — | 1 launch |
| 46 | Digital Twins Provider of AI-based digital twin solutions for multiple industries | $14M | 29 mo ago | Series A | — | 1999 | Junjie Ma Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 47 | NeuroXess Provider of decision-support diagnostic solutions for healthcare organizations | $14M | 41 mo ago | Seed | — | 1970 | Phoenix Peng Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 48 | Shanghai Sazhi Intelligent Technology Provider of robotic-based solution for industrial automation 42Funding top 35%AI top 45%Market bottom 39%Global bottom 36% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% AItop 45% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $13.9M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $14M | 5 mo ago | Series A | 30 | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 49 | Ti5 Robot Provider of industrial-grade six-axis mechanical arm collaborative robots | $14M | 18 mo ago | Seed | 40 | 2020 | Li Yongchao Founder | — | — |
| 50 | Xiaoi Provider of an intelligent AI based natural language processing technology | $8M | 24 mo ago | Public | 352 | — | Pinpin Zhu Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
Top 12 High Tech companies in Shanghai
#1
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2015 · 55 employees$36.1Mraised▾
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2015 · 55 employees
Developer of motion sensors
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%Funding
top 26%Market
bottom 44%Moat
bottom 38%Global
bottom 29%Tech
bottom 21%AI: Classified as an AI company
Funding: Raised $36.1M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series C (Mar 2026)
Market: 55 employees (top 38% of High Tech) · Top-10,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 594 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series C$21.7M
- Dec 2022Series A$14.4M
- Apr 2020Seed—
Investors
GF Xinde Investment Management, Guangzhou Guofa, Qianhai Ark Asset Management, Xingtuo Capital, CICC
Tech stack
BootstrapJqueryMicrosoft Asp.NetNginxSlick
#2
Series A · Pudong, Shanghai · founded 2023$14.6Mraised▾
Series A · Pudong, Shanghai · founded 2023
Provider of Humanoid robot platform. It provides development and production of open humanoid robots for developers.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 32%Moat
top 48%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 40%Global
bottom 29%Funding: Raised $14.6M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 4 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series A$14.6M
- Apr 2025Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
SAIF Partners, Noblelift, UPSHINE Lighting
#3
Series D · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2019$118.7Mraised▾
Series D · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2019
Developer of robotic surgical instruments. It offers robots and a digital platform for minimally invasive surgery.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 21how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%Moat
top 31%Talent
bottom 49%News
bottom 42%Global
bottom 36%Market
bottom 28%Funding: Raised $119M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series D (Sep 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series D$67M
- 2025Series C—
- Jun 2024Series B$41.3M
- Aug 2023Series A$27.4M
Founders & team
Investors
NRL Capital, Yipu Capital, Vivo Capital, Matrix, GGV Capital, LongRiver Investments
Tech stack
Animate.CssBaidu Analytics (百度统计)HstsJqueryLenisMicrosoft Asp.Net
#4
Unisoc 🦄Acquired · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2001 · 5000 employees$1.4Braised▾
Unisoc 🦄
Acquired · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2001 · 5000 employees
Unisoc provides SoCs for communication. It offers mobile chipsets (chipsets for 5G communication, mid-end processors for 3G mobile devices that co-exist with WCDMA/GSM modem), SoC LTE platform for multimedia processing, Internet of Things (IoT) enabled chipsets, and solutions for a smart inter-connected world (RF front-end solutions), chipsets for data transmission via BT, IoT solution for smart traffic management & digital and analog TV chipset solutions. Additionally, it provides solutions for modem/ basebands (TD-SCDMA, WCDMA), power management (PMU, audio devices & peripherals). Additionally, it provides turnkey solutions for helping its customer launching their products & end-to-end system support.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%Talent
top 28%Moat
top 31%Market
top 33%Growth
top 35%Tech
bottom 42%Funding: Raised $1.4B across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 16 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Series E (Sep 2024)
Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 6/10 · Unicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 11k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 4 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2024Series E—
- Apr 2021Series E$814.8M
- Mar 2020Series D$635M
- Mar 2010Series B—
Founders & team
Investors
Country Garden Ventures Capital, Haier Financial, Shanghai Guosheng Group, CDBC, Silver Lake, Chinarun Venture Capital
Tech stack
51.LaCore-JsLodashNode.JsNuxt.JsSwiper
#5
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2014$14.8Mraised▾
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2014
Manufacturer of eco-friendly wraps, protective apparel, and healthcare sterilization packaging materials
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 33%Global
bottom 48%Talent
bottom 45%Tech
bottom 21%Funding: Raised $14.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series C (Feb 2026)
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond China
Talent: 1 named leader on record
Audience (LinkedIn): 812 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series C—
- May 2023Series B—
- Jun 2022Series A$14.8M
Founders & team
Investors
中建材投资, GP Capital, Taihecap Capital, Hillhouse, GL Ventures, Beijing Oriental Yuhong Waterproof Technology
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerJqueryOpen GraphPhp
#6
AgiBot 🦄Series B · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2023 · 100 employees$83.8Mraised▾
AgiBot 🦄
Series B · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2023 · 100 employees
Developer of embodied artificial intelligence robots for various applications. The company offers robots designed for flexible manufacturing, interactive services, research, education, specialized avatars, warehousing logistics, and robotic household assistance. It provides a one-stop development platform for embodied AI and integrated data solutions. The company also offers open-source resources, including datasets and frameworks, for research and development purposes.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 84how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 13%News
top 14%Funding
top 24%Growth
top 25%Partners
top 32%Moat
top 37%Innovation: 21 new-product events in 24 mo · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
News: 29 BI events in 12 mo (of 37 tracked, 5 types) · +262% YoY · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Funding: Raised $83.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series B (Aug 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 15k LinkedIn followers — 3.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Series B—
- Mar 2025Series B—
- Sep 2023Seed$83.8M
Founders & team
Investors
BYD, Warburg Pincus, Lanchi Venture Capital, Zhongke Chuangxing, CDH, C Capital
Tech stack
Animate.CssApple Icloud MailCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#7
Series B · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2021$79Mraised▾
Series B · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2021
Provider of quantum computing chips. It offers quantum computing software, optical quantum chip, and optical quantum computing operating systems. Its quantum computers are equipped with a continuous narrow linewidth semiconductor laser that can achieve quasi-phase matching combined with a high-precision temperature control module scheme and high stability Elastic vibration isolation system to prepare ultra-high quality and ultra-high brightness quantum light source.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 24%Moat
top 31%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 40%Global
bottom 36%Funding: Raised $79.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series B (Jul 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series B$13.9M
- Jan 2023Series A—
- Mar 2022Series A—
- Feb 2022Seed$15.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Wuxi Binhu International Investment, Legend Capital, xhscn.cn, Yuanhe Holdings, China Internet Investment Fund, Tsinghua Holdings Capital
#8
Series A · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2017 · 30 employees$13.9Mraised▾
Series A · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2017 · 30 employees
Provider of robotics-based solutions for industrial automation. It provides medical service robots, patrol inspection robots, transfer and heavy-duty robots, and production automation robots. It uses artificial intelligence, big data processing, and cloud storage and transmission technologies.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 35%AI
top 45%Market
bottom 39%Global
bottom 36%Funding: Raised $13.9M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series A (Dec 2025)
AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence
Market: 30 employees
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series A—
- Nov 2024Series A—
- Mar 2024Series A$13.9M
- Jun 2023Seed—
Investors
Shunwei Capital, IvyCap Ventures, Shenzhen Capital Group, Jinmao Investment, Hua Capital Management, Sanyi Capital
#9
Public · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2015 · 300 employees$334.2Mraised▾
Public · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2015 · 300 employees
Manufacturer of cloud computing chips. It designs and offers cloud computing chips for learning and training applications in different sectors. It enables the launching of edge cloud inference GPUs for 5G technology and provides seamless integration with the current imported mainstream GPU systems.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 18%Funding
top 21%Market
top 41%Moat
top 47%Talent
bottom 49%Patents
bottom 45%AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Funding: Raised $334M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series D (Sep 2024)
Market: 300 employees (top 22% of Semiconductors)
Funding rounds
- Sep 2024Series D—
- Jan 2024Series D—
- Jul 2022Series C$148.7M
- Mar 2021Series C$185.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Zhongguancun Science City, Shanghai Guosheng Group, Vista Investment Group, Hopu Fund, HOPU-Arm Innovation Fund, Financial Street Capital Operation Center
#10
Series D · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2014$100Mraised▾
Series D · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2014
Provider of robotic products and solutions for the logistics industry. It offers hardware, control-based software, and autonomous mobile robots. They offer an autonomous robot that assists in moving items in warehouses and factories. Their software solutions assist users with simulation and warehouse management.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 56k LinkedIn followers — 12.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Sep 2024Series D$100M
Founders & team
Investors
Jin Dujuan Capital, Yuanxiong Group, Wuxi Liangxi Science and Technology Innovation, Weifang Yuanfei Industrial Fund, CCV Capital
Tech stack
AlgoliaAlpine.JsApple Icloud MailAxiosGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#11
MiniMax 🦄Series B · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2021 · 100 employees$850Mraised▾
MiniMax 🦄
Series B · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2021 · 100 employees
Developer of artificial intelligence large-scale model technology designed to promote social connections and interaction. The company's technology leverage new generation artificial intelligence to convert text to visual, text to audio and text to text modes of free chat and plot tasks, enabling users to stay better connected with peers.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 30k LinkedIn followers — 6.8% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Investors
Alibaba Group, Tencent, Gaorong Capital, IDG Capital, miHoYo, Mingshi Investment Management
#12
Series D · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2018 · 700 employees$745.6Mraised▾
Series D · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2018 · 700 employees
Liaoyuan Technology is a China-based startup AI company that provides cloud-based deep learning chips for AI training platforms of cloud data centers. Claims that the chips are based on self-developed unique architecture design for achieving high computational power & efficiency with low cost for deployment in major machine learning frameworks. Partners include MLPerf, Open Community and PCI SIG.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 25%AI
top 26%Moat
top 31%Market
top 38%Talent
top 38%Global
bottom 29%Funding: Raised $746M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series D (Sep 2023)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: deep learning, machine learning
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Funding rounds
- Sep 2023Series D$274M
- Jan 2021Series C$278.1M
- May 2020Series B$98.6M
- Jun 2019Series A$43.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Tencent, Summitview Capital, Shanghai Shuangchuang Investment Center, Delta Capital, Redpoint China Ventures, Yunhe Capital
Funding & investor landscape
$9.6Btotal disclosed funding
106companies funded
177disclosed rounds
2rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Matrix Partners China8 rounds
Qiming Venture Partners7 rounds
Notable founders
Debo Hu
Co-Founder & CEO · Kepler Exploration Robot
John Ma
Founder & CEO & Chairman · Ronovo Surgical
Steve Chu
CEO · Unisoc
Adam Zeng
CEO & President · Unisoc
Chen Boyi
Founder & CEO · Kingwills
Deng Taihua
Co-Founder & CEO · AgiBot
Peng Zhihui
Co-Founder & CTO · AgiBot
Xianmin Jin
Founder · TuringQ
Zheng Jinshan
Co-Founder · Iluvatar CoreX
Yang Wei
Founder & CEO · Quicktron
Wei Yang
Chief Executive Officer · Quicktron
Yeyi Yun
Co-Founder · MiniMax
Prism market signals · China · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,784,993 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of High Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH IN SHANGHAI · Hardware
How research on Semiconductors in Shanghai is moving
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors in Shanghai — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 475 papers.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University and allied institutes optimistically advance 3D IC, TSV, and device design, with recent output surging post-2020 amid minimal concern.
475 papers · stance +0.59 · 45% breakthrough · 8% concern
top institutions
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University144
- Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology61
- Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics60
- Shanghai University49
- ShanghaiTech University27
leading researchers
Ke Ma · Gaowei Xu · Junfa Mao · Xiao‐Chun Li · Chao Wang · Bo Li
prism intelligence · tone & topics
92% positive · 1% critical tone
ElectronicsManufacturingComputer ScienceTelecommunicationsArtificial IntelligenceMaterials Science
▲
Breakthroughs195 · 41%
▲ 30%→47% share
▲1.6× share momentum0 median citations76% since 2021mostly methods-led
Transistor and Photonics research newly emerged, with 23 and 11 papers respectively, driving breakthroughs field-share from 30% to 47%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Integrated circuit5→21
- Electronic circuit5→19
- CMOS3→17
- Optoelectronics4→16
- Voltage2→12
Newly emergingTransistor 0→23 · Photonics 0→11 · Photonic integrated circuit 0→9
Landmark Arbitrarily routed mode-division multiplexed photonic circuits for dense integration · 263 cites
◆
Advancements200 · 42%
▼ 52%→36% share
▼0.7× share momentum1 median citations57% since 2021mostly methods-led
Integrated circuit advancement papers quadrupled (6→24), but advancements field-share shrank from 52% to 36%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Integrated circuit6→24
- Electronic circuit3→20
- Transistor3→13
- Power (physics)2→10
- Electronics1→9
Newly emergingSemiconductor device fabrication 0→5 · Key (lock) 0→4 · Algorithm 0→4
Landmark Frequency-Domain Thermal Modeling and Characterization of Power Semiconductor Devices · 190 cites
▼
Concerns36 · 8%
▲ 4%→8% share
▲2.0× share momentum0 median citations72% since 2021mostly empirical
Reliability and interconnection concerns are intensifying — integrated circuit concerns newly emerged at 8 papers as field-share doubled to 8%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Interconnection1→5
- Reliability (semiconductor)1→4
Newly emergingIntegrated circuit 0→8 · Transistor 0→5 · Electronic circuit 0→4
Landmark The Road for 2D Semiconductors in the Silicon Age · 239 cites
Common questions
How many High Tech companies are there in Shanghai, China?
Radar tracks 332 indexable High Tech companies headquartered in Shanghai, China that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by High Tech companies in Shanghai, China?
The High Tech companies in Shanghai, China on this list have raised a combined $9.6B in disclosed equity funding across 106 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded High Tech company in Shanghai, China?
Unisoc is the highest-funded High Tech company in Shanghai, China, with $1.4B in disclosed equity funding.
How many High Tech companies in Shanghai, China are funded?
106 of the 332 High Tech companies in Shanghai, China on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many High Tech unicorns are there in Shanghai, China?
8 High Tech companies in Shanghai, China on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Shanghai, China High Tech companies?
The most active investors in Shanghai, China High Tech companies on this list include GGV Capital, Sequoia Capital, IDG Capital, SAIF Partners, Zhen Fund.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.