Best Manufacturing Tech Companies in China
The 241 best Manufacturing Tech companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Geekplus.
Manufacturing Tech in China is moving fast, and this directory ranks 241 companies in the sector by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum. Total disclosed capital across the cohort hits $3.1B, with Rokae leading at $210M, Elite Robots close behind at $142M, and Black Lake pulling $110M. One unicorn in the mix. The global market sits at roughly $213.2B, and China's slice of that is anything but passive right now. EV powertrain advancements, next-generation EV platforms, and battery technology are the themes pulling the most attention from investors like IDG Capital and Vertex Ventures, with China Internet Investment Fund and Lenovo Capital also active across multiple rounds.
So what's actually moving the needle this quarter? App-level data tells you something real: median install growth across motor vehicle and electrical manufacturing apps is running at roughly +19% YoY across 216 tracked apps, which is a signal worth watching. Coverage is rising, and a recent material-science funding round shows Lightspeed backing exactly this kind of hard-tech bet globally. Meanwhile, Groyyo's EBITDA-positive turn suggests the sector is maturing past pure growth-at-cost mode. I'd watch the EV drive system space especially closely, because that's where the Chinese cohort's funding concentration and the broader demand curve are converging fastest.
- IDC
Our analysis of 50 Manufacturing Tech companies
$5.6b in tracked funding; 95% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Manufacturing Tech companies in China
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geekplus 🦄 Provider of robotics solutions for warehouse and logistics automation needs 72Funding top 20%Moat top 26%Innovation top 28%Talent top 28% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Moattop 26% Innovationtop 28% Talenttop 28% Markettop 29% Partnerstop 32% Producttop 35% Globaltop 39% Techtop 43% Growthbottom 32% Newsbottom 23% Funding: Raised $532M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 11 yrs (0.6/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $532M | 46 mo ago | Public | 567 | Hongbo Li Co-Founder & CTO | HubSpot CMS HubJavaVimeo+27 | — | 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 2 | Ruigu Online supplier of MRO tools and supplies 37Moat top 22%Funding top 26%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 43% All 5 signals ▾Moattop 22% Fundingtop 26% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 36% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn Funding: Raised $490M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 10 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $490M | 49 mo ago | Series D | 52 | Yang Gao Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 3 | Zhongneng United Digital Technology Online marketplace platform for heavy equipment rentals 67Funding top 23%Market top 29%Talent bottom 49%Moat bottom 48% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Markettop 29% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 48% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $226M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) Market: 2,000 employees (top 4% of Industrial Goods and Manufacturing) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $226M | 41 mo ago | Series D | 2,000 | Yang Tianli Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 4 | 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 | — | Li Mingyang Founder & CEO | — | 35 patents Industrial robot calibration, joint design, safety, and control systems integration | — |
| 5 | Rokae Provider of robotic arms for the manufacturing sector 50Funding top 22%Moat top 22%Growth top 45%Market top 50% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Moattop 22% Growthtop 45% Markettop 50% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $210M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 11 yrs (0.7/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $210M | 26 mo ago | Series E | 130 | Han Fengtao Co-Founder & CTO | PHPBootstrapVue.js+12 | — | 1 partnership |
| 6 | SmartMore Provider of IoT-based solutions for visual inspection 62Funding top 33%Talent top 45%Global bottom 36% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Talenttop 45% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $200M · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $200M | 59 mo ago | Series B | — | Jiangbo Lu Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 7 | Elite Robots Manufacturer of collaborative robots offering warehouse automation solutions 48Funding top 20%Growth top 35%Tech bottom 49%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Growthtop 35% Techbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 34% Funding: Raised $142M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 10 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $142M | 2 mo ago | Series D | — | Kai Sun Co-Founder & COO | WebflowHubSpotcore-js+19 | — | 1 launch |
| 8 | Han's Robot Provider of intelligent robots for automating production 21Funding top 33%Talent top 45%Global bottom 29%Market bottom 28% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Talenttop 45% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 28% Techbottom 23% Funding: Raised $116M · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $116M | 49 mo ago | Series B | — | Gao Yunfeng Founder & President | PHPApache HTTP ServerTikTok Pixel+8 | — | — |
| 9 | Black Lake Cloud-based MES software for the manufacturing industry 48Funding top 17%Moat top 22%Tech top 50%Market bottom 47% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% Moattop 22% Techtop 50% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 38% Funding: Raised $110M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 10 yrs (0.6/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $110M | 1 mo ago | Series D | 100 | — | Node.jsEChartsReact+6 | — | 1 partnership |
| 10 | Shandong Hoteam Software Provider of 3D design software for industries 64Funding top 26%Market top 34%Global bottom 36% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Markettop 34% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $105M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) Market: 500 employees (top 11% of Industrial Goods and Manufacturing) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $105M | 35 mo ago | Series C | 500 | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Emergen Developer of robotic solutions for the manufacturing industry 6Moat top 22%Funding top 30%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 29% All 7 signals ▾Moattop 22% Fundingtop 30% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 21% Marketbottom 13% Growthbottom 10% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn Funding: Raised $79.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 9 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 6/100 | $79M | 41 mo ago | Series C | 8 | Gan School Founder | — | — | — |
| 12 | youibot Youibot is committed to achieving intelligent safety, providing professional autonomous inspection mobile… 57Moat top 22%Funding top 30%Market top 42%Growth top 45% All 7 signals ▾Moattop 22% Fundingtop 30% Markettop 42% Growthtop 45% Globalbottom 42% Techbottom 31% Newsbottom 22% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn Funding: Raised $78.0M · 7 rounds over 9 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $78M | 53 mo ago | Series B | 500 | — | PHPApache HTTP ServerLazySizes+7 | — | 2 launchs |
| 13 | Xinheyun Cloud-based MES software for multiple industries 53AI top 20%Moat top 22%Funding top 35%Tech bottom 47% All 6 signals ▾AItop 20% Moattop 22% Fundingtop 35% Techbottom 47% Marketbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% AI: Classified as an AI company Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $61M | 57 mo ago | Series C | 100 | — | Framer SitesTailwind CSSReact+7 | — | — |
| 14 | Shanghai Lixin Software Technology Provider of a suite of EDA tools to design integrated circuits 40Funding top 32%Market bottom 48%Global bottom 36% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Marketbottom 48% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $54.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) Market: 72 employees (top 43% of Semiconductors) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $55M | 20 mo ago | Series B | 72 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Haizol Online B2B platform for industrial goods | $36M | 87 mo ago | Series B | 300 | — | Node.jsVideoJSVue.js+14 | — | — |
| 16 | ZWSOFT Provider of CAD/CAM software solutions | $31M | 80 mo ago | Series B | 214 | — | PHPLayuiBootstrap+21 | — | 2 launchs |
| 17 | Xtimes Technology Developer of digital implementation EDA platform and design solutions 24Funding top 42%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 38%Market bottom 37% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 42% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 37% Funding: Raised $30.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $30M | 24 mo ago | Series B | — | Shi Haiyong CEO | — | — | — |
| 18 | Beijing Achu Technology Provider of AI vision software, models, and turnkey industrial solutions | $29M | 67 mo ago | Series B | 300 | Yao Huang Founder | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 19 | Shengsheng Technology Online acoustic and asset vibration monitoring solution for multi-industry applications 62AI top 26%Moat top 31%Funding top 32%Innovation top 40% All 7 signals ▾AItop 26% Moattop 31% Fundingtop 32% Innovationtop 40% Patentstop 44% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 40% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence, deep learning Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 7 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $23M | 19 mo ago | Series B | 50 | — | — | 7 patents Automotive exterior accessories and display backlight modules for vehicle lighting systems | — |
| 20 | QKM Tech Industrial robot automation technology | $19M | 92 mo ago | Series C | 35 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | NeuCloud Provider of industrial internet platform solutions for various industry applications | $16M | 65 mo ago | Series C | — | Patrick Shi Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 22 | Mogulinker Technology Provider of industrial AI solutions for equipment manufacturing and service | $16M | 45 mo ago | Series C | — | Shen Guohui CEO | — | — | — |
| 23 | Deep Vision Technology Provider of machine vision systems and intelligent industrial inspection solutions | $16M | 50 mo ago | Series A | — | shuailin Wang Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 24 | OmniSensing Photonics Technology Provider of LiDAR technology-based photonic products and sensing technologies | $16M | 60 mo ago | Series A | — | Chen Wei Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 25 | Moore Yuan Manufacturing execution management system | $15M | 60 mo ago | Series B | 200 | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Suzhou Dingna Automation Technology Provider of a manufacturing platform for machine vision automated inspection | $15M | 66 mo ago | Series B | 300 | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Nous Bot Provider of precision motion control solutions for industrial automation 55Funding top 30%Talent top 38%Global bottom 48% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Talenttop 38% Globalbottom 48% Funding: Raised $14.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $15M | 3 mo ago | Series A | — | Wang Xiaobin CEO | — | — | — |
| 28 | RobotPhoenix Developer of robotic solutions for industrial applications | $14M | 51 mo ago | Public | 500 | — | BootstrapNginxOpenResty+5 | — | — |
| 29 | DexForce Technology Co Developer of embodied intelligence engine and humanoid robot platforms 27Funding top 46%Market bottom 47%Global bottom 29% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 46% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $14.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) Market: 69 employees (top 45% of Industrial Goods and Manufacturing) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $14M | 25 mo ago | Seed | 69 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | THESEUS Provider of intelligent machine vision equipment and solutions integration services 57AI top 20%Market top 47%Funding top 49%Global bottom 29% All 4 signals ▾AItop 20% Markettop 47% Fundingtop 49% Globalbottom 29% AI: Classified as an AI company Market: 100 employees (top 35% of Industrial Goods and Manufacturing) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $14M | 18 mo ago | Series A | 100 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Shifang Technology Provider of machine vision and artificial intelligence technology solutions for advanced manufacturing… 29Funding top 41%AI top 45%Moat top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 41% AItop 45% Moattop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 37% Patentsbottom 34% Innovationbottom 33% Funding: Raised $13.6M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $14M | 17 mo ago | Series A | — | Fei Chen Co-Founder & CTO | — | 2 patents Automotive turbocharger components and adjustable furniture joint mechanisms. | — |
| 32 | Clustar Provider of a training platform for machine learning models | $11M | 61 mo ago | Deadpooled | 100 | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Easy-to-buy work E-distributor of MRO & industrial tools | $10M | 52 mo ago | Series C | 50 | Zhu Hongtao CEO | — | — | — |
| 34 | Caxa Product designing and development | $10M | 222 mo ago | Series A | 420 | Lei Yi CEO & President | — | 15 patents CAD/CAE user interface and data management tools for graphics and CNC machine control | — |
| 35 | Yang Tian Technology Provider of collaborative robotic products for industrial applications | $8M | 106 mo ago | Seed | 60 | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Hangzhou Lipper Technology Provider of machine vision industrial inspection software and systems | $7M | 75 mo ago | Series A | 60 | Bai Yunfeng Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 37 | Lemon Bean Provider of industrial internet solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises. | $7M | 69 mo ago | Series A | — | Qin Jun Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 38 | Sjgtw Online trading marketplace for industrial goods and railway equipment | $6M | 114 mo ago | Deadpooled | 87 | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Astro Boy Parallel robots for manufacturing | $5M | 82 mo ago | Series B | 150 | — | — | — | 1 launch |
| 40 | Hui Ling Technology Provider of a lightweight collaborative arm | $4M | 91 mo ago | Series A | 18 | Tian Jun CEO | — | — | — |
| 41 | R&B Technology Developer of online AI and IoT-enabled data platform for multiple industries | $4M | 77 mo ago | Series A | 8 | Charles Wong Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 42 | General Robots Manufacturer of industrial robotics | $3M | 132 mo ago | Deadpooled | 90 | Li Hongyi CEO | — | — | — |
| 43 | Haimo Robotics Develops multi-DoF industrial robots | $3M | 106 mo ago | Seed | — | Wang Longxiang Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — |
| 44 | Cloudinnov Maintenance management for industrial equipment | $2M | 69 mo ago | Series B | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | BuyHive Online B2B marketplace platform connecting buyers and manufacturers | $2M | 57 mo ago | Seed | — | Michael Hung Co-Founder & CMO | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+33 | — | — |
| 46 | Kuang100 Online ecommerce marketplace for mining industry equipment | $2M | 119 mo ago | Seed | 30 | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | Mubai Technology Provider of industrial solutions data and artificial intelligence technology | $1M | 37 mo ago | Series A | 6 | Qian Shengqia Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 48 | Henry Waltz Provider of a platform offering data preparation and discovery solutions | $1M | 73 mo ago | Seed | — | Tao Liu Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 49 | Wuhan Lihuicheng Robot Technology Developer of industrial automation robots | $1M | 96 mo ago | Seed | 32 | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | Laisj Modeling and design software solutions | $870K | 98 mo ago | Series A | — | Gao Chao Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
Top 12 Manufacturing Tech companies in China
#1
Series D · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2016 · 100 employees$110.1Mraised▾
Cloud-based MES software for the manufacturing industry. It provides various tools for data collection, analytics, visualization, monitoring production activities. It also offers a collaborative platform for scheduling, production & material management, quality control, equipment maintenance, etc.
- Apr 2026Series D$146.5M
- Feb 2021Series C$77.4M
- May 2019Series B$22.3M
- May 2018Series A$7.9M
#2
Series D · Suzhou, Jiangsu · founded 2016$142.3Mraised▾
Manufacturer of collaborative robots offering warehouse automation solutions
- Mar 2026Series D$87.1M
- Jan 2022Series C—
- Apr 2021Series B$30.8M
- Aug 2019Series B$14.2M
#3
Series A · Shenzhen, Guangdong · founded 2023$14.5Mraised▾
Provider of precision motion control solutions for industrial automation. The company specializing in the design, production, and manufacturing of planetary roller screws and supporting actuator modules. The company provides miniature linear cylinders and other related products for various industries.
- Mar 2026Series A$14.5M
#4
Series B · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2020 · 72 employees$54.8Mraised▾
Provider of a suite of EDA tools to design integrated circuits. It offers automation tools to design chips with multiple features, including physical designing, logic synthesis, and placement and routing technologies.
- Sep 2024Series B$28.2M
- Oct 2021Series A$26.6M
#5
Series E · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2015 · 130 employees$209.9Mraised▾
Provider of robotic arms for the manufacturing sector. It is a technology company that designs and builds robotic solutions for industrial applications including manufacturing sector. Its offerings include a series of robotic arms that feature a payload capacity and six degrees of freedom. Use cases are in the areas of polishing, loading, assembling, sorting, quality testing, and sewing. It specializes in the research and innovation of flexible cobots, industrial robots, and AI technology to provide customized automation solutions for various industrial scenarios. The products cater to a range of industries, including sewing, photovoltaic, logistics, and electric power.
- Apr 2024Series E$69.1M
- Feb 2022Series D$62.8M
- May 2021Series C$31.4M
- Aug 2020Series C$14.4M
#6
Series B · Haidian, Beijing · founded 2018 · 50 employees$22.9Mraised▾
Online acoustic and asset vibration monitoring solution for multi-industry applications. It develops acoustic monitoring solutions for the Internet of Things. Its core technology relies on noise in mechanical motion in real time. The collected data is stored in a diagnostic database which then uses artificial intelligence and deep learning to diagnose the same in an unknown working environment. The products include whistle monitoring, fault monitoring, and low altitude monitoring that offers features such as tools to capture the illegal whistle vehicle in real time and generate images or video transmissions to the background management platform for providing evidence of violations, real-time monitoring, and detection of faults in large equipment and tools for identifying and locating the target vehicles and low-altitude aircraft in the controlled area.
- Nov 2024Series B—
- Dec 2023Series B$13.9M
- Jan 2023Series B—
- Oct 2020Series A$9M
#7
Series A · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2019$13.6Mraised▾
Provider of machine vision and artificial intelligence technology solutions for advanced manufacturing industries. It provides an AI-interfaced visual inspection software that detects module, errors, design simulation, precise dimensions, production monitoring, and more.
- Jan 2025Series A$13.6M
#8
Series A · Chongqing, Chongqing Shi · founded 2020 · 100 employees$13.8Mraised▾
Provider of intelligent machine vision equipment and solutions integration services. The company develops and supplies machine vision hardware and software designed to capture, analyse, and interpret visual data for automated inspection and guidance applications. Its offerings include smart vision systems that integrate cameras, sensors, algorithm platforms, and industry data processing tools for use in manufacturing and industrial environments. The company’s products support tasks such as defect detection, dimensional measurement, and visual guidance to enhance automation workflows. It also provides tailored system integration work to configure equipment and software for specific inspection or automation use cases. The technology stack includes structured light and vision algorithm platforms that process visual inputs to enable real-time quality assessment and decision outputs.
- Nov 2024Series A$13.8M
- Jun 2023Seed—
#9
Geekplus 🦄Public · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2015 · 567 employees$532.2Mraised▾
Provider of robotics solutions for warehouse and logistics automation needs. The company offers software for unmanned warehouse operations, including storage, picking, and sorting. Core platforms power daily operations, while tools allow for monitoring and control. The company provides integration with existing systems and enterprise-grade information security.
- Aug 2022Series E$100M
- 2021Series D—
- Jun 2020Series C$50M
- Jul 2019Series C$150M
#10
Series D · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2014 · 52 employees$490.2Mraised▾
Ruigu is an online supplier of MRO tools and supplies offering power tools, hand tools, generators, lifting gear etc. It sells products from brands such as WuLong, North, Han Touch Power etc. It ships across 165 cities of China as of May 2017.
- May 2022Series D$150M
- Oct 2021Series D$250M
- Sep 2020Series C—
- Sep 2019Series C$42.2M
#11
Series D · Nanjing, Jiangsu · founded 2015 · 2000 employees$226.1Mraised▾
Online marketplace platform for heavy equipment rentals. The platform connects machinery providers and renters to manage listings, requests, and usage through a centralized system. It helps coordinate access to industrial equipment and supports rental arrangements via an integrated online workflow.
- Dec 2022Series D—
- Mar 2021Conventional Debt—
- Mar 2021Series C—
- Aug 2020Series C—
#12
Series C · Jinan, Shandong · founded 1993 · 500 employees$104.7Mraised▾
Shandong Hoteam Software is a provider of product life cycle management and design software. The products offered by the company are software for product life cycle management, digital design & manufacturing, and collaborative manufacturing platform.
- Jun 2023Series C$14M
- Feb 2022Series C$62.9M
- Jul 2021Series B$27.8M
- Jan 2021Series A—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Manufacturing Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing is moving in China
A read on the academic research around Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 7,036 China-affiliated papers.
- Chinese Academy of Sciences405
- Zhejiang University271
- Tsinghua University221
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology221
- Xi'an Jiaotong University217
- Nanotechnology25→256
- Composite material16→232
- Fabrication23→208
- 3d printed6→119
- Selective laser melting7→106
- Selective laser melting68→657
- Composite material47→624
- Microstructure30→438
- Ultimate tensile strength25→317
- Alloy13→270
- Selective laser melting11→58
- Nanotechnology6→51
- Composite material5→48
- 3d printed2→44
- Mechanical engineering4→42
Where additive manufacturing is researched across China
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing additive manufacturing patents in China
China additive manufacturing patent filing is accelerating — 4,784 filings from 1,371 assignees (2016–2025), led by Shenzhen Creality 3D TECH, Triastek, UNIV Huazhong Science TECH; annual filings 112→804.
- Shenzhen Creality 3D TECH199
- Triastek132
- UNIV Huazhong Science TECH124
- Shenzhen Anycubic Technology118
- Zhuhai Sailner 3D TECH98
- UNIV Nanjing Aeronautics & Astro91
- Guangzhou Heygears IMC87
- Revotek72
Common questions
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.