Stealth Startup

Robotics · China · Founded 2026

Embodied AI models for autonomous robotics. MoreLess

Stealth AI company founded by former Alibaba Qwen technical lead Junyang Lin, focused on developing world models and embodied intelligence systems for robotics and autonomous AI applications. The company is building large-scale AI models designed to understand, simulate and interact with physical environments, with a focus on enabling intelligent agents and next-generation robotic systems. Founded in 2026 following Lin’s departure from Alibaba, the startup has reportedly attracted strong investor interest and is in talks with major Chinese venture capital firms including Gaorong Capital and HongShan. The company is also recruiting AI researchers and engineers from firms such as ByteDance, Tencent and international AI labs as it builds its research and engineering team.

Keywords: world models, embodied AI, robotics, autonomous agents, physical AI, foundation models, generative AI, machine learning, deep learning, AI research

Valuation $1–2.5B

Total funding $100–500M

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Company overview

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Status: Operational
Founded: 2026
Headquarters: China
Employees: —
Open positions: None listed
Dealroom signal: 0.0

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Valuation & funding

Stealth Startup funding history

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Deal type	Date	Amount	Valuation	Investors	Source
GROWTH EQUITY VCOther financing	May 2026	$220M	$2B	Gaorong Capital · HongShan · Tencent	↗

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Comparisons

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Talent graph

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Team profiled 1 named & role-tagged

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Key operators 1 quality /100

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Investors

3 investors on Stealth Startup's cap table

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Series B+ 3 investors entered at this stage

Gaorong Capital

HongShan

Tencent

Global footprint

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