Tsinghua spinout Yuxun raises tens of millions of yuan in Zhipu-led angel round
What's the deal? Yuxun NetworksDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has raised tens of millions of yuan in an angel round exclusively led by AI firm Zhipu, the company said in July 2026. Yuanhe CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → acted as long-term financial adviser on the deal.
What does it do? Yuxun provides full lifecycle solutions and services for AI computing networks. Its core technology spans three systems: ZCube for network architecture, YCOS for tuning, and YOPS for operations and maintenance.
Why now? The startup builds on years of research by the NASP team at Tsinghua University's computer science department, which focuses on combining networking with artificial intelligence. The angel round marks its first outside backing.
The signal: Zhipu, one of China's leading large-model developers, taking the sole lead on an early networking startup shows how demand for AI infrastructure is pulling investment toward the plumbing beneath the models — the networks that connect the chips.
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