Rhinovate Secures Hundreds of Millions in Pre-A Funding to Accelerate AI-Driven Materials R&D
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Source: 36Kr · Published 2026-09-02
Summary
AI materials R&D company Rhinovate has completed a Pre-A funding round of several hundred million yuan, led by Dinghui Baifu with participation from several other investors. The funds will be used for the RhinoMat materials science foundation model, AI agents and autonomous evolution lab systems, and scale-up validation of carbon-based high-performance materials.
Bubble analysis
This is a specific AI startup funding round of several hundred million yuan, but the exact amount is undisclosed and it's an early-stage deal, so its impact on the overall AI bubble assessment is limited. It adds to capital inflows in AI, but the scale is relatively small and not enough to significantly shift the bubble argument.
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