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Bringing the Real World into 3D: This Company Raises Hundreds of Millions in Funding | 36Kr First Release

KIRI Innovations, a company focused on 3D reconstruction technology, has completed a Series A funding round totaling hundreds of millions of yuan, with investors including Huawei Hubble, Dongzheng Capital, and others. The funds will be used to lower the barrier to 3D reconstruction, improve clarity, explore 4D dynamic reconstruction, and expand market reach. The company offers Remy for consumers and KIRI Engine for professionals, with the latter having amassed over 2 million professional creators.

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Tsinghua PhD Secures Nine Rounds of Funding for Embodied Brain, Says No 'ChatGPT Moment' in Robotics | Hardcore Interview

In an interview, Gao Haichuan, founder of Qianjue Technology, said there is no 'ChatGPT moment' in the robotics industry, and it won't explode due to a single technological breakthrough. The company recently completed a Series A+ round of hundreds of millions of yuan, totaling 9 rounds, but emphasizes commercialization first, starting with scenarios like catering and cleaning.

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Hard Kr First | 1999-born Tongji Associate Professor and former DJI core member starts world model venture, raises tens of millions in funding within a month of founding

World model startup WorldMind recently completed a tens of millions RMB angel round led by Yuansheng Capital, with funds earmarked for team building, infrastructure, and foundation model training. Founded in September 2026, the core team hails from DJI, University of Hong Kong, and other institutions, focusing on the intersection of embodied AI, world models, and brain science. Founder Ren Yunfan proposes the 'small world' concept, advocating building world models from specific scenarios rather than blindly pursuing large-scale scaling.

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Sichuan's First 'Token Computing Power Scenario' Loan Issued

Sichuan province has issued its first loan tied to a 'Token computing power scenario', marking a move by financial institutions to offer tailored financing for AI computing needs. The initiative aims to boost the local AI industry, though specific loan amounts and details have not been disclosed.

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Zichuang Zhixie Completes Tens of Millions Yuan Financing

Zichuang Zhixie (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd. announced the completion of tens of millions of yuan in financing, with investors including Yida Capital and leading industry players. The company has reached strategic cooperation with XCMG Hancloud and Shantui to deeply integrate embodied intelligence software capabilities with host resources, jointly advancing the development and deployment of intelligent loaders and excavators.

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Heliospace Link Completes Over 500 Million Yuan Series A2 Funding

According to 36Kr, Heliospace Link recently announced the completion of its Series A2 financing round, with total funding exceeding 500 million yuan, setting a new record for a single financing round in the domestic space laser communication track. Cumulative financing for 2026 has exceeded 700 million yuan. The round was co-led by Xiong'an Technology Innovation Growth Equity Investment Fund and Wuhan Optics Valley Science and Technology Innovation Industrial Investment Fund, with participation from Changzhou Yiling Zhixing, Qingdao Yuhu Yinli Qiqi, and Saitewell Holdings. The funds will be primarily used for R&D of ultra-high-speed laser communication networking products, capacity expansion, and application scenario development.

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Alphalong Completes Over 100 Million Yuan Series B Financing

36Kr has learned that Alphalong recently announced the completion of a Series B financing round exceeding 100 million yuan, led by existing shareholder Plum Ventures, with Deyang State-owned Capital and Ningbo State-owned Capital following. The funds will be used for R&D of large field-of-view optical waveguide chips, expansion of the mass production base in Deyang, Sichuan, and industrialization of optical communication components.

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Post-90s AR Serial Entrepreneur Uses Semiconductor Processes to Make Optical Chips, Completes Over 100 Million Yuan Series B Financing | 36Kr First Release

AfaLong Holdings (Beijing) Co., Ltd. recently announced the completion of a Series B financing round of over 100 million yuan, led by existing shareholder Plum Ventures, with Deyang State Capital and Ningbo State Capital following. The funds will be used for R&D of large field-of-view waveguide chips, expansion of the mass production base in Deyang, Sichuan, and industrialization of optical communication components. The company uses metasurface waveguide technology, manufacturing optical chips with semiconductor processes, achieving optical efficiency more than three times that of SRG, with expected cost reduction of about 60% after mass production.

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Inner Mongolia Daily Digital - Bank of China Inner Mongolia Branch Launches First 'Computing Power Token Loan' in the Region

Bank of China Inner Mongolia Branch has issued the first 'Computing Power Token Loan' in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, an innovative loan product targeting computing infrastructure. The move aims to support local digital economy and AI-related industries, but the specific loan amount was not disclosed.

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Banks Queue to Lend, ByteDance Borrows Nearly 200 Billion for AI?

As global AI competition intensifies, ByteDance is accelerating its AI capabilities, reportedly securing nearly 200 billion yuan in bank loans for AI development. Banks' eagerness to lend reflects market optimism about ByteDance's AI prospects, but also raises concerns about overheating AI investment.

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Digital Intelligence Weekly: OpenAI Releases GPT-6 Astra; National AI Fund Injects 1.4B Yuan Cash into Beijing Kling; Alibaba Updates Flagship Model Qwen3.8-Max

This week's AI news includes OpenAI's release of GPT-6 Astra, Alibaba Cloud's price cut for Qwen3-VL-Rerank, Anthropic's launch of Claude Fable 5.1 and Mythos 5.1, and a 1.4 billion yuan cash injection from the National AI Fund into Beijing Kling. These events reflect continued activity in AI models and investment.

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GAC Group: 2021 Investment in ChangXin Technology Pays Off

GAC Group, through its investment arm GAC Capital, invested in ChangXin Technology in 2021 and recently announced that the strategic move has paid off. ChangXin listed on the STAR Market in July 2026, setting the record for the largest IPO on A-shares that year, and its LPDDR6 mass production marks domestic memory chips entering the global first tier. GAC has invested in over 29 chip-related companies across the full chain.

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First Batch of Nearly 2 Billion Yuan in Credit, Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area Takes the Lead in Launching Token Computing Power Loans

The Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area has launched the 'Yiqi Token Loan', with an initial credit line of nearly 2 billion yuan, involving multiple banks to provide financing support for AI industry chain enterprises. The product breaks away from traditional collateral requirements, using computing power token output and computing service contract value as the basis for credit. This aims to solve financing difficulties for AI companies but may also exacerbate overinvestment in the sector.

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Sichuan Issues First 'Token Computing Power Scenario' Loan

Sichuan province has issued its first loan tied to a 'Token computing power scenario', marking the beginning of local financial institutions offering dedicated credit support for AI computing projects. This move could help boost local AI infrastructure development.

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Alibaba's Wan3.0 Expands Its AI Ambitions, Could Shareholders Be Paying the Bill?

Alibaba has released its latest AI video-generation model, Wan3.0, one day after announcing an HK$80 billion ($10.2 billion) share placement to finance rising AI investment. The announcement highlights the central tension in the company's strategy: AI products are becoming more capable and commercially relevant, but the massive capital expenditure may be borne by shareholders.

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