The facts
GigaAI at a glance.
Read Oct 20, 2026. Valuations and amounts are copied as each source states them; a figure that is only reported (talks, or people familiar with the deal) is labeled as reported.
- Kind of company
- World models and digital worldsAI that generates interactive 3D and video worlds, for games, film and training robots.
- Based in
- Beijing, China
- Founded
- 2023Yicai Global, Jun 15, 2026
- Last closed-round valuation
- $1.5B+above CNY10 billion (about USD1.5 billion), post-financing (Yicai Global, Jun 15, 2026)
- Reported valuation
- Reported $3B, in talks$3 billion (Bloomberg, Jul 21, 2026)
- What it has shipped
- Has a product
Founders
- Huang Guan: founder and CEO; previously head of visual perception technology at autonomous driving chip company Horizon Robotics (Yicai Global, Jun 15, 2026)
In talks to list in Hong Kong, possibly "as soon as this year", and nearing a funding round at a $3 billion valuation, per founder Huang Guan speaking to Bloomberg. Jul 21, 2026
Bloomberg, Jul 21, 2026
What it has built
Shipped, or not yet.
“Has a product” is what our search found: something the public can use or buy, a model or API, research only, or nothing public.
SeeLight S1 home robot (about 100 orders, per Yicai) and Maker H01 industrial robot deployed at a FAW Group unit
Source4 rounds
Funding, as reported.
Every round we found, with the amount, valuation and investors as the source states them.
| When | Round | Amount | Valuation | Investors named | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Pre-Series B | CNY1 billion | Not stated | None named | Yicai Global |
| Apr 2026 | Series B1 | CNY1.5 billion | Not stated | None named | Yicai Global |
| Jun 2026 | Series B2 | CNY1 billion | above CNY10 billion (about USD1.5 billion), post-financing | Lion Partners Capital, China-Belgium Direct Equity Investment Fund, Wanxiang Qianchao | Yicai Global |
| Jul 21, 2026 | nearing a round (not confirmed closed) | not stated | $3 billion | None named | Bloomberg |
Our note
Worth knowing.
Our note: Bloomberg frames GigaAI as a world-model company; Yicai frames it as embodied AI and robotics. It sells robots as well as models, so it overlaps with robot-brains (and roboticsverdict.com). The Bloomberg article was partly paywalled.
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