JD.com Joins Tencent in Backing Chinese Robotics Start-up AgiBot
京东携手腾讯投资中国机器人初创企业 Agibot
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has invested in AgiBot (Zhiyuan Robotics), a high-flying robotics startup backed by Tencent. Founded in 2023 by Huawei veterans and professors, AgiBot added JD’s subsidiary JD Technology and Shanghai’s government-backed Embodied Intelligence Venture Fund as new shareholders, each taking a 0.75% stake. The firm’s registered capital rose to 82.6 million yuan ($11M). AgiBot leads in funding among Chinese peers amid the country’s humanoid robot boom. Details on the funding round remain unclear, with no immediate comments from JD or the startup.
中国电商巨头京东已对腾讯投资的高成长性机器人初创企业 Agibot（智元机器人）进行投资。这家由华为前员工和教授于 2023 年创立的公司，新增京东旗下子公司京东科技和上海市政府支持的具身智能创业投资基金作为股东，两家机构各持有 0.75% 的股份。据企业信息显示，该公司注册资本增至 8260 万元人民币（约合 1100 万美元），增幅为 2.7%。在国内人形机器人热潮中，Agibot 的融资总额在同行中领先。目前尚不清楚该公司是否启动了新一轮融资，京东和 Agibot 均未立即回应置评请求，上海具身智能创业投资基金也未获置评回复。
