TARS Robotics raises $455M at approximately CNY 13B valuation
TARS Robotics completed a $455 million Pre-A financing and was subsequently reported at an approximately CNY 13 billion valuation.
Evidence notes
- GL Ventures, HongShan and Meituan co-led the Pre-A, with Beijing Robotics Industry Development Investment Fund among the participants.
- The $455 million financing was reported as a record single round for China's embodied-intelligence sector and placed TARS near a CNY 13 billion valuation.
- TARS plans to advance its embodied foundation models, expand hiring and deploy humanoid systems in industrial work such as wire-harness assembly.
Company context
TARS Robotics develops embodied AI and humanoid robotics systems for industrial manipulation. Founded in Shanghai by former autonomous-systems executives, it combines model development, robot engineering, data collection and factory-oriented deployment.