Sharpa discloses CNY4.5B+ cumulative financing and CNY22B valuation
Sharpa publicly disclosed for the first time that it had completed more than CNY4.5 billion in cumulative financing and reached a CNY22 billion post-money valuation.
Evidence notes
- Named investors include Alibaba, Meituan, Tencent, JD.com, Transsion, Sequoia China, Qiming Venture Partners, Meituan DragonBall and Guanghe Venture Capital.
- The company said the capital supports core technology development, recruitment and the transition of general-purpose robots from technical validation into real operating environments.
- Sharpa was founded in late 2024 by Hesai co-founders Yifan Li, Shaoqing Xiang and Kai Sun and operates independently from Hesai.
Company context
Founded by leadership from Hesai Technology, with operations across Singapore (R&D), Shanghai (manufacturing), and Mountain View (business). Focuses on embodied AI systems combining dexterous manipulation hardware with model-driven control. Develops both robotic platforms and in-house AI models for long-horizon task execution.