JD.com is stepping up its investment game by betting on AgiBot, a rising name in China’s robotics arena. Backed by Tencent Holdings and founded in 2023 by former Huawei Technologies veterans, AgiBot—also known as Zhiyuan Robotics—has quickly impressed the industry with its innovative solutions.
JD Technology, a subsidiary of JD.com, recently joined AgiBot’s main entity, Shanghai Zhiyuan New Innovation Technology, as a shareholder. This change was recorded on 22 May by the registry service Aiqicha. The momentum continued when the Shanghai Embodied Intelligence Venture Fund, a new player supported by the Shanghai government, also came on board.
In the latest funding round, both JD Technology and the venture fund secured a 0.75% stake each, boosting AgiBot’s registered capital by 2.7% to approximately 82.6 million yuan (about US$11 million). At this moment, there’s no word on whether AgiBot is planning another round. JD.com, AgiBot, and the Shanghai fund haven’t responded to requests for comment, leaving us to watch and wait.
