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China AI startups & tech ecosystem (2026)
Major hubs for AI research and applications. China has 351 startups, 42 investors, and 136 open tech jobs, led by Shenzhen. $255.0B in tracked funding.
Startups
351
Funding tracked
$255.0B
Investors
42
Open tech jobs
136
People
11
Startup hubs in China
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Top sectors in China
From sector tags on profiles
- 1.Robotics78 companies
- 2.Consumer Electronics74 companies
- 3.Artificial Intelligence71 companies
- 4.Computer Vision65 companies
- 5.Generative AI56 companies
- 6.Hardware52 companies
- 7.Foundation Model39 companies
- 8.Industrial Automation34 companies
- 9.E-commerce32 companies
- 10.AI Hardware30 companies
Top startups in China
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1
Alibaba.com
A global B2B e-commerce platform connecting businesses for international trade.
E-commerce
Strategic
$63.0M
204,891 emp.
87
2Shein
A global online fast-fashion retailer.
E-commerce
Private Equity
$2.1B
11,633 emp.
86
3Meituan
Leading Chinese e-commerce platform for services like food delivery, hotel booking, and movie tickets.
E-commerce
86
4Didi Global
A leading ride-hailing and mobility technology platform.
Ride-hailing
IPO
$21.0B
30 emp.
85
5NIO Inc.
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer designing, developing, and selling premium smart electric vehicles.
AI Chip Development
Post IPO
$2.3B
5,104 emp.
85
6Pinduoduo
A leading Chinese social commerce platform focused on agriculture and value-for-money products.
E-commerce
Post IPO
$6.4B
85
7Yangtze Memory Technologies
Chinese semiconductor company designing and manufacturing 3D NAND flash memory chips and SSDs.
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Investment
$226.0M
85
8BYD
Global manufacturer of electric vehicles and batteries, known for its Blade Battery technology.
Automotive
Strategic
$63.0M
600,000 emp.
85
9NIO Inc
Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer designing, developing, and selling smart electric vehicles.
Automotive
5,104 emp.
85
10kling 3.5
Kuaishou's generative AI service for creating videos from text and image descriptions.
Generative AI
81
11MiniMax
MiniMax is a leading global technology company and one of the pioneers of large language models (LLMs) in Asia, developing proprietary LLMs across various modalities.
Artificial Intelligence
Funding Round
$2.0B
500 emp.
74
12Unitree Robotics
Develops and sells high-performance quadruped and humanoid robots for industrial and consumer applications.
Robotics
Series B
$890.1M
71 emp.
74
13Drones (e.g., DJI, Skydio, Skyfront)
World's largest manufacturer of commercial drones and aerial robotics technology.
Drone Technology
Funding Round
$1.2B
73
14Starbucks' China unit
Starbucks' China unit is a major coffeehouse chain operator in China, now a joint venture with Boyu Capital.
Coffeehouse Chain
73
15Pudu Robotics
Intelligent service robotics developer.
Robotics
Series C+
$490.0M
256 emp.
71
16CreateAI
AI animation and video generation platform, pivoted from autonomous trucking (formerly TuSimple)
Generative AI
Post IPO
$2.0B
1,000 emp.
70
17TigerData
Provides data analytics and business intelligence solutions for businesses.
Series C
$166.1M
147 emp.
70
18DeepSeek AI
Chinese AI company developing advanced models for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI).
AI Infrastructure
Funding Round
$15.8B
162 emp.
70
19Hai Robotics
Develops and deploys intelligent warehouse automation robotics for efficient storage and retrieval.
Warehouse Robotics
Series D+
$644.0M
608 emp.
70
20China Telecom
China Telecom is one of the world's largest telecommunications companies, providing integrated information services across China and globally.
Telecommunications
Public
$80.0B
280,000 emp.
69
21Kling AI
Kling AI is a generative AI service by Kuaishou that creates high-quality, realistic videos from text descriptions or images, competing with major AI video models.
Generative AI
Pre-IPO
$3.0B
69
22Alibaba Group
Alibaba Group is China's largest e-commerce and technology conglomerate, operating platforms across retail, cloud computing, logistics, and digital media.
E-commerce
Angel
$4.8B
220,000 emp.
69
23Geek+
Geek+ is a global leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for warehouse and logistics automation.
Robotics
Venture Round
$891.0M
677 emp.
69
24Robot Era
Beijing-based humanoid robotics company building full-stack embodied intelligence, first humanoid to climb the Great Wall.
Robotics
Series B
$145.0M
69
25Moonshot AI
Chinese AI startup developing advanced large language models and AI agents, including the Kimi chatbot, with a focus on AGI research.
Frontier AI Lab
Series C
$3.9B
68
26Baidu
Chinese multinational technology company specializing in internet services and artificial intelligence.
AI
Post IPO
$3.1B
50,000 emp.
68
27Pony AI
A leading autonomous driving technology company.
Autonomous Vehicles
515 emp.
66
28WuXi AppTec
Global CRDMO providing integrated R&D and manufacturing services for the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries.
Drug Discovery
Post IPO
$40.0M
4,218 emp.
66
29Trip.com Group
Leading global online travel agency with hotel, flight, and tour booking services.
Online Travel
IPO
$75.0M
1,319 emp.
66
30BYD Co., Ltd.
Chinese multinational manufacturing conglomerate specializing in automobiles, batteries, electronics, and rail transit.
Automotive
Seed
$230.0M
66
31Huawei
Global leader in telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, and digital solutions.
Telecommunications Equipment
Debt Sale
$2.7B
65
32RingConn
A svelte smart ring that tracks activity, sleep, and health metrics with long battery life.
Wearable Technology
Series B
$63.0M
30 emp.
63
33Monica
All-in-one AI assistant browser extension powered by GPT, Claude, and Gemini for 10M+ users worldwide.
Productivity
Seed
$10.0M
50 emp.
63
34Reolink
Smart home security and surveillance solutions.
Consumer Electronics
Series C
$63.0M
63
35meitu
AI-driven technology company specializing in photo editing, video enhancement, and design creation tools.
AI
Post IPO
$590.0M
652 emp.
63
36Eufy
Smart home security solutions with local AI processing and no subscription fees.
Consumer Electronics
Series C
$63.0M
62
37EngineAI
Builder of humanoid and quadruped robots for traffic, security, and retail.
Robotics
Series B
$635.0M
40 emp.
62
38Dify
Dify is a leading agentic AI development platform that enables teams to effortlessly develop, deploy, and manage autonomous agents and RAG pipelines for production-ready AI solutions.
Agentic AI
Undisclosed
$38.2M
62
39Hailuo 3.0
Next-generation AI video generator for cinematic 4K 60FPS videos from text or images.
AI Video Generation
Series C
$1.4B
62
40Nona Biosciences
Biotechnology company specializing in antibody discovery and development with integrated 'Idea to IND' solutions.
Biotech
82 emp.
62
Tech jobs in China
136 open roles. Startup jobs in China
Senior Medical Representative
Ipsen · Tianjin
ACOLS2 Intern
Tesat-Spacecom · Tianjin Area
达菲林地区经理--杭州
Ipsen · Hangzhou
达菲林客户专员--杭州
Ipsen · Tianjin
Researcher II - IDD
Air Liquide · Shanghai
ACOLSL1 INTERN
Tesat-Spacecom · Tianjin Area
Jigs & Tools Warehouse and Flowline Tool shop Operator
Tesat-Spacecom · Tianjin Area
Intern (Stress/Design Engineer)
Tesat-Spacecom · Beijing Area
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