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LatestSeries B2 (Jun 2026, RMB 1B; three rounds within 3 months)

Above RMB 10B (China's first RMB 10B world-model unicorn)

Beijing GigaAI Technology Co., Ltd.

World model x embodied brain, positioned as the OpenAI of the physical world; completed Pre-B + B1 + B2 rounds totaling RMB 3.5B within 3 months; GigaWorld-1 tops WorldArena at No.1 globally; a dual-pyramid data and algorithm system

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数据截至2026-08-19

FoundedJun 2023
HQBeijing (Haidian)
FounderHuang Guan
Products10 items
Funding Rounds9 rounds
Events9 items

About

GigaAI was founded in Beijing in June 2023 by Tsinghua PhD Huang Guan, positioned as the OpenAI of the physical world. Products span the GigaWorld embodied world model series (GigaWorld-1 topped WorldArena globally at 62.34 and is fully open-sourced), the GigaBrain embodied brain series (51.67% success on RoboChallenge, No.1 globally), the Maker H01 general robot body (volume delivery began January 2026), and the SeeLight home humanoid sub-brand; the DriveDreamer autonomous driving world model serves 30+ leading automakers. Commercially it works with FAW Tooling and Alibaba Cloud on industrial scenarios, and plans to deploy 1,000 general robots with Longsheng Technology over three years (the world's first thousand-unit-scale industrial deployment of general robots driven by physical intelligence foundation models). From March to June 2026 it completed Pre-B, B1, and B2 rounds totaling RMB 3.5B, over RMB 4B cumulatively, with valuation above RMB 10B - China's first world-model unicorn above RMB 10B; it received a strategic investment from Huawei Hubble in November 2025.

Technical Approach

World model x embodied brain route: a dual-pyramid system driven by a five-layer data pyramid (real-robot / simulation-synthetic / human / internet video data) and a three-layer algorithm pyramid (world simulation, action alignment, experience reinforcement), targeting 10-100x efficiency gains. A 12-month roadmap for physical AGI foundation models: GigaBrain-1 (Q3 2026), then GigaBrain-2 accelerating scaling, and GigaBrain-3 aiming for the GPT-3 moment of physical AGI.

Commercialization(5)

  • Maker H01 began volume delivery on Jan 31, 2026, with multiple native bodies adapted to different scenarios planned for release this year, sprinting toward a 1,000-unit delivery volume
  • In Apr 2026, together with FAW Tooling and Alibaba Cloud, brought the GigaWorld world model, GigaBrain foundation model, and Maker H01 into a real factory, working on box depalletizing, cross-area transfer, dynamic obstacle avoidance, and precise manipulation, compressing scenario adaptation from months to weeks
  • In Jun 2026 announced a plan to deploy 1,000 general robots carrying GigaAI world-model embodied brains with Longsheng Technology in Wuxi within three years - the world's first thousand-unit-scale industrial deployment of general robots driven by physical intelligence foundation models
  • In May 2026 launched the SeeLight brand and SeeLight S1 at Wuhan Optics Valley, winning a 100-unit order for deployment at the Optics Valley Zhiyu community with scaled operation from Q3; SeeLight S2 to be released in Q3
  • Data scale: expects cumulative training data to reach 1 million hours by end-2026; robot deployments span automotive, 3C, warehousing, home services, and more

Position & Strengths(6)

  • World model definer: the first Chinese company to build world models, positioned as the OpenAI of the physical world
  • Crushing benchmark leads: GigaWorld-1 (WorldArena No.1, 62.34), GigaBrain-0 (RoboChallenge No.1), GigaWorld-Policy (RoboCasa365 No.1) - No.1 on three authoritative benchmarks
  • A four-in-one full stack: embodied foundation model - world model - native body - generalized scenarios
  • Top-tier financing capability: RMB 3.5B in 3 months and over RMB 4B cumulatively, backed by chip (Sunic Capital), automotive (Wanxiang Qianchao), state, and CVC (Yili Jianling) capital of multiple types
  • Huawei Hubble endorsement: strategic investment in Nov 2025, advancing strategic cooperation across multiple Huawei business lines
  • Closed-loop data system: five-layer data pyramid + three-layer algorithm pyramid, a dual-pyramid self-developed software-hardware full stack

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