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Ling
Robotics · Dongcheng District, China · Founded 2016
Ling Technology was established during September 2016 as a global AI technology company targeting the AI Internet era MoreLess
Founded in September 2016 by Jiawei Gu, Ling Technology is a company that designs, develops, and sells AI-powered consumer products. The company's primary offering is an AI-powered spatial interactive companion for children, designed to provide learning opportunities and emotional companionship.
The core product is an all-in-one AI learning mate that functions as a pocket friend for kids. It helps children explore and learn by snapping pictures, which suggests the integration of computer vision for object recognition. The device aims to make learning interactive and engaging.
Ling Technology operates in the consumer electronics and AI-powered educational technology market, targeting parents who are looking for supplementary educational tools for their children. The business model appears to be based on the direct sale of these hardware products.
Keywords: AI companion, educational technology, computer vision, children's learning, interactive learning, consumer electronics, artificial intelligence, edtech, kids technology, learning companion
Company overview
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- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- Dongcheng District, China
- Employees
- 44
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 77.9
- Investment activity
- 1 companies · latest Dec 2016
- Capital deployed
- $4.3M
- Preferred round
- SERIES C
Valuation & funding
Ling funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEEDOther financing | Nov 2025 | $28M | $110M | GF Xinde Investment · DiDi · Lakala Koala Fund · Runjian | ↗ |
| SERIES AOther financing | Jan 2019 | — | — | SenseTime | — |
| SEEDOther financing | Jul 2018 | $23M | $90M | Undisclosed | — |
Growth signals
Ling website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for Ling is 130 monthly website visits, up 18.2% over the last three months. Ling's team grew 7.3% over the past year.
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Investors
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