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Ling Technology was established during September 2016 as a global AI technology company targeting the AI Internet era

Dongcheng District, ChinaFounded 2016Robotics

Valuation $100–250M Last recorded · 2025

Headcount <100 Current team size

Total funding $50–100M Disclosed equity funding

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About Ling

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.

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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.

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At a glance

Status: Operational
Founded: 2016
Headquarters: Dongcheng District, China
Employees: 44
Open positions: None listed
Dealroom signal: 77.9/100
Industry: Robotics
Sector: Robotics, Consumer Electronics, Hard Tech, DT and LS, science-based
Technology: Artificial Intelligence, Deep Tech, Machine Learning
Investment activity: 1 company, latest Dec 2016
Capital deployed: $4.3M
Preferred round: SERIES C
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Funding history

3 recorded events

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	—

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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.

Latest monthly visits130 3-month web change+18.2% 1-year team growth+7.3%

Monthly website visitsJan 2020–Feb 2023

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