Songying raises hundreds of millions of yuan for physical-AI OS
What's the deal? Beijing Songying Technology, a physical-AI operating system startup, has closed back-to-back Series A and A1 rounds totalling several hundred million yuan. CICC CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and Wuhan Hongshan Capital led the financing.
Who else joined? Backers include Shangrong Capital, Aosheng TechnologyDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Gaoxin CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Shanghai Angel Association, Fengyuzhu, and Qiaobei Capital. Existing investor Zhongxin FundDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → added an oversized follow-on stake.
What's the endgame? Songying builds ORCA OS, a physical-AI operating system. The company said the money will fund continued development of the platform, deeper adaptation to domestic chip ecosystems, and developer community efforts.
Why now? Songying also plans to spend on scaling deployments across priority industrial scenarios — a push to move the technology from lab to real-world use.
The signal: The mix of state-backed and industrial investors — led by CICC Capital and Wuhan Hongshan Capital — points to institutional appetite for physical AI tied to China's push for a self-sufficient domestic chip stack.
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