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Xingantong Technology, a provider of AI compute center perception and efficiency management solutions, secured a multi-million yuan angel round led by Lenovo Star and K2VC to advance its chip-level fluxgate sensor technology for high-density AI data centers and space computing.

SnowOrigin, a Peking University-backed team, secured investment from Gong Hongjia, Lu Qi, and overseas institutions for its sEMG-based neural wristband and AI decoding model, aiming to build a new generation of human control data acquisition solutions for embodied AI. The company's wearable devices capture human-world interaction data (pose, force, micro-control) to provide high-quality training data and natural human-machine interfaces for robots and world models.

Suiqing Robotics, founded by Tongji University robotics PhD Wang Long, has secured a multi-million yuan angel round to develop AI-powered robots for auxiliary tasks in coal mines, a market segment overlooked by giants and difficult for new tech companies to enter. The company has already received small batch orders and strategic partnerships with leading state-owned enterprises, demonstrating early traction and a unique approach to a challenging environment.

Yimeihua, a startup specializing in high-performance magnesium alloys for robotics and automotive, announced a multi-million yuan angel round led by Galaxy Ventures and Huazhong Industrial Group. The company leverages proprietary alloy design and semi-solid molding processes to overcome traditional magnesium limitations, securing partnerships with over 10 robot and automotive manufacturers.

AI startup Sakana launched Fugu, a multi-agent orchestration system that delivers frontier AI performance through an OpenAI-compatible API, designed to offer enterprises and nations resilience against vendor lock-in and geopolitical export controls. CEO David Ha, formerly of Google Brain, positions Fugu as a more reliable option than single AI model providers, especially in light of recent export control orders affecting models like Claude Mythos 5 and Fable 5.

This article details a roundtable discussion on early-stage AI venture capital, emphasizing the importance of investing before market consensus. It highlights BlueRun Ventures' quick decision to invest in OriginFlow, a startup developing non-invasive neural interfaces for embodied AI, due to its alignment with the VC's long-term vision for AGI, robotics, and 3D interaction.

French serial entrepreneur and open-source legend Jean-Baptiste Kempf is building Kyber, an infrastructure layer designed to control remote devices, specifically robots, in real time.

辰宜科技 co-founder 于功山 presented "全密态计算" (Fully Homomorphic Encryption) at 36Kr WAVES 2026, addressing the critical data security challenges posed by large AI models, especially for sensitive enterprise data like banking. He highlighted the need for a "data containment vessel" to enable secure data utilization without exposure, contrasting it with traditional methods that require decryption and risk leakage.

OpenAI boardmember Zico Kolter and Gray Swan CEO Matt Fredrikson will join swyx to discuss why AI security is a distinct field from traditional cybersecurity.

Sho Nishikawa from ExaEdge has launched a new product called MediaSeg on Product Hunt.