Sharpa has raised more than RMB 4.5 billion (USD 668 million) in a funding round that values the robotics startup at RMB 22 billion (USD 3.3 billion) post-money.
Its investors include Alibaba Group, Meituan, Tencent, JD.com, and Transsion, as well as investment firms HSG, Qiming Venture Partners, DragonBall Capital, and Luminous Ventures.
Sharpa said it will use the funding to accelerate R&D, recruit and develop talent, and move its general-purpose robots from technical validation toward commercial deployment.
Founded in 2024, Sharpa focuses on dexterous manipulation, or the ability of robots to use their hands to handle objects and perform complex physical tasks. It was co-founded by Hesai Technology CEO Li Yifan, CTO Xiang Shaoqing, chief scientist Sun Kai, and others.
The company is developing embodied intelligence systems that combine software, models, sensors, and robotic hardware. Its longer-term goal is to build general-purpose robots capable of operating in environments designed for people.
