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Snapshot 2026-10-21- Startup SignalsRankedof 2,268
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Hangzhou-based Guixing Intelligence builds AI-driven autonomous inspection drones (the Linglong series) for confined, high-risk industrial spaces such as nuclear plants, metro tunnels, power stations, substations, bridges, utility tunnels and mines.
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- 2026-10-19Angel
Investors · 盈动资本、杭州润苗基金、杭州科创大走廊种子基金
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BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- 硅行智能
Hangzhou-based Guixing Intelligence builds AI-driven autonomous inspection drones (the Linglong series) for confined, high-risk industrial spaces such as nuclear plants, metro tunnels, power stations, substations, bridges, utility tunnels and mines.
Angel · 2026-10
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United States
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China
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Angel · 2026-09
— - 硅羽科技
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Seed · 2026-07
— - Differential Robotics
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Series A · $56M · 2026-09
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Europe
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Perceptual Robotics is a Bristol, UK-based robotics company founded in 2016, spun out of the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, with a European base in Athens. It builds autonomous drones and AI that capture wind-turbine blade imagery, classify damage severity, and produce repair-ready reports; its first product is the Dhalion inspection drone. By 2026 its services span Europe, North America, and Latin America.
Undisclosed · 2026-07
— - Quantum Systems
Quantum Systems, founded in Germany in 2015, develops AI-powered drones for defense and commercial use, covering aerial intelligence and geospatial data collection.
Series D+ · $1.6B · 2026-07 · Valuation $8.0B
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Series D+ · 2026-09 · Valuation $6.4B
—Valuation $6.4B
Other / unspecified
BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- Clobotics
Clobotics was founded in Shanghai in November 2016 by four former Microsoft/EHang executives (George Yan, Claire Chen, Yan Ke, Zhao Li) and now lists Singapore as its headquarters, with sites in Seattle, Shanghai and elsewhere. It is a physical-AI company combining computer vision with autonomous drones and robotic hardware for wind energy (blade inspection, lightning protection testing, robotic blade repair) and retail/CPG (on-shelf availability, planogram compliance, pricing and cooler asset monitoring), serving clients such as Coca-Cola, Walmart, Vattenfall and Iberdrola.
— - Emesent
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Equity + Debt · 2026-07
— - Dominion Dynamics
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Series A · $115M · 2026-06
$115M
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13 Robotics deals in the last 24 months · 8 at a nearby stage · 13 in East China
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