According to "Emergence of Intelligence," the embodied intelligence startup "StarMap" recently announced a 1 billion yuan Series B funding round. This round was led by well-known institutions such as Jinding Capital, BAIC Industrial Investment, and Zhengxin Valley Capital, with continued participation from existing shareholders including Meituan Longzhu and Hillhouse Capital. To date, StarMap's total fundraising has approached 3 billion yuan, officially entering the "hundred-billion club," becoming the fourth hundred-billion-yuan embodied intelligence company in China, following YuShu, Zhiyuan, and Galaxy General.
StarMap was established in September 2023, adopting a "system + intelligence" integrated hardware and software strategy. The founder and CEO Gao Jiyang stated that the industry will enter the "result verification" phase in the second half of 2026, meaning achieving end-to-end human replacement in specific tasks. To prepare for this milestone, StarMap has accumulated approximately 100,000 hours of real-machine data, covering five real-world scenarios including homes, factories, and supermarkets. Its self-developed R1 series wheeled dual-arm robot has already secured thousands of orders, with clients including teams from Stanford, Huawei, and BYD.
In the future, StarMap plans to expand its commercialization focus from the developer market to productivity markets such as intelligent manufacturing, logistics, and commercial services. At the same time, the company is actively building an ecosystem through investments, and is expected to expand its partners to around 20 by 2026, focusing on overcoming diversified data collection and vertical scenario solutions.
