Moxing Technology

AI Infrastructure · Semiconductors · Robotics

Funding

Moxing raises $150M at $1.5B valuation for Huawei-powered 4D AI models

Investors span China's chip, device, and state-fund sectors, signaling a coordinated industrial bet on domestic AI infrastructure.

• Moxing Technology raised $150 million at a $1.5 billion valuation, backed by Hubble Technology Investment, Legend Holdings, Shenzhen Capital Group, and Zhejiang Venture Capital.
• The Hangzhou-based startup builds 4D world models that simulate real-world physics for robots, factories, and smart devices, running entirely on Huawei Ascend chips instead of Nvidia GPUs.
• Its MoWorld 4D system cuts AI inference costs by 70% by avoiding costly, export-restricted Nvidia hardware in favor of domestic silicon.
• The backers represent four strategic investor 'buckets' - domestic chipmakers, smart-terminal firms, advanced manufacturers, and state-backed funds - spanning the full AI supply chain.
• Moxing's valuation has grown roughly twelvefold in six months, from about $125 million in March 2026 to $1.5 billion now, with this single round matching the combined size of the prior four.
• Founder Chen Tianrun, a post-2000s Zhejiang University PhD candidate advised by academician Pan Yunhe, has closed five funding rounds in nine months.
• The deal shows Chinese investors racing to fund AI infrastructure that sidesteps US chip export controls, turning geopolitical constraints into a domestic funding thesis.