# Mozhi Intelligence (眸深智能)
Mozhi Intelligence (眸深智能, formally Shanghai Moushen Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., 上海眸深智能科技有限公司) is a Shanghai-based embodied-AI startup founded in January 2025 that develops generative general-purpose "embodied brains" (sold under the Motion Brain brand) for humanoid and service robots, and it was operating independently as of August 2026.[1](https://www.eefocus.com/article/2015252.html) • [2](https://en.tmtpost.com/news/8108760) In roughly eight months it closed six rounds, reaching nearly RMB 1 billion in cumulative funding by August 2026.[3](https://www.huxiu.com/article/4883925.html) • [4](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260311A072H100)
| Key facts | Detail |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 2025, Shanghai; legal name Shanghai Moushen Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.[1](https://www.eefocus.com/article/2015252.html) |
| Founders | Chen Tao (Fudan deep learning lab director), Zhang Yimin (former Intel China chief scientist), Mu Zelin (CEO, post-1995 serial entrepreneur)[6](https://www.36kr.com/p/3809078996262656) |
| Sector | Embodied intelligence: robot "brains" (edge modules) and ODM robots[1](https://www.eefocus.com/article/2015252.html) |
| Cumulative funding | Nearly RMB 1 billion across six rounds by August 2026[3](https://www.huxiu.com/article/4883925.html) • [2](https://en.tmtpost.com/news/8108760) |
| Largest round | Pre-A+, nearly RMB 500 million, announced 19 August 2026[2](https://en.tmtpost.com/news/8108760) |
| Revenue | Audited 2025 collections of RMB 10 million; RMB 30 million in H1 2026 (company projection above RMB 50 million for 2026)[3](https://www.huxiu.com/article/4883925.html) • [5](https://chnfi.com/vc/2026/0730/53497.html) |
| Status | Active and independent as of August 2026; valuation up more than 10x in H1 2026 per chnfi- and TMTPost-reported figures[2](https://en.tmtpost.com/news/8108760) • [5](https://chnfi.com/vc/2026/0730/53497.html) |
## Founding and founders
The company was founded in January 2025 by three [Fudan University](https://www.edgepedia.org/fudan-university) alumni. Chen Tao, a professor who directs Fudan's deep learning laboratory, previously worked at Huawei's Singapore research institute and led Huawei HiSilicon's first-generation AI image algorithm engine, "Wukong".[1](https://www.eefocus.com/article/2015252.html) Zhang Yimin, who has nearly 30 years of AI R&D experience, was chief scientist and chief engineer at Intel China (Intel Labs China), where from 2015 he led service-robot R&D as head of the robot interaction laboratory.[1](https://www.eefocus.com/article/2015252.html) • [4](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260311A072H100) The CEO, Mu Zelin, entered Fudan's School of Future Information and [Innovation](https://www.edgepedia.org/innovation) in 2012 and previously founded the smart customer service platform Muxin Intelligence (木心智能), exiting through an acquisition after a stint at [China Renaissance](https://www.edgepedia.org/china-renaissance).[1](https://www.eefocus.com/article/2015252.html) • [8](https://airoboticdaily.com/technology/moushen-intelligence-embodied-ai-funding)
The company ran unusually lean for its funding scale. As of March 2026 it had fewer than 20 full-time employees, relying instead on a joint research center with Fudan University staffed by more than 60 PhD researchers.[4](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260311A072H100)
## Products and technology
An "embodied brain" in Mozhi's usage is the software-and-compute stack that lets a robot perceive, plan, and act generically, rather than a robot body. The company sells standardized edge-side brain modules adapted to various compute chips, and it also partners with robot-body makers to offer ODM complete robots.[1](https://www.eefocus.com/article/2015252.html) It focuses on two verticals: industrial logistics handling and home health care for the elderly.[4](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260311A072H100)
Its stated technology assets include a MotionGPT humanoid motion generation model series, an HL3DWM 3D world model, a compression framework the company says achieves 20x inference acceleration, and a training mix it says uses roughly 80% internet video, 10% motion capture, and 10% real-machine data to cut real-machine data needs by 90%.[1](https://www.eefocus.com/article/2015252.html) • [5](https://chnfi.com/vc/2026/0730/53497.html) In March 2026 it released T²MB, described as a self-evolving embodied model that the company claims keeps improving by 25 percentage points after offline deployment.[6](https://www.36kr.com/p/3809078996262656) One externally checkable data point: Nvidia cited the company's 2023 open-sourced code, datasets, and trained models for human motion synthesis from video in work it published in mid-2025.[1](https://www.eefocus.com/article/2015252.html) The accuracy and performance figures above are company statements; no independent verification is reported in the available sources.
## Funding by the numbers
The company raised six rounds in about eight months, which is why its round labels look like repeated Pre-A tranches:
- **December 2025** — angel round in the tens of millions of RMB, led by Shanghai Guohe Investment with Fudan-affiliated Rong Investment.[1](https://www.eefocus.com/article/2015252.html)
- **January 2026** — angel add-on of over RMB 10 million from Xuhui Capital, alongside a move into the Mosu Space AI hub in Xuhui District.[1](https://www.eefocus.com/article/2015252.html) • [7](https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3638639464385924)
- **March 2026** — angel+ round of several tens of millions of RMB from Shanghai Guohe and Ningbo Jianshi Capital.[1](https://www.eefocus.com/article/2015252.html)
- **May 2026** — RMB 300 million Pre-A round, which the company said was five times oversubscribed.[6](https://www.36kr.com/p/3809078996262656)
- **July 2026** — near-RMB-100-million Pre-A add-on from Jinyue Investment, Chuanghehui Capital, and existing shareholder Xuhui Capital.[5](https://chnfi.com/vc/2026/0730/53497.html)
- **August 2026** — Pre-A+ round of nearly RMB 500 million, announced 19 August, bringing cumulative funding to nearly RMB 1 billion.[2](https://en.tmtpost.com/news/8108760)
CEO Mu Zelin told Zhi Dongxi in March 2026 that the company was essentially closing a financing round every month.[4](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260311A072H100) The repeated "Pre-A" labels therefore reflect staged closings under one extended round label rather than six conventional rounds.
## Investors and backers
The cap table mixes three kinds of capital. State-backed investors include 绿技行资本 (under the National Green Technology Bank) and Fujian provincial 闽招基金 in the Pre-A, and in the Pre-A+ the Shenbao Yiben Fund, an [Orient Securities](https://www.edgepedia.org/orient-securities) direct-investment fund, and Shaanxi High-Tech Industry Investment.[6](https://www.36kr.com/p/3809078996262656) • [2](https://en.tmtpost.com/news/8108760) Industrial investors include the Shenzhen-listed company 利欧股份 (002131), an unnamed listed supplier to Tesla, SAIC, Xiaomi, and [Li Auto](https://www.edgepedia.org/li-auto), and in the Pre-A+ the Anyu Fund, Tianmeng Investment, and Jianyuan Tianhua.[6](https://www.36kr.com/p/3809078996262656) • [2](https://en.tmtpost.com/news/8108760) Financial investors include 华福资本, 英掘荣耀, and 庚辛资本 in the Pre-A, with earlier backers such as Xuhui Capital and Chuanghehui following on in later tranches.[6](https://www.36kr.com/p/3809078996262656) • [5](https://chnfi.com/vc/2026/0730/53497.html)
## Business, customers and traction
The clearest order on record came in February 2026, when Mozhi signed a contract worth over RMB 100 million to supply brain modules for 10,000 general-purpose service humanoid robots for a leading listed company, with the first payment received; the company described it as the first 10,000-unit-scale order for a general embodied brain.[1](https://www.eefocus.com/article/2015252.html) In Q1 2026 it completed robot deliveries to a Hong Kong-listed property company and an A-share-listed sanitation leader, and it was developing humanoid deployments with a leading retail chain (a strategic agreement with Bright Supply Chain in April 2026) and a leading white-goods factory.[6](https://www.36kr.com/p/3809078996262656) • [5](https://chnfi.com/vc/2026/0730/53497.html) In May 2026 it announced a plan with Yijia Elderly Care for 10,000 home-care robots.[1](https://www.eefocus.com/article/2015252.html)
Revenue figures differ by provenance. In its first year the company confirmed RMB 30 million in order revenue from customers including Unitree, 国地中心, Hechuan Technology, and Xiaomi.[4](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260311A072H100) Huxiu, citing audited accounts, reported audited cash-collected revenue of RMB 10 million for 2025; the company's own releases describe 2025 revenue as "tens of millions" of RMB, RMB 30 million in H1 2026, and a projection above RMB 50 million for full-year 2026.[3](https://www.huxiu.com/article/4883925.html) • [6](https://www.36kr.com/p/3809078996262656) • [5](https://chnfi.com/vc/2026/0730/53497.html) The CEO has said the company only pursues scenarios with potential demand of 10,000 to 100,000 units, rejecting demonstration projects as non-commercial.[3](https://www.huxiu.com/article/4883925.html)
## References
1. [复旦系团队再获3亿融资，押注机器人大脑 (与非网)](https://www.eefocus.com/article/2015252.html)
2. [Moushen Intelligence Raises Nearly RMB 500 Million in Pre-A+ Round (TMTPost)](https://en.tmtpost.com/news/8108760)
3. [独家｜一个爱折腾的95后，靠做机器人"大脑"拿到5个亿 (虎嗅)](https://www.huxiu.com/article/4883925.html)
4. [获宇树、小米合作，复旦教授联手前英特尔首席科学家创业，打造具身智能的OpenAI (智东西/腾讯新闻)](https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20260311A072H100)
5. [眸深智能Pre-A轮再获近亿元追加投资 (中华金融网)](https://chnfi.com/vc/2026/0730/53497.html)
6. [官宣｜全球首个原生范式通用具身大脑打造者——眸深智能，完成3亿元Pre-A轮融资 (36氪)](https://www.36kr.com/p/3809078996262656)
7. [Exclusive: Fudan Professor and Ex-Intel Chief Scientist Team Up for Business (36Kr English)](https://eu.36kr.com/en/p/3638639464385924)
8. [Moushen Intelligence Secures 500 Million RMB for Edge Embodied AI (AI Robotic Daily)](https://airoboticdaily.com/technology/moushen-intelligence-embodied-ai-funding)
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