Shenzhen-headquartered Leju Robotics has raised more than US$200 million ahead of an upcoming public listing in China. Local firms Greenwoods Asset Management, CITIC Goldstone and Shenzhen Investment Holdings Co. were among those leading the fundraising round.
The humanoid robot developer will be using the funding to develop more robotic creations for its portfolio and ramp up production. The reveal was made in a statement released on Wednesday.
Leju was founded nine years ago and currently has partnerships with approximately 40 companies. China’s multinational tech conglomerate Tencent Holdings ADR (OTCMKTS: TCEHY), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd – ADR (NYSE: BABA) (LON: 0HCI) and Huawei Technologies are among the most prominent in the ecosystem.
Leju recently established the largest robot data training centre within the country in Beijing. It spans over 10,000 square metres.
Leju’s collection of robots are designed for medical services, factory usage, transport and youth education. One month ago, the company launched its child sized “Roban 2” robot.
Thus far this year, Chinese robotics companies have collectively raised over US$1.7 billion. X Square Robot, Galaxea AI and LimX Dynamics are other key 2025 contributors.
China is the number one influence in the global robotics sector by far. By the end of 2024, the country had an industrial robot stock exceeding 2 million. Furthermore, more than half of the world’s robot installations in factory settings last year occurred in China at 295,000.
Chinese vendors accounted for 85 per cent of global commercial service robot shipments throughout 2024.
Unitree Robotics, DJI and SIASUN Robot & Automation Co Ltd (SHE: 300024) are a few of the Asian country’s key players. Unitree is also preparing for an initial public offering within the next year, roughly.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has estimated that the Chinese robotics sector’s valuation could exceed US$100 billion by 2028.
LEJU Robotics Secures Pre-IPO Funding Round, Totalling Nearly 1.5 Billion RMB
LEJU Robotics announced it has closed a Pre-IPO funding round of nearly 1.5 billion RMB (approximately 207 million USD), bringing its total funding to over 1.8 billion RMB since its founding in 2016.… https://t.co/8o8tc3Q8Mg pic.twitter.com/DprYfOu4HH
— RoboHub🤖 (@XRoboHub) October 23, 2025
Read more: Unitree Robotics shoots for US$7B valuation with upcoming IPO
Follow Rowan Dunne on LinkedIn
rowan@mugglehead.com
