Gasgoo Munich- Lightwheel has recently completed a new funding round, led by Ant Group.
Lightwheel stated that proceeds from the round will primarily go toward core technology investments in data and evaluation infrastructure for physical AI. The company plans to bolster its large-scale delivery capabilities while accelerating global expansion and ecosystem partnerships.
The participation of multiple industrial investors, in particular, will strengthen Lightwheel's synergy across technology, scenarios, and ecosystems. This backing is expected to create a more efficient closed loop involving high-quality embodied data, simulation training, model evaluation, and industrial deployment — pushing physical AI infrastructure capabilities toward large-scale application.
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Lightwheel is dedicated to building data and simulation infrastructure for physical AI. The company has established an end-to-end system for physical AI data and evaluation that spans training, assessment, and deployment feedback.
At the core of this solution is a proprietary, full-stack simulation platform built on a "Solve-Measure-Generate" framework. The Solve component restores forces, collisions, contact, and deformation within virtual environments to ensure physical credibility. The Measure component introduces real-world physical properties—such as materials, contact, friction, and deformation—into the system. Finally, the Generate component scales these physical laws into simulation worlds that are trainable, evaluable, and reusable.
Lightwheel currently leads the world in large-scale delivery capabilities across three key dimensions: human video data, synthetic simulation data, and industrial-grade simulation evaluation.
Specifically, its human video data ecosystem covers over 25,000 environment nodes and 100,000 task types, having delivered more than 1.5 million hours of high-quality human data to date. These technological breakthroughs are rapidly translating into commercial wins: new orders hit 550 million yuan in the first quarter of 2026. Furthermore, Lightwheel has formed a joint venture with New Hope Group to integrate data, simulation, and evaluation capabilities with industrial scenarios, closing the loop from technical capability to industrial application.
