Specialized robotics firm XUANTRON has closed a Pre-A+ financing round. The round was jointly funded by Qianhai Ark, Hangzhou Runmiao Fund, Xihu Sci-Tech Investment, and Futian Guidance Fund (Jifu Fund). Proceeds will be channeled into R&D for specialized robots, with a focus on accelerating product iteration and expanding business scenarios.
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This marks the company's second financing round in less than six months, following its Pre-A round led by Oriental Fortune Capital in August 2025. Even as investment in hard tech grows cautious, XUANTRON has secured continued backing from investors, buoyed by its technological roots at the Harbin Institute of Technology and strong business growth.
Founded in December 2022, XUANTRON's core team hails from the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT). Its technology system is derived from the HIT Robot Institute and the Fujian (Quanzhou) Advanced Manufacturing Technology Research Institute. Founder Fu Zhe brings an interdisciplinary background spanning HIT, the University of Birmingham, the University of Sheffield, and Imperial College London. He also holds a decade of experience in industrial manufacturing.
Scenario-based deployment has been XUANTRON's primary breakthrough over the past year. Since the start of 2025, the company has expanded into oil and gas scenarios while maintaining relationships with benchmark clients like Wanhua Chemical. In a collaboration with PetroChina, its robots performed precise inspections, patrols, and intelligent early warnings in extreme cold. This validated their environmental adaptability and operational reliability under harsh conditions.
Moving forward, XUANTRON will focus on hazardous industrial scenarios such as oil, natural gas, chemicals, and new energy. The goal is to enhance robots' perception and decision-making capabilities in high-risk, repetitive, and high-intensity tasks. This drives the shift toward unmanned operations in the chemical industry.
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