Machine Heart
Machine Heart
Apr 7, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

How Qianxun Raised ¥3 B in 30 Days: AI‑Powered Robotics Secrets

Qianxun Intelligent secured ¥30 billion in funding within a month, leveraged a scaling‑law data engine and the Spirit v1.5 VLA model to achieve breakthrough robot performance, and demonstrated the commercial loop through deployments at JD.com retail and CATL battery lines.

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How Qianxun Raised ¥3 B in 30 Days: AI‑Powered Robotics Secrets
HyperAI Super Neural
HyperAI Super Neural
Nov 6, 2025 · Industry Insights

Three 22‑Year‑Old Dropouts Disrupt AI Recruiting, Landing $10 B Valuation in Two Years

Mercor, founded by three 22‑year‑old college dropouts, raised a $350 million Series C round that lifted its valuation to $10 billion within two years, built an AI‑powered recruiting platform serving OpenAI, Meta, Google and others, launched the APEX benchmark to measure economic value of AI models, and survived intense work‑culture pressures, a legal dispute, and rapid team changes.

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Three 22‑Year‑Old Dropouts Disrupt AI Recruiting, Landing $10 B Valuation in Two Years