Galbot Funding Rounds
| Round (date, lead) | Amount ($M) | Post-Money ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Angel (2024-06, Meituan Strategic + BAIC + iFlytek + Qiming + Matrix + IDG) | 98 | |
| Series A/B (2025-07, CATL Capital + Bosch RBVC + HKIC) | 150 | |
| Series B+ (2025-12, China Mobile + Tencent + Alibaba + Ant Group) | 300 | 3,000 |
Updated at 2025-12
Galbot in Humanoid Robots
Galbot
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G1 humanoid robot. $300M+ raised at ~$3B valuation. Spring Festival Gala appearance.
Key Milestones
Jun 2024
Launch
Galbot founded in Beijing by Wang He (Stanford PhD, ex-ByteDance researcher) + Chen Tianhao + Xu Huazhe; original thesis was retail/home wheeled bimanual humanoid: fixed-base mobility via wheels + dexterous arms instead of full bipedal walk
Nov 2024
Launch
Galbot G1 debut: wheeled-base bimanual humanoid (180cm), 7-DoF arms, dexterous 6-DoF hands, foldable design for retail aisles; pivot away from bipedal walking gives stability + payload advantage in defined indoor environments
Jan 2025
Funding
$80M+ Series A round led by Beijing Robotics Industry Fund + Sequoia China; cumulative funding crosses $300M valuing Galbot at ~$1.3B post; one of fastest-funded Chinese humanoid startups
Jan 2025
Commercial
Real estate showroom deployment with Lianjia/Beike: Galbot G1 demonstrates bimanual chores (folding clothes, watering plants) in apartment showrooms across Beijing + Shanghai; first Chinese humanoid B2C-style retail deployment
Jan 2025
Milestone
Spring Festival Gala (CCTV Lunar New Year broadcast: China's most-watched television event) features Galbot G1 segment; ~700M-viewer national exposure; cements humanoids as state-spotlit consumer technology
Sep 2025
Commercial
Galbot G1 deployed in 7-Eleven retail pilot in Beijing for shelf restocking demonstrations: first humanoid in Chinese 24h convenience-store retail environment; aligns with Lianjia showroom strategy