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China’s Acorn Robot secures $15 million angel funding to develop Natus AGE-0, a tactile-focused physical AI model. Led by CM Venture Capital and Nio Capital, this funding will support further development and commercialization efforts.

PRIVATEAug 21, 2026

Amount Raised

$15 Million

Round Type

Angel

ChinaManufacturingBiotechnologyArtificial IntelligenceRobotics

Investors

Shuimu Tsinghua Alumni Seed FundCM Venture CapitalNio Capital

Description

Acorn Robot raised an angel round to develop Natus AGE-0, a tactile-focused physical AI model that enables robots to begin factory work without large pre-training datasets. Led by CM Venture Capital and Nio Capital, with participation from the Shuimu Tsinghua Alumni Seed Fund, the funding will advance Acorn's manufacturing model. This follows a previous seed funding round of nearly 100 million yuan, or about $15 million. The company aims to build flexible manufacturing systems for various production needs.

Quick answer

Acorn Robot raised $15 Million in a Angel round, dated August 21, 2026. Investors: Shuimu Tsinghua Alumni Seed Fund, CM Venture Capital and Nio Capital. Acorn Robot is based in China.

How much did Acorn Robot raise?
Acorn Robot raised $15 Million in a Angel round on August 21, 2026.
Who invested in Acorn Robot?
Shuimu Tsinghua Alumni Seed Fund, CM Venture Capital and Nio Capital are named as investors in this round.
What does Acorn Robot do?
Acorn Robot is a Chinese startup developing robot systems for flexible manufacturing.
Where is Acorn Robot based and how big is it?
Acorn Robot is based in China.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

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  • Feather Robotics raised $7.6M (Pre-Seed) on September 26, 2026.
  • EagleSight Dynamic raised an undisclosed amount (Series A) on August 7, 2026.
  • RobCo raised an undisclosed amount on October 5, 2026.
  • Inbolt raised $12M on September 30, 2026.
  • O-ID raised $1.2M (Pre-Seed) on September 24, 2026.
  • Dental Robotics raised an undisclosed amount (Seed) on September 21, 2026.

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Company Information

Company

Acorn Robot

Location

China

About

Acorn Robot is a Chinese startup developing robot systems for flexible manufacturing. Founded in late 2024, the company's team includes researchers and engineers from Tsinghua University and Harvard University. They focus on creating a tactile-focused physical AI model called Natus AGE-0, which allows robots to operate without large pre-training datasets. Acorn aims to implement a Manufacturing-as-a-Service model to provide standardized dual-arm production cells for various customers.

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