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Light Origins has secured hundreds of millions of yuan in a Pre-A funding round led by CASIC Investment to fuel AI model training and multimodal infrastructure.

PRIVATEAug 15, 2026•about 9 hours ago

Amount Raised

¥100 Million

Round Type

Venture - Series Unknown

MunichArtificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

Investors

Xianghe CapitalChina Merchants Venture CapitalCasic Investment

Description

Light Origins has secured hundreds of millions of yuan in a Pre-A funding round. CASIC Investment led the round with participation from China Merchants Venture Capital and Xianghe Capital. The funding will support ultra-large-scale embodied AI model training and drive the expansion of its talent team. Founded in late 2024, Light Origins focuses on building foundation models for embodied intelligence.

Company Information

Company

Light Origins

Location

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

About

Light Origins is a startup focused on building foundation models for embodied intelligence, extending the capabilities of large language models into the physical world. Founded in late 2024 by Jiang Xu, a former algorithm expert at OpenAI, the company is developing a three-stage paradigm for model training and deployment. The team comprises over 100 employees, primarily R&D staff with strong academic backgrounds and industry experience in tech firms. Their work involves ultra-large-scale AI model training and multimodal data infrastructure development.

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