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Funding RSS ↗Humanlaya Raises Hundreds of Millions in Pre-A Round
On September 9, 2026, Beijing-based Humanlaya, an expert-level AI data service platform for foundation model evaluation, raised hundreds of millions of RMB in a Pre-A round led by CDH Hong Kong Fund.
Humanlaya raises hundreds of millions of RMB in Pre-Series A financing
On 2026-09-09, according to Xiniu Data, Humanlaya completed Pre-Series A financing, raising hundreds of millions of RMB. Investors were lead investor Dinghui Investment, participating investor Hongshan China, participating investor Jinri Capital, participating investor BAI Capital, other participating investors. The company is a provider of expert-level AI data service platforms.
INMO Secures C3 Round
On September 9, 2026, Chengdu-based INMO, a consumer AR smart glasses developer, closed a C3 round led by Sichuan Revitalization Sci-Tech Fund, with its C-series reaching nearly RMB 1 billion cumulatively.
Juyuanshixin completes equity financing
On 2026-9-9, according to Xiniu Data, Juyuanshixin completed equity financing. Investors were Shenzhen City Lihe Venture Capital Co., Ltd.
Keyfactor discloses ARR exceeding USD 200 million
On 2026/9/9, Keyfactor officially announced that the US machine identity and certificate management company had exceeded USD 200 million ARR, reaching the milestone early in the third quarter. ARR grew more than 35% year over year and it remained profitable.
Lightfield raises USD 47 million Series A
On 2026/9/9, Lightfield officially announced that the US AI-native CRM company had raised USD 47 million in Series A funding led by a16z, with more than 5000 companies registered since its launch in month 11 of the previous year.
Limetax raises EUR 30 million in debt financing
On 2026-09-09, according to Xiniu Data, Limetax completed debt financing, raising EUR 30 million. The company is a German developer of tax AI agent platforms.
Listen Labs has approximately USD 30 million annualized revenue, discusses approximately USD 2 billion Salesforce acquisition
On 2026/9/9, TechCrunch reported that US AI customer research company Listen Labs had approximately USD 30 million annualized revenue. Salesforce had discussed an approximately USD 2 billion acquisition, but no deal had been reached. The original article did not describe revenue as subscription ARR.
LLVision Raises Over RMB 300M in C+ Round
On September 9, 2026, Beijing-based LLVision, an AR+AI smart glasses and real-time translation terminal developer, raised over RMB 300 million in a C+ round backed by Beijing Information Industry Development Fund, Beijing New Materials Industry Fund and Xianglong Assets. It was founded by Wu Fei.
Mistral raises €3 billion in Series D funding
On 2026/9/9, according to Constellation Research, Mistral AI reported a revenue growth signal in the AI Core sector.
Nexthink ARR closing in on $400M ARR with plans to double size in coming years
On 2026/9/9, LinkedIn reported that Nexthink, a US IT operations management platform, was approaching USD 400 million in ARR and planned to double its scale over the coming years.
Onix raises USD 5 million in seed financing
On 2026-9-9, according to Xiniu Data, Onix completed seed financing, raising USD 5 million. Investors were Alpha Edison, Garage Capital, Ride Home Fund, Geren Investment Ren.
PHYMI Raises ~USD 100M in Seed Round
On September 9, 2026, Shenzhen-based PHYMI, a Physical Agent developer for the real world, raised close to USD 100 million in a Seed round led by IDG Capital. It was founded by Liu Nianqiu.
Pump ARR hit $30M with GMV of $1B annually
On 2026/9/9, X reported that US company Pump reached USD 30 million in ARR and USD 1 billion in annual GMV. It focuses on payments and transactions and continues developing.
Qimendongli completes equity financing
On 2026-9-9, according to Xiniu Data, Qimendongli completed equity financing. Investors were Tianjin Xianxingwenhua Industry Guquan Investment Partnership (Limited Partnership), Shenzhen City Qianhaizhouming Investment Management Co., Ltd., Muxishuzhi (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd.
Qinglanshijie completes equity financing
On 2026-09-09, according to Xiniu Data, Qinglanshijie completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were Lüjianhuifukexiang (Huzhou) Venture Capital Partnership (Limited Partnership). The company is a provider of software services.
Rocket SaaS ARR hit $7.6M with 107% increase
On 2026/9/9, LinkedIn reported that the UK's Rocket SaaS reached USD 7.6 million in ARR, with growth of 107%. The company is a B2B SaaS team.
Savvy Wealth Raises $100M Series C at $600M Valuation
On September 9, 2026, per Savvy Wealth, wealth management and advisor platform company raised $100M in a Series C at a $600M valuation led by Halo Fund with Thrive and Goldman Sachs-affiliated investors. Founder and CEO Ritik Malhotra founded the company in 2021.
Smartsheet surpasses $1.3B ARR, transforming from 'spreadsheet on steroids' to business-critical software
On 2026-09-09, according to LinkedIn, U.S. work management platform Smartsheet surpassed USD 1.3 billion in ARR, transforming from a spreadsheet on steroids into business-critical software.
Tianshuyaoguang raises tens of millions of RMB in Pre-Series A financing
On 2026-09-09, according to Xiniu Data, Tianshuyaoguang completed Pre-Series A financing, raising tens of millions of RMB. Investors were lead investor Shenzhen Pu Venture Capital Zizhongxin (Limited Partnership), participating investor Yuanhang Capital. The company is a developer of high-performance three-dimensional geometry engines and foundational algorithm libraries.
Tipsy Chat exceeds USD 100 million ARR, with USD 15.2 million in first-half revenue
AI interactive drama app Tipsy Chat (Awaken AI) generated USD 15.2 million in revenue in the first half of 2026, ranking second on Appfigures’ global AI companion revenue chart, and exceeded USD 100 million ARR. It had approximately 3.07 million monthly active users and approximately CNY 350 million in annualized subscription revenue.
Verily completes equity financing
On 2026-09-09, according to Xiniu Data, Verily completed equity financing for an undisclosed amount. Investors were lead investor NVIDIA, participating investor University of Colorado Anschutz, participating investor UCHealth, participating investor Alphabet, participating investor Series X Capital. The company is a provider of U.S. AI medical services.
Weina Hexin Raises RMB 1B in C1 Round
On September 9, 2026, Hangzhou-based Weina Hexin, a 3D compute-in-memory AI chip developer, raised RMB 1 billion in a C1 round backed by US-China Capital, Yuanhao Investment, Jinpu Investment, Sunshine Life and Oriza Puhua.
WuWen ZhiKe Raises Hundreds of Millions in Series A
On September 9, 2026, Zhejiang-based WuWen ZhiKe, a general robotics intelligence and embodied-AI developer, raised hundreds of millions of RMB in a Series A led by Hongtai Fund.