Lightwheel AI

Based in Beijing, China and founded in 2023, Lightwheel Intelligent (Beijing) Technology Co. , Ltd. , trading as Lightwheel AI, is an artificial intelligence technology company committed to integrating generative artificial intelligence and simulation technology to provide enterprises with artificial intelligence-led synthetic data solutions. It established cooperation with Figure AI.

In June 2026, Lightwheel AI raised CNY 1 billion in venture funding from Zhongguancun Science City Capital, Sichuan Development Securities Investment Fund Management, Shandong Development Investment Holding Group Co. , Ltd. , Giant Network Group, Yusys Technologies Co. , Ltd.

, Wuxi Boton Technology, Liangtu Zhice, CAS Investment Management, Shanghai Semir Investment, with participation from JIC Investment, Sanqi Interactive Entertainment Venture Capital, and other investors. The company's core business is to provide 3D hybrid rendering, synthetic data services with real physical effects, and one-stop solutions with data as the core for Tier 1 suppliers and autonomous driving companies. It has also developed the core technologies of Real2Sim2Real plus Realism Validation and provides data services and algorithm evolution in the field of embodied intelligence. The company generates revenue by providing synthetic data solutions, licensing its generative artificial intelligence and simulation technologies, and providing data infrastructure services to companies in the artificial intelligence space.

The company will use the latest funding for investment in core technologies related to data and evaluation infrastructure for physical AI, continuously strengthening its large-scale delivery capabilities, and accelerating global market expansion and ecosystem cooperation. The funding raised in June 2026 will primarily be used to continuously increase investment in the core technology research and development of physical AI data and evaluation infrastructure, further improve the product system for robot learning, capability evaluation, and real-world application, expand the construction of high-quality human behavior data, simulation synthesis data, and industrial-grade evaluation capabilities, and jointly promote the construction of an open ecosystem with industry partners.