Zeno Robotics Secures Hundreds of Millions in Seed Funding, Backed by Sunny Optical and MetaX

Hangzhou Zeno Future Technology Co., Ltd., known as Zeno Robotics, has completed a seed funding round totaling hundreds of millions of RMB. The investment was backed by a consortium including Sunny Optical, a leading optics manufacturer, and MetaX, a GPU chip designer. Other participants were Zhongwang Yinxin, Saiyi Industrial Fund, and Heli Capital. The Hangzhou-based startup operates in the robotics sector.

The round was reported by the Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily on the 16th. According to data from Cailian Press's venture capital tracker, based on a prediction baseline of September 2026, Zeno Robotics has an 82.37% probability of securing follow-on funding within the next two years. The prediction uses data from Chuangtoutong and Zhizhong. The involvement of strategic investors from optics and semiconductor sectors highlights growing interest in robotics startups that integrate advanced hardware. Such a large seed round signals strong investor confidence in the robotics sector. The company's ability to attract both optical and semiconductor players suggests a strategic focus on hardware integration.