Infiforce
Integrator / OEM
Embodied brain plus full-stack embodied-data infrastructure (AtomBrain, DataGrid) sold into multiple robot bodies.
Infiforce builds embodied AI 'brains' and the robots that run them: the AtomBrain embodied foundation model with a causal world model, a full-stack AI data infrastructure called DataGrid that generates and curates real-world embodied data, and multiple robot bodies deployed in industrial settings. Its thesis is that robots must model the causal chain of action, state and outcome in the physical world rather than just execute motions, so they can reason about unexpected situations. The group also runs Xinghe Data, which has committed RMB 500M to collecting real-world embodied data at scale. Founded in 2023, it has R&D in Hangzhou, Shenzhen and Beijing, a team over 75% master's and PhD holders, and more than 100 patents and software copyrights.
Research mapping
Physical AI / Autonomy Software, Fleet Platforms & End Markets (L10) / Integrator / OEM
Evidence boundary
Original analysis and independent corroboration remain under development. Commercial scale and durable technical advantage remain under review.
What makes it defensible
An embodied brain trained on its own ego-centric data pipeline (DataGrid) - the causal world model, not the robot body, is the asset.
Position in the stack: Sits at the embodied-brain and foundation-model layer above robot hardware, selling brains into multiple bodies; the data flywheel is what makes the position defensible.
Who buys it
Unknown
Founding team
Bai Huiyuan (白惠源) — Founder & CEO — Former Alibaba vice president with more than 15 years at the company, running RMB 10B-100B businesses from zero to scale
Wang Yizhou (王一舟) — CTO — UC Berkeley PhD; early core member of Baidu IDL autonomous driving and of NVIDIA DriveAV, with a decade of AV algorithm and production experience
Chen Jiayu (陈佳玉) — Chief Scientist — Peking University undergraduate, Purdue PhD, CMU postdoc; assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong
Liu Yang (刘扬) — Co-founder — Beihang University master's; serial entrepreneur with prior roles at Tencent, Baidu and Disney
SourceFinancing detail
- Last round
- Series A/A+
Investors: Dunhong Asset Management, Zhejiang University Sci-Tech Innovation Group, Yandu State-owned Assets Management, Genesis Partners Venture Capital
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