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Autonomous Driving Goes Abroad: Why Singapore Is the First Stop in Southeast Asia

When Chinese autonomous driving technology companies set their sights on Southeast Asia, Singapore almost invariably becomes the “first coordinate” on every roadmap. In 2025, Singapore has offered not only certainty for those planning to enter, but also a stage for those already here.

Unpacking China | Key Chinese Firms to Watch This Week （08/02/2026-14/02/2025）

Amid fast-paced changes that fill the business community with excitement, angst and trepidation, EqualOcean will publish a series of roundup articles to document the major events related to Chinese companies going global every week.

Linkerbot Secures Nearly CNY 1.5 Billion in Series B Funding

February 12 News – Linkerbot (灵心巧手), a leader in the dexterous hand sector, has completed a Series B financing round of nearly CNY 1.5 billion.

Galaxea AI (星海图) Secures 10 Billion RMB Series B Funding

February 11 News – Embodied AI startup Galaxea AI (星海图) has recently completed a 1 billion yuan Series B financing round. To date, Galaxea AI’s cumulative financing has reached nearly 3 billion yuan, with its valuation expected to enter the "ten-billion-yuan" (decacorn) tier following this round.

Alibaba (阿里巴巴) DAMO Academy Releases RynnBrain Embodied AI Model

February 10 News – Alibaba (阿里巴巴) DAMO Academy released RynnBrain, a foundation model for embodied AI "brains," and simultaneously open-sourced seven models from the full series, including a 30B MoE version.