DeepPrinciple Raises Nearly 1 Billion Yuan
创业邦 · wechat · 2026-07-16
DeepPrinciple completed its Series A funding round, with cumulative financing reaching nearly 10 billion RMB, setting a new record for the largest funding round in China's AI for Materials sector. This round involved state-owned asset platforms from Shanghai and Beijing, alongside industrial capital and market-driven VCs. The article notes that this "state-owned + industrial capital + market-driven VC" combination is rare in the AI for Science field, reflecting a repricing of the commercial value of materials R&D.
Founded by two post-95s MIT alumni, the company established operations in Shenzhen in 2024. Its core focus combines generative AI, first-principles calculations, and automated experiments, covering material generation, property prediction, reaction pathways, and automated research workflows. The article highlights their cover paper, the Mira platform product, an L4-level high-throughput laboratory, and partnerships with companies like Shanhay Innovation and L'Oréal, along with over tens of millions in commercial orders.
The article also references international and domestic players like CuspAI, Lila Sciences, Google DeepMind, DP Technology, and XtalPi, noting that the AI materials sector is seeing dense global capital investment, though the real challenges remain in experimental validation, data closed-loops, and industrial implementation.
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