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Baidu Ventures Activity

Every public signal F4 has attached to this firm, with sources and cross-entity links.

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Portfolio company Lightelligence, the MIT spin-off developing optical AI chips in which BV led the seed round, filed for a Hong Kong IPO after raising $247M total.

Lightelligence

Lightelligence Baidu Ventures

caproasia.comAPR 2026

APR 2026

3 investments· MAR 2026 – APR 2026Show all

Investment

Backed Galaxea AI, an embodied intelligence robotics company that has raised over $604M in total funding.

Galaxea AI

Galaxea AI Baidu Ventures

alleywatch.comAPR 2026

APR 2026

Investment

Co-led Tripo AI's $50M funding round with Alibaba to support 3D content generation research and developer platform expansion.

Tripo AI

Tripo AI Baidu Ventures

finance.yahoo.comMAR 25, 2026

MAR 25, 2026

Investment

Participated in VAST AI's Series A; the company subsequently raised nearly $200M total and became China's latest AI unicorn.

VAST AI

VAST AI Baidu Ventures

cryptobriefing.comMAR 2026

MAR 2026

New Fund

Closed Fund III with $400M to invest in early-stage AI technology startups, bringing total AUM to over $700M.

Fund III ($400M)

globalventuring.comSEP 2021

SEP 2021

Investment

Led Lightelligence's $10M seed round, backing the MIT spin-off's optical AI chip technology at inception.

Lightelligence

Lightelligence Baidu Ventures

globalventuring.comFEB 2018

FEB 2018