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Baidu Ventures Activity

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Baidu ecosystem (including Baidu Ventures) made nearly 40 investments in the first half of 2026, a 200% surge in investment volume with over 60% in AI and embodied intelligence

Baidu Ventures

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Shengshu Technology, an AI video startup backed by Baidu Ventures, is considering a Hong Kong IPO that could raise over US$500 million, working with CICC and Citic Securities

Shengshu Technology

techinasia.comAUG 19, 2026

AUG 19, 2026

Exit

Xcore Sigma, a Baidu Ventures portfolio company, was acquired by Z.ai on July 17, 2026

Xcore Sigma

cbinsights.comJUL 17, 2026

JUL 17, 2026

Exit

Lightelligence, an optical AI chip company where Baidu Ventures led the seed round, went public via IPO on April 28, 2026

Lightelligence

cbinsights.comAPR 28, 2026

APR 28, 2026

Milestone

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

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

Exit

Catalog, a Baidu Ventures portfolio company, was acquired by Biomemory on March 5, 2026

Catalog

cbinsights.comMAR 5, 2026

MAR 5, 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