Sources say Ant Lingbo may launch independent financing, marking another capitalization milestone in Ant Group's AI landscape.
Sources familiar with the matter revealed that Ant Group's embodied intelligence subsidiary, Ant Lingbo Technology, may initiate independent financing, transitioning from the group's wholly incubated phase to the external capital market. According to sources, this move is related to resource allocation pressures stemming from Ant Group's continued heavy investment in large models and computing infrastructure, and also reflects that the group's multiple business units are accelerating their marke
According to people familiar with the matter, Ant Lingbo Technology, an embodied intelligence company under Ant Group, may be preparing to launch an independent fundraising round. This would mean that the company, which was fully incubated by Ant Group, could formally move toward the external capital market and undergo market-based testing.
Behind the Independent Fundraising Rumors: Growing Pressure on Group Resource Allocation
Sources said that one key reason behind the push for Ant Lingbo to seek independent financing is the mounting pressure on internal resource allocation within Ant Group. As the group has continued to step up investment in artificial intelligence in recent years, with spending increasing in areas such as large model development and computing infrastructure, the overall budget for computing resources has come under strain.
Against this backdrop, the embodied intelligence business is seen as needing external capital to support follow-up R&D investment and business expansion.
The Embodied Intelligence Track Still Draws Capital Attention
People familiar with the matter also said that the financing environment for embodied intelligence remains active, with the capital market continuing to show strong interest in related companies. Based on current market conditions, Ant Lingbo’s valuation is expected to reach above unicorn level.
Multiple Ant Group Subsidiaries Are Advancing Capitalization
In addition to Ant Lingbo, Ant Digital Technologies, another Ant Group subsidiary, is also preparing a pre-IPO fundraising round. Together with Ant International and OceanBase, which had previously moved forward with independent fundraising, Ant Group now has four subsidiaries that have successively begun the capitalization process.
Ant Lingbo: Reportedly set to launch independent fundraising
Ant Digital Technologies: Preparing a pre-IPO fundraising round
Ant International: Previously advanced independent fundraising
OceanBase: Previously advanced independent fundraising
This series of moves reflects Ant Group’s efforts to accelerate the release of growth potential across its business segments through independent financing and market-oriented operations.
Industry Impact
Amid continued momentum in AI and embodied intelligence, if Ant Lingbo completes its fundraising successfully, its technological R&D capabilities and pace of commercialization are expected to strengthen further. At the same time, this could become an important case in capital deployment within China’s embodied intelligence sector.