Industrial AI Agent Company Shexu Technology Secures Tens of Millions in Pre-Series B Financing, Completing Three Rounds Within a Year
October 13, 2025 — Shexu Technology, a leading provider of industrial AI generative design software and solutions, has recently closed a Pre-Series B financing round, securing tens of millions of yuan. This milestone marks the company’s third round of financing within the past year, with a cumulative total exceeding 100 million yuan. The funding round was led by Yonghua Investment and GF Xinde, with Xinghan Capital serving as the long-term financial advisor.
Pioneering AI-Driven Engineering Design
Founded in 2020, Shexu Technology specializes in AI-powered industrial design software. Its flagship product, Flash Design, leverages a self-developed industrial world model coupled with an intelligent agent powered by large natural language models. Operating on a cloud architecture, Flash Design autonomously generates 3D design solutions and 2D engineering drawings, significantly enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of engineering workflows.
Wu Yongrong, founder and CEO of Shexu Technology, holds a doctorate in advanced manufacturing from Tongji University and has professional experience as a researcher at the General Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory and as an intelligent manufacturing expert at NIO.
Harnessing AI to Transform Industrial Manufacturing
Highlighting the growing commercial value of "AI + manufacturing," Wu emphasized the current gap in China’s industrial software capabilities, particularly in research and development. While China is a global leader in industrial manufacturing volume, its industrial software infrastructure lags behind—a gap Shexu Technology aims to bridge through AI innovations.
Wu identified two major industry trends shaping the future:
- The continuous strengthening of foundational large AI models, enhancing multi-modal information processing and interactions within industrial scenarios.
- The progressive, in-depth development of vertical industrial world models that engage directly with the core mechanisms of industrial processes.
Despite these advances, she acknowledged ongoing challenges, notably limited access to proprietary industrial data, difficulties in processing complex unstructured data, and the stringent requirements for industrial-grade accuracy in AI outputs.
Market Impact and Customer Base
Shexu Technology’s Flash Design has already found applications across several key industries, including automotive, consumer electronics (3C), and energy. Prominent clients include BYD, Honda, Shanghai Electric, and COMAC. The software accelerates 3D design generation and automatically produces engineering drawings that comply with exacting industry standards.
The platform reportedly improves design efficiency by several times up to more than tenfold, while also enhancing the consistency and quality of engineering solutions. According to Wu, the company expects orders to exceed 100 million yuan this year, with revenues approaching the same figure and maintaining a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) exceeding 100% over recent years.
Future Roadmap: Expanding AI Capabilities and Business Models
Looking ahead, Shexu Technology plans to augment its model capabilities and diversify product offerings. The focus will extend beyond design into areas like intelligent design review, process planning, and machining code generation.
Wu elaborated on the company’s dual-pronged business strategy:
- Software Expansion: Intensifying market penetration and expanding overseas, with preliminary European collaborations already underway due to strong demand abroad.
- AI-Driven Delivery: Transitioning from tool provision to delivering design outcomes via "Result As a Service" (RAAS), leveraging AI breakthroughs to deliver tangible results rather than just software.
Investor Perspectives
Tang Zheng, Managing Director of Yonghua Investment, praised Shexu Technology for taking a challenging yet vital path by developing its proprietary industrial world model (IWGPT) and integrating agent technology with deep industry expertise. He emphasized the company’s core competitive barriers in overcoming data accessibility issues, processing unstructured data efficiently, and producing precise industrial-grade outputs aligned with engineers’ workflows. Yonghua Investment sees Shexu as a key partner in driving industrial efficiency, cost reduction, and sustainability.
Zhang He, Project Leader at GF Xinde, recognized the company’s innovative approach to AI-generated engineering (AIGE) that merges AI capabilities with rigorous industrial design practices. He highlighted Flash Design’s commercial value in boosting efficiency, reducing labor costs, and accumulating valuable digital design assets for clients. GF Xinde supports Shexu’s continued growth to enhance China’s complex industrial design ecosystem and invigorate industrial innovation.
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