Inside China's Consensus Machine: How the Robot Investment Frenzy Works
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In March 2025, one of China’s most influential venture capitalists publicly announced he was “batch exiting” his robotics investments. Zhu Xiaohu, managing partner of GSR Ventures and the man who backed Didi Chuxing before it became China’s ride-hailing giant, declared that commercial pathways in humanoid robotics remained unclear. Within hours, Zhang Ying, founding partner of Matrix Partners China, fired back on his WeChat Moments feed: “Don’t mess around, Mr. Zhu.“ Zhang insisted that given enough time, the humanoid robot sector would ”definitely produce big companies.” This public spat…
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