{"id":2647,"date":"2026-08-19T13:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaultinsider.top\/?p=2647"},"modified":"2026-08-19T13:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:37:16","slug":"unitree-surges-460-in-trading-debut-and-hits-66b-valuation-more-than-u-s-peers-like-figure-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vaultinsider.top\/?p=2647","title":{"rendered":"Unitree surges 460% in trading debut, and hits $66B valuation, more than U.S. peers like Figure AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2290520856-e1787139263781.jpg?w=2048\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Shares in Unitree, one of China\u2019s largest manufacturers of humanoid robots, closed their first day of trading by more than 460%, showing strong investor appetite for China\u2019s robotics sector.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Unitree raised around $900 million in its IPO on Shanghai\u2019s STAR Market, the city\u2019s board for technology startups, at a valuation of $9 billion. After today\u2019s surge, Unitree is now worth around $66 billion, ahead of larger Chinese tech firms like Baidu and JD.com. It\u2019s also worth more than the most valuable U.S. robotics company, Figure AI, which got a $39 billion valuation in a September 2025 funding round.<\/p>\n<p>Unitree reported 1.7 billion yuan ($252 million) in revenue in 2025, with almost 45% of that coming from overseas sales. It also generated 600 million yuan ($89 million) in profit last year. Most of Unitree\u2019s sales go towards research purposes, though some Chinese tech companies and state-owned enterprises are starting to explore using humanoid robots in their operations.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unitree has been backed by fellow Hangzhou startup DeepSeek, as well as big tech firms like Alibaba, Ant Group and Tencent, as well as several state-backed investment funds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nomura, which gave a \u201cbuy\u201d rating to Unitree shares on Wednesday, credited Unitree\u2019s \u201crapid product iteration and continuous innovation\u201d as the foundation of a \u201cfirst-mover advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hangzhou-based startup, founded in 2016, has quickly become something akin to a national champion in China\u2019s robotics sector. Synchronized dance performances by its humanoid robots are now a key feature of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, China\u2019s most-watched TV show. In 2025, Unitree founder Wang Xingxing got a rare invitation to a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, alongside other tech luminaries like Alibaba founder Jack Ma, BYD founder Wang Chuanfu, and DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China\u2019s robotics sector, particularly humanoids, is becoming increasingly sophisticated. Days before its listing, Unitree revealed its \u201cSuperman\u201d robot, which it claimed could beat human records on jumping height and running speed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, not everyone is convinced by predictions of a coming humanoid robotics boom. \u201cWe believe the surge in shipments for robot makers could be illusionary,\u201d HSBC analysts wrote in a mid-July report. \u201cIn the absence of a significant improvement in the AI model capability of robot makers, the current humanoid robot shipment upcycle is unlikely to be sustained over the next 1-2 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chinese AI and hardware IPOs are booming<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A large trading-day pop is common for heavily anticipated Chinese IPOs. Mainland Chinese regulators try to keep IPO valuations low to protect retail investors if a newly listed stock fails to live up to the hype.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shares in ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), one of the world\u2019s largest manufacturers of memory chips, surged by 460% on their first day of trading in Shanghai on July 27, after the company raised over $8 billion in its IPO. The company\u2019s stock has continued to climb since then, and it\u2019s now the most valuable Chinese company, ahead of tech giant Tencent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of Unitree\u2019s domestic competitors, UBTech, listed in Hong Kong in late 2023. Another robotics startup, Agibot, is planning its own Hong Kong IPO.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other major AI and hardware companies considering an IPO, either in Shanghai or Hong Kong, include LLM developers Kimi developer Moonshot AI and DeepSeek, memory chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies, Baidu chip subsidiary Kunlunxin, and Nvidia competitor Moore Threads.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The U.S. just banned foreign-made robots. Is that bad for Unitree?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In late July, the U.S. imposed a ban on foreign-made robots, citing the risk to national security. (Models already sold in the U.S. are exempt.) That hits a major market for Unitree, which last year generated 18% of its revenue from the U.S. The Pentagon has also placed Unitree on a list of \u201cChinese military companies,\u201d or firms the U.S. believes has ties to China\u2019s armed forces.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLosing access [to the U.S.] could noticeably affect [Unitree\u2019s] revenue growth\u2013particularly because the company has been among the most successful Chinese firms at selling relatively low-cost robots overseas,\u201d wrote Morningstar analyst Kangyuxiao Li on Aug. 18, the day before Unitree\u2019s trading debut.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He adds that robotics firms like Unitree, in addition to losing a \u201clarge developed market customer base,\u201d might also lose valuable feedback from U.S. customers that could improve their products.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the U.S. robotics sector could lose out just as much from Washington\u2019s ban. Without access to cheap Chinese robots and components, robotics startups may struggle to develop and manufacture affordable products. Some U.S. startups are even resorting to carrying Chinese robotics components in their luggage, according to <em>The Information.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>#Unitree #surges #trading #debut #hits #66B #valuation #U.S #peers #Figure<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shares in Unitree, one of Chin&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2648,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5039,173,286,5041,967,575,5040,2246,2583,1785,687,5038,4826],"class_list":["post-2647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance-news","tag-66b","tag-china","tag-debut","tag-figure","tag-hits","tag-ipos","tag-peers","tag-robotics","tag-surges","tag-trading","tag-u-s","tag-unitree","tag-valuation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Unitree surges 460% in trading debut, and hits $66B valuation, more than U.S. peers like Figure AI - 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