DeepSeek plans to invest in the startup founded by Yu Tao, former head of the foundation model at LimX Dynamics, at a valuation of 200 million US dollars.

According to information from Top Chinese Tech Startups, Yu Tao, the former head of the basic model division for JiJieDong’s humanoid robots, has left the company to start his own business. His focus is on integrating LLMs with embodied intelligence. Sources familiar with the matter said that the company he founded received a valuation of $70 million in its first round of financing, and $200 million in the second round. Investors included DeepSeek, as well as several top-tier funds and venture capital firms. Yu Tao holds a doctorate from the University of Science and Technology of China. He also served as a visiting scholar at the National University of Singapore. Before joining JiJieDong, he worked as a senior researcher at Tencent AI Lab’s JueWu team. During his time at JiJieDong, he led the team in developing the LimX WBT system, which enables full-body tracking, and the action generation system. According to reports from Phoenix Network Technology, DeepSeek’s founder, Liang Wenfeng, recently met with several entrepreneurs in the field of embodied intelligence. The company is currently evaluating various approaches to enter this market, including forming their own teams or investing in external startups. In August this year, DeepSeek completed its financing through Yuzhi Ke…