Hangzhou Tech Unicorn Secures $275M in Funding

BrainCo, one of "Hangzhou's Six Dragons,"recently closed a funding round of approximately RMB 2 billion(around $275 million), making it the second-largestfinancing in the global brain-computer interface sector, trailing onlyElon Musk's Neuralink.

According to reports,investors in this round include prominent investment firms IDGand WI Harper Group (founded by former Intel CEO PatGelsinger), Apple supply chain giants Lens Technology and Lingyi iTech,strategic investors Will Semiconductor, Runze Technology, H WorldGroup, and TAL Education Group, as well as top-tier familyoffices from Hong Kong and the United States.

According to public information, BrainCowas founded in 2015 and is a leading technology company in China'snon-invasive brain-computer interface sector. It was the firstChinese team selected for Harvard Innovation Lab and became mainlandChina's first unicorn in the brain-computer interface field. Thecompany has achieved multiple technological breakthroughs in developing BCIproducts such as intelligent prosthetic hands, successfully creating the world'sfirst mass-produced intuitive-control intelligent prosthetic hand.

Founded by Han Bicheng, the company wasincubated at Harvard Innovation Lab and focuses primarily onthe research and development of non-invasive brain-computer interfacetechnology. BrainCo is grouped with Game Science, DeepSeek,Unitree Robotics, Yun Shen Chu Technology, and Quncore Technology asthe "Hangzhou Six Dragons."

In April 2025, BrainCo launched the Revo 2 bionicdexterous hand, setting an industry benchmark with its exceptionaloverall performance. As the lightest professional-grade dexterous handcurrently available, Revo 2 weighs just 383 grams—equivalentto the weight of six eggs—with dimensions close to an iPhone 16 Pro Max (76mm× 160mm).

Subsequently, the company released the next-generationRevo 2 bionic dexterous hand, solving the long-standing challenge inthe dexterous hand sector of achieving both "lightweight design"and "high load capacity" simultaneously.

This product maintains an ultra-lightweight 383grams while achieving a 20-kilogram load capacity and0.1-millimeter operational precision. The more criticalbreakthrough lies in the integration of its multi-dimensional tactileperception system: with a force resolution of 0.01Nand a slip detection response time of ≤0.05 seconds, it canperceive object material, hardness, and force changes in real-time. Thisrepresents a leap from "passive execution" to "activeperception," giving the dexterous hand truly "human-like"manipulation capabilities.

As one of the world's largest R&D investors inthe brain-computer interface field, BrainCo has launched productsincluding intelligent prosthetic hands and legs, and continuesto innovate in areas such as autism intervention, sleep improvement,early Alzheimer's disease intervention, and pain management.

"We hope that within the next five to ten years,we can help one million people with limb disabilities worldwide restorenear-normal living conditions, and help ten million people affected by brainhealth issues to substantially improve their quality of life," said Han Bicheng, founder of BrainCo.

 

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