一季度AI领域融资超1100亿元，国产大模型融资金额暴增

Odaily Planet Daily News: The AI venture capital market has been heating up recently. In May, domestic large models like Moonshot AI and Stepfun secured over 30 billion yuan in financing. Embodied intelligence also captured market attention, with VITA Robotics and Luming Robot among others securing several hundred million yuan in financing within a week.

According to VC firm statistics, there were nearly 600 AI financing deals in the first quarter, totaling over 110 billion yuan, a year-on-year surge of 185.4%. After securing funding, many AI startups are investing in three main areas.

First, R&D. Leading large model companies generally had R&D expenditures in the tens of billions in 2025, far exceeding their current revenues. Second, computing power. GPU procurement and cloud service leasing account for 30% to 50% of the financing amounts. Third, recruiting top global talent and teams. Higher R&D investment leads to faster technological iteration. By 2026, the iteration cycle for Chinese large model companies has generally shortened to within three months. The cost of AI inference has also dropped significantly, and the pace of commercialization is accelerating. (CCTV Finance) (Jin10)