# Gritworld

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/gritworld

- Industry: Internet
- Headquarters: Shanghai, China
- Latest round: Series B (Jul 17, 2025)
- Investors on record: 12

## About

Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Shanghai, China, Gritworld GmbH is a graphics engine provider that focuses on real-time graphics and visual technology. The company has established offices in Guangzhou and Frankfurt. It has partnerships with Jinke, Dayang, China Unicom, etc. The core team of the company worked in Crytek before joining the company. In 2020, it ended the alpha test for GritGene. In July 2025, Gritworld GmbH closed series B3 funding co-led by returning investors Jinkong Qiyuan Capital, BYD Company Limited and new investor Wuxi Yuanyue Private Equity Fund Management, with participation from returning investor Everest VC and other unspecified investors. The company engages in the development of a rendering platform. Its main product is the graphics rendering engine GritGene, which provides graphics technology and tools for cell phones, tablets, smart cockpits, and XR devices. The GritGene engine consists of two sub-engines: GritGene for Cloud and GritGene for Mobile. GritGene runs based on Vulkan and supports light and shadow tracking, dynamic lighting, and global illumination. The products are used in animation, games, smart cities, and other fields. Gritworld GmbH generates revenue by providing real-time graph and visual technology solutions in the field of film & television, industrial product display, and smart city. The company will use the series B3 funding to upgrade its native AI of GritGene and 3D graphics engine of GritGene, as well as to accelerate the R&D in simulation training of embodied intelligence and world models, multimodal intelligent human-computer interaction, further implement and commercialize in more industry vertical scenarios such as smart cockpits, terminal graphics, and spatial intelligence.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Jul 17, 2025 — Everest VC, BYD Company Limited, Jinkong Qiyuan Capital, Wuxi Yuanyue Private Equity Fund Management
- Series B, Apr 26, 2022 — Everest VC, Baidu Ventures, CCB Investment Funds Management, GL Ventures
- Series B, Nov 16, 2021 — Linear Capital, Poly Capital, GL Ventures
- Series A, Jul 19, 2021 — Jinkong Qiyuan Capital, Poly Capital
- Series A, Dec 30, 2019 — Hillhouse Investment, Linear Capital, C Capital
- Series A, Dec 3, 2018 — Linear Capital, Jiangmen Capital

## Investors

- Linear Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/linear-capital) — Series A, Series B
- Jiangmen Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/jiangmen-capital) — Series A
- Hillhouse Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hillhouse-investment) — Series A
- C Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/c-capital) — Series A
- Jinkong Qiyuan Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/jinkong-qiyuan-capital) — Series A, Series B
- Poly Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/poly-capital) — Series A, Series B
- GL Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gl-ventures) — Series B
- Everest VC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/everest-vc) — Series B
- Baidu Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/baidu-ventures) — Series B
- CCB Investment Funds Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ccb-investment-funds-management) — Series B
- BYD Company Limited — Series B
- Wuxi Yuanyue Private Equity Fund Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/wuxi-yuanyue-private-equity-fund-management) — Series B