# Hours

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

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Suzhou, China
- Website: www.hourstec.com
- Total disclosed funding: $1.6M
- Latest round: Series B (Aug 18, 2026)
- Investors on record: 7

## About

Based in Jiangsu, China and founded in 2018, Suzhou Hours Digital Technology Co., Ltd., trading under the name Hours, provides AI automation solutions for the Information technology industry. The company currently operates R&D centers in Suzhou and Chongqing, China, 

In August 2026, Hours closed a round of Series B+ funding from Suzhou International Development Venture Capital Holding, Shengjing PE Fund and Far-Bridge Assets.

Hours focuses on providing industrial-grade intelligent solutions for chemical synthesis planning and laboratory automation to major clients in the fields such as petrochemical, new energy and pharmaceuticals. The company's main offerings include “ChemPro.AI” platform which offers modules for retrosynthesis, reaction condition recommendation, and substance information retrieval using deep learning models; automated laboratory systems; intelligent enzyme engineering platform; and other customized solutions.

The company’s revenue is generated by the sale of its AI software platforms and automated laboratory solutions, including tailored AI synthesis services that combine software and hardware to meet specific customer needs in chemical research and development.

The company will primarily use the proceeds from Series B+ funding in August 2026 and other funding rounds for the iterative development of the full-stack "AI Scientist" model; expansion of the structured chemical database; the construction of the Cloud R&D Laboratory (Cloud Lab) platform; and the scaling and industrial deployment of fully automated, intelligent, and unmanned experimental platforms.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Aug 18, 2026 — Suzhou International Development Venture Capital Holding, Far-Bridge Assets, Shengjing PE Fund
- Series A, Jan 9, 2026 — Yiwen Capital
- Series A, Dec 3, 2025 — Hiway Capital
- Angel, Aug 3, 2021, $1.6M — Linear Capital, AISTAR FUND
- Seed, Oct 12, 2020 — AISTAR FUND

## Investors

- AISTAR FUND (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/aistar-fund) — Seed, Angel
- Linear Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/linear-capital) — Angel
- Hiway Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hiway-capital) — Series A
- Yiwen Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/yiwen-capital) — Series A
- Suzhou International Development Venture Capital Holding (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/suzhou-international-development-venture-capital-holding) — Series B
- Far-Bridge Assets — Series B
- Shengjing PE Fund — Series B