# Qidian Lingzhi

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/qidian-lingzhi

- Industry: Consumer Products
- Headquarters: Beijing, China
- Latest round: Angel (Aug 28, 2025)
- Investors on record: 1

## About

Established in 2023 and based in Beijing, China, Qidian Lingzhi was founded by three senior internet professionals, including founder and CEO Bao Ta, former Vice President and CTO of Meituan Finance and General Manager of Youdao Dictionary. The founding team also includes Xu Yifei, former product lead of ByteDance’s Dali smart lamp, and Hu Chen, an early team member of Youdao. Since its founding, the company has focused on developing an AI-powered English-learning robot for preschool children, using iterative prototyping and household testing. In August 2025, the company an angel funding from Xinglian Capital to support further development and internal testing of its first hardware product. The company’s core product is a desktop AI learning companion robot for children aged 3 to 8. Designed with a screen, a child-friendly physical form, and multimodal interaction capabilities, the robot supports English language acquisition through voice, vision and tactile interfaces. The company expects to generate revenue from the sale of educational robots. The company plans to scale its AI hardware production, expand its educational content ecosystem, and further develop its multimodal interaction platform. It aims to strengthen its position in the early childhood education hardware segment by combining product iteration with continued household testing and user feedback.

## Funding rounds

- Angel, Aug 28, 2025 — Xinglian Capital

## Investors

- Xinglian Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/xinglian-capital) — Angel