The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Axera: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
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Regional ecosystem
Axera is one of 384 verified robotics companies in China →
Key facts
HQ
Focus
Technology
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Qiu Xiaoxin CEO, Foundersecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Qiu Xiaoxinno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Axera.
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Recent coverage
Axera in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (3)
- Series C
Investors: Qualcomm Ventures and ByteDance
- Series C
Investors: Qualcomm Ventures and ByteDance
- Series C
Investors: Qualcomm Ventures and ByteDance
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Axera.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Axera from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Axera Debuts 5nm M9 ADAS SoC Series With Up to About 720 TOPS
Axera launched its 5nm M9 ADAS SoC series — flagship M97 at about 720 TOPS and mainstream M95 at about 360 TOPS — with self-developed NPU, ISP and CVA blocks and dual-chip…
Nio's chip unit approaches Leapmotor and Geely for potential supply deals, report says - CnEVPost
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Nio in talks to supply self-developed chips to Geely and Leapmotor, report says - CarNewsChina.com
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AXERA Technologies Co., Ltd. Lists on Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Aims at Trillion - Dollar Edge AI Blue Ocean - 36Kr
<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiU0FVX3lxTFB1ZWxheHQzVFQyZWczTFJRVWhpWmxaeURvVm9WbjZtbERoVEU5QlFOc0o4X0h5LXA0QmpkWkVUYlFrNDJsMXRvb2QyN2drTGdLdUVn?oc=5"…
Nio Licenses Its Autonomous Driving Chip Tech - AI Business
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Nio Confirms Chip Licensing Development with Automotive and Robotics Firms - eletric-vehicles.com
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Nio Secures First Customer for its Autonomous Driving Chip - eletric-vehicles.com
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Nio reportedly licenses its tech to auto chipmaker, gains revenue from one of its most cash-burning projects - CnEVPost
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IAA Mobility 2025: Key Autonomous Driving, ADAS Trends Shaping Smart Mobility Industry - Counterpoint Research
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STRADVISION and Axera Announce Strategic Collaboration to Deliver Competitive ADAS and AD Solutions - PR Newswire
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Gasgoo Daily: DiDi Autonomous Driving, GAC AION display mass-production-ready L4 Robotaxi at AUTO SHANGHAI 2025 - Gasgoo
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/axera.md
- RSS feed: /companies/axera/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/eb91529b-1015-4a78-ad8a-10090dbbe55f
- Revision history: /companies/axera/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Heat Index
Serious50/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Axera draws attention at the 31st percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 20, 2026