# Lightwheel: robot AI company

Canonical ID: `0a489c40-def2-4202-bb8a-3cbde831a5a9`

## Key facts

- **CEO:** Steve Xie, Ph.D.
- **Founder:** Steve Xie, Ph.D.
- **Legal Name:** Lightwheel Intelligence (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd.
- **Also known as:** Lightwheel AI, 光轮智能
- **Total Funding:** ~$293M (PitchBook)
- **Q1 2026 Orders:** ~$100M (company-reported)
- **Key Partnerships:** NVIDIA (technology), PeritasAI (healthcare deployment), PICO (data collection), Newton (open-source physics engine)
- **Customers:** AgiBot, BYD, ByteDance, Figure, Fourier, Galbot, Geely, Google DeepMind, Zordi
- **Chief Architect:** Jay Yang
- **VP Global Sales:** Martin Elbs
- **VP Partnerships and Strategy:** Louis Lian

- **Slug:** lightwheel
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 2023
- **HQ:** Beijing, China
- **Funding total (USD):** 145000000

## Models

- [RoboFinals](/models/lightwheel-robofinals.md) (other) (id: `2c9524b1-404b-4528-82e3-b95727cef1e1`)
- [EgoSuite](/models/lightwheel-egosuite.md) (other) (id: `6a801d97-6dfc-4f1d-b2c9-70fa596f80f1`)
- [SimReady](/models/lightwheel-simready.md) (other) (id: `52845871-bb65-4ff8-be87-2dd1aec978cc`)

## Current leadership (4)

- [Steve Xie](/people/steve-xie-lightwheel.md) Founder & CEO
- [Jay Yang](/people/jay-yang-lightwheel.md) Chief Architect
- [Martin Elbs](/people/martin-elbs-lightwheel.md) VP of Global Sales
- [Louis Lian](/people/louis-lian-lightwheel.md) VP of Partnerships and Strategy

## Partnerships (2)

- [Lightwheel x NVIDIA](/partnerships/lightwheel-x-nvidia.md) with NVIDIA _technology_
- [Lightwheel x PeritasAI](/partnerships/lightwheel-x-peritasai.md) with PeritasAI _deployment_ (announced) (_reported, not operationally verified_)

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is Lightwheel?

Beijing-based [Physical AI infrastructure](https://lightwheel.ai) company building simulation, synthetic data, and evaluation platforms for embodied AI and robotics. Founded in 2023 by Steve Xie, Lightwheel's stack — SimReady assets, EgoSuite human data collection, and RoboFinals evaluation — powers closed-loop Real2Sim2Real training for [NVIDIA](/companies/nvidia) Isaac Sim and GR00T foundation models. The company has deployed humanoid robots at Geely's automotive factories and serves customers including [AgiBot](/companies/agibot), [BYD](/companies/byd), ByteDance, Figure, and [Google DeepMind](/companies/google-deepmind).

### What does Lightwheel make?

Lightwheel has 3 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: RoboFinals, EgoSuite, SimReady (Lightwheel builds robot foundation models or autonomy software).

### Is Lightwheel publicly traded?

No. Lightwheel is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### Where is Lightwheel headquartered?

Lightwheel is headquartered in Beijing, China.

### How much funding has Lightwheel raised?

Lightwheel has raised approximately $145M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

### Where does Lightwheel operate robots?

Lightwheel is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### Is Lightwheel a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Lightwheel ranks in roughly the top 94% of companies tracked by the registry.

### When was Lightwheel founded?

Lightwheel was founded in 2023.


## Sources (5)

1. **Lightwheel raises $145M to build robotics simulation and data infrastructure** · https://cryptobriefing.com/lightwheel-raises-145m-robotics-simulation/ · 2026-07-04
2. **Lightwheel Closes $145M Series B for Robotics Simulation Platform** · https://www.roboticsintl.com/article/lightwheel-closes-145m-series-b-for-robotics-simulation-platform · 2026-07-04
3. https://lightwheel.ai/
4. https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/case-studies/lightwheel/
5. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/light-wheel-intelligence

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