The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Beijing Surestar Technology: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $140.1M raised. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Beijing SureStar Technology Co. Ltd. is a LiDAR manufacturer headquartered in Beijing, China, founded in 2005 by Dr. Jane Zhang and Darsi Zhang. The company develops imaging LiDAR sensors for autonomous driving, UAV mapping, terrain surveying, power-line Inspection, and railway clearance monitoring, with over 200 employees and 100+ intellectual property rights.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Products
CEO
CTO
Employees
IP rights
Certification
Total fundingsee investors →
Production facility
Software team
US office
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Beijing Surestar Technology on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Apr 2019. Explore where Beijing Surestar Technology's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Beijing Surestar Technology deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Dr. Jane Zhang CEO & Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Darsi Zhang CTO & Co-foundersecondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Dr. Jane Zhangcofounder
- Darsi Zhangcofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Beijing Surestar Technology.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Beijing Surestar Technology1 deployment
Recent coverage
Beijing Surestar Technology in third-party press
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Supplies to (1)
Sensors
- Neolix TechnologiesSurestar R-Fans 16-line mechanical LiDAR -- secondary supplier on Neolix delivery vehicles (alongside Velodyne/RoboSense)supplies
Outbound supply edges from this company. Each relationship appears here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Financial state
- Total funding
- $140.1M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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)
Beijing Surestar Technology’s 3 disclosed rounds, $140M in total, oldest to newest.
- Funding
$47M(reported)
- Funding
$47M(reported)
- Funding
$47M(reported)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Beijing Surestar Technology’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Neolix Technologies
2026-06-27Supply: Surestar R-Fans 16-line mechanical LiDAR -- secondary supplier on Neolix delivery vehicles (alongside Velodyne/RoboSense) to Neolix Technologies
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 27, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedApr 1, 2019
R-Fans-32 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sources (1)
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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 Beijing Surestar Technology.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Beijing Surestar Technology from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
LiDAR Market Size, Share, Growth & Analysis, 2033 - Market Data Forecast
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U.S. LiDAR Market is projected to reach $1.1 billion by 2029, at a CAGR of 19.0% In Latest Study - WhaTech
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LiDAR Market Size, Share & Trends — MarketsandMarkets
Beijing SureStar Technology Co., Ltd. listed as a key player in the global LiDAR market alongside RIEGL, Sick AG, and Velodyne, driven by rising deployment of 4D LiDAR in…
Beijing SureStar Technology Co. Ltd. — Company Profile
Beijing SureStar Technology has raised approximately $46.69M in total funding, developing and selling LiDAR sensors for autonomous driving, mapping, and surveying applications.
LiDAR Market Trend, Size, Share | CAGR of 22% - Market.us
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SureStar Lidar — Company Profile
Beijing SureStar Technology, founded in 2005 by Dr. Jane Zhang and Darsi Zhang, develops LiDAR sensors for autonomous driving, UAV mapping, and surveying with 200+ employees and…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/surestar-beijing.md
- RSS feed: /companies/surestar-beijing/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/c956faf8-0689-4f24-802e-d322310bc7b1
- Revision history: /companies/surestar-beijing/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Video
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
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
Beijing Surestar Technology draws attention at the 12th percentile but verifies reality at the 7th percentile among other robots. Hype Gap +5.3, 80th widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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 4, 2026