Huawei Habo Invests in Physical AI Startup “GigaAI,” Expanding into the World Model Frontier
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In early November, GigaAI, China’s first startup dedicated to world model research in physical AI, announced the completion of its hundred-million-yuan Series A...
In early November, GigaAI, China’s first startup dedicated to world model research in physical AI, announced the completion of its hundred-million-yuan Series A1 funding round. The round was jointly led by Huawei Habo Investment and Huakong Fund, coming just two months after GigaVision raised several hundred million yuan across its Pre-A and Pre-A+ rounds in August.
Founded in 2023, GigaAI focuses on developing world-model-driven general intelligence for the physical world. Its product lineup includes the GigaWorld platform (for driving and embodied intelligence), the GigaBrain foundational model, and the Maker general embodied ontology, offering a full-stack suite of software and hardware solutions. The company aims to integrate physical modeling with intelligent agents, accelerating AI deployment in areas such as autonomous driving and robotics.
According to QbitAI, Huawei Habo’s participation underscores the company’s strategic move into physical AI and world model technologies. Earlier this year, Huawei’s Intelligent Automotive Solutions BU CEO Jin Yuzhi stated that Huawei prioritizes the WA (World Action) approach—using vision and other physical signals to directly control vehicles—over the VLA (Vision-Language-Action) route that relies on large language models. Industry observers see this investment as a key step in Huawei’s continued push toward embodied intelligence and next-generation autonomous driving.
Source: ithome
