Sou Hu Cai Jing·2026-02-26 11:48Group 1 - NIO's chip subsidiary, Anhui Shenji Technology Co., Ltd., has completed its first round of equity financing, raising over 2.2 billion RMB, with a post-financing valuation nearing 10 billion RMB [4] - The financing round attracted several industry capital and leading institutions, including Hefei Guotou, Hefei Haiheng, IDG Capital, and others, which will support Shenji's ongoing development and promotion of high-end, competitive chip products [4][5] - Shenji is the first company in China to develop 5nm automotive-grade chips and has achieved large-scale commercialization, with its "Shenji NX9031" chip outperforming competitors in performance [5] Group 2 - Since its production began in 2024, Shenji has shipped over 150,000 units of its chips, which are deployed across NIO's entire vehicle lineup [5] - Following this financing, Shenji plans to launch next-generation high-performance chips for intelligent driving and expand into emerging sectors such as embodied robotics and AGI solutions [5]