Zero2IPO Research: Chinese AI startups raised $16.2B in Q1 2026, up 185% YoY, led by top AI labs including Moonshot, Z.ai, and MiniMax (Karen Tian/South China Morning Post)

Karen Tian / South China Morning Post: Zero2IPO Research: Chinese AI startups raised $16.2B in Q1 2026, up 185% YoY, led by top AI labs including Moonshot, Z.ai, and MiniMax — Funding for China's artificial-intelligence-related start-ups jumped nearly threefold year on year in the first quarter, as investors poured capital …