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MetaCircle secured hundreds of millions yuan across seed and seed+ rounds led by Shunwei Capital and industrial investors to develop meta-models for AI.

PRIVATEOct 15, 2026

Round Type

Seed

ShanghaiSoftwareArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningNatural Language Processing

Investors

Mountain Capital360 Strategic InvestmentShanghai Future Industry FundStarLink CapitalShoucheng CapitalJunli CapitalShanghai Semiconductor Industry InvestmentBV Baidu Venture CapitalYunshi CapitalShanghai Artificial Intelligence Industry Series FundShunwei Capital

Description

MetaCircle completed two consecutive financing rounds totaling hundreds of millions yuan. The seed round was led by Shunwei Capital with participation from Shanghai Future Industry Fund, Starlink Capital, and Junli Capital. The seed+ round attracted Shanghai Semiconductor Industry Investment, 360 Strategic Investment, Shoucheng Capital, and dual-currency funds including BV Baidu Venture Capital and Mountain Capital. Funds will support core algorithm iteration, product exploration, team expansion, and benchmark system development.

Quick answer

MetaCircle raised an undisclosed amount in a Seed round, dated October 15, 2026. Investors: Mountain Capital, 360 Strategic Investment, Shanghai Future Industry Fund, StarLink Capital, Shoucheng Capital, Junli Capital, Shanghai Semiconductor Industry Investment and BV Baidu Venture Capital. MetaCircle is based in Shanghai, China.

How much did MetaCircle raise?
MetaCircle raised an undisclosed amount in a Seed round on October 15, 2026.
Who invested in MetaCircle?
Mountain Capital, 360 Strategic Investment, Shanghai Future Industry Fund, StarLink Capital, Shoucheng Capital, Junli Capital, Shanghai Semiconductor Industry Investment and BV Baidu Venture Capital are named as investors in this round.
What does MetaCircle do?
MetaRing Intelligence (MetaCircle) develops meta-models—AI systems that can predict model performance and design optimal architectures and hyperparameters.
Where is MetaCircle based and how big is it?
MetaCircle is based in Shanghai, China.

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Who else raised in Natural Language Processing and Software around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as MetaCircle that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Coframe raised $25M (Series A) on November 9, 2026.
  • Guava AI Systems raised $13M (Seed) on November 6, 2026.
  • Tallia raised $4.5M (Seed) on November 3, 2026.
  • Granter raised $1.8M (Seed) on November 3, 2026.
  • Trajectory raised $45M (Series B) on November 2, 2026.
  • SuperMe raised $20M on November 2, 2026.

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Company Information

Company

MetaCircle

Location

Shanghai, China

About

MetaRing Intelligence (MetaCircle) develops meta-models—AI systems that can predict model performance and design optimal architectures and hyperparameters. The company addresses the 70% of complex problems that large language models cannot solve, including scientific discovery and physical world modeling. Founded by Liu Ziming, an assistant professor at Tsinghua University with a PhD from MIT, the company aims to make AI development more efficient by providing comprehensive insights into model performance rather than relying on compute-intensive trial-and-error.

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