Chinese AI Tactile Sensors Firm TacSense Scores B-Round Financing
Summary
The leading investor was lCDF-Capital while co-investors included existing shareholders Ferry Venture Capital and Beijing Yuanhui Investment Management Co., Ltd., as well as an individual investor Wang Xiaochuan, former CEO of Chinese search engine Sogou. TacSense has launched tactile solutions for the HMI and medical device industries, based on its self-developed flexible pressure sensors, which empower smart devices in these industries with the ability to sense external pressure. The firm is a pioneer in the fourth generation of flexible iontronic sensing (FITS) technology. For example, an important application in the industrial sector is the inspection of lithium battery production processes. It also feeds the data to the chemical pressure machine in real time, raising the yield of battery preparation.