# China's Ant Group Deepens Bet on Humanoid Robots, Leads $74m Funding Round in Zeroth

> A fintech giant becoming a serial robotics investor says something about where Chinese capital thinks the next consumer hardware category is. Zeroth's pitch of companionship robots for elderly care before general household use is a pragmatic wedge, betting people will trust a machine with company before they trust it with chores. Twelve deals in eighteen months from one investor suggests this is a coordinated industrial push, not scattered speculation.

_Section: [AI Funding Tracker](https://www.wortins.com/funding) · Source: Tekedia · Published Tuesday, July 7, 2026_

## Wortins' read

A fintech giant becoming a serial robotics investor says something about where Chinese capital thinks the next consumer hardware category is. Zeroth's pitch of companionship robots for elderly care before general household use is a pragmatic wedge, betting people will trust a machine with company before they trust it with chores. Twelve deals in eighteen months from one investor suggests this is a coordinated industrial push, not scattered speculation.

## Source

[Read the full story at Tekedia](https://www.tekedia.com/chinas-ant-group-deepens-bet-on-humanoid-robots-leads-74m-funding-round-in-zeroth/)

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