Covering IPOs, Healthcare and Technology Stocks

Andrei Zakharov

A highly collaborative investment professional and research analyst with 10+ years of international experience in equity research, treasury operations, and trading positions across multiple asset classes at leading multinational banks Citibank and Morgan Stanley, UHNWI-backed family office and European independent equity research firm. A respectable background in equity capital markets, corporate treasury, investment banking operations, equity research analysis and portfolio management.

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UBTech Robotics: China’s Global AI and High-Tech Robotics Unicorn

Algosun Global

Equity Capital Markets

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<li>UBTech Robotics, a leader in AI-powered robotics in China, filed for a Hong Kong IPO with Guotai Junan Capital leading the offering. The company plans to sell H-shares to investors. </li>
<li>UBTech Robotics mulled IPO in 2019, but the company postponed domestic listing in China. In May 2018, UBTech Robotics closed an $820M Series C round at a $5B post-money valuation. </li>
<li>Despite challenges, we remain bullish on China’s AI industry and consumer robotics market. However, UBTech’s fundamentals deteriorated, capital dried up, and IPO looks risky today. </li>
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UBTech Robotics, a leader in AI-powered robotics in China, filed for a Hong Kong IPO with Guotai Junan Capital leading the offering. The company plans to sell H-shares to investors. 
UBTech Robotics mulled IPO in 2019, but the company postponed domestic listing in China. In May 2018, UBTech Robotics closed an $820M Series C round at a $5B post-money valuation. 
Despite challenges, we remain bullish on China’s AI industry and consumer robotics market. However, UBTech’s fundamentals deteriorated, capital dried up, and IPO looks risky today. 


UBTech Robotics Hong Kong IPO: Capital Dried Up as Fundamentals Deteriorated