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Chuangcai Shendzao Completes Nearly 100 Million Yuan Series A+: AI-Driven Metal Powder Material R&D, Cycle Compressed from 5-10 Years to 2-3 Months

2026-09-16 · Impact score: 18

Suzhou-based AI+new materials company Chuangcai Shendzao (founded in 2021) announced on September 16, 2026, the completion of nearly 100 million yuan in Series A+ funding, co-led by Source Code Capital and Jinyu Maowu, with participation from Yichen Capital and others. The company supplies 3D printing metal powder materials, high-throughput R&D equipment, and high-end metal material R&D services. Through AI+high-throughput experimentation, it has compressed material R&D cycles from 5-10 years to 2-3 months. The funds will be directed toward the M-Loop intelligent system, M-Lab automated high-throughput platform, M-Data data accumulation, and the OPL distributed laboratory network. AI-driven new material R&D continues to attract capital, and the barrier to customized metal powder development is expected to further decrease, accelerating the iteration of domestic high-end powder grades. Buyers with custom powder grade needs can pay attention to the small-batch rapid customization capabilities brought by the AI+high-throughput model.

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创材深造完成近亿元A+轮：AI驱动金属粉末材料研发，周期从5-10年压缩至2-3个月

苏州AI+新材料企业创材深造（成立于2021年）2026年9月16日宣布完成近亿元A+轮融资，源码资本与金雨茂物联合领投、亿宸资本等跟投。公司供应3D打印金属粉末材料、高通量研发设备与高端金属材料研发服务，通过AI+高通量实验将材料研发周期从5-10年压缩至2-3个月；资金将投向M-Loop智能系统、M-Lab自动化高通量平台、M-Data数据积累与OPL分布式实验室网络。AI驱动新材料研发持续获资本加注，金属粉末定制化开发门槛有望进一步降低，加速国产高端粉末牌号迭代。有定制粉末牌号需求的采购商可关注AI+高通量模式带来的小批量快速定制能力。

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