CATL and Aramco Ventures Bet on DeepCtrls as Physical AI Opens AI’s Second Act

DeepCtrls has completed a Series B+ funding round led by CATL, with a strategic investment from Aramco Ventures. Taiping Innovation Investment, GF Xinde, and Fosun Capital also participated, while existing investors including Source Code Capital and Fidelity Capital increased their investments. Its PhyAI™ engine combines AI with physical principles to enable real-time perception, prediction, optimization, and closed-loop control of complex physical systems. It has served hundreds of enterprise customers across the semiconductor, new energy, advanced manufacturing, and data center industries.