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Abu Dhabi, UAEJune 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Nasdaq-listed Robo.ai Inc. (NASDAQ: AIIO) today announced its intention to acquire 100% of the equity of QC Capital Limited (“Quantum Core” or “QC Capital”). Under the agreement, the total consideration for the transaction is USD 60 million, to be paid in newly issued Robo.ai Class B ordinary shares, which are subject to an 8-year lock-up period. The transaction is expected to close within 30 business days after the signing of the agreement, subject to customary closing conditions and other related matters.
This acquisition is a key strategic step in Robo.ai’s efforts to build a global AI robotics network platform. QC Capital is positioned as an AI-driven hard-tech holding and incubation platform, combining attributes of a technology company, holding company, incubation platform, and industrial investment institution. By integrating QC Capital, and building on the successful experience of acquiring AI visual data processing and compression technology company Neurovia AI, Robo.ai expects to further enhance its systematic capabilities in hard-tech enterprise discovery, capital allocation, industrial incubation, cross-border M&A, post-investment operations, and global commercial expansion.
Under the acquisition agreement, the transaction adopts an equity consideration arrangement tied to long-term performance targets. The consideration shares will be unlocked in stages, linked to the achievement of multi-year revenue targets. This arrangement aims to strengthen the alignment between QC Capital’s future business performance, the release of transaction consideration, and the long-term value of Robo.ai shareholders.
QC Capital’s core model is based on AI technology and operational empowerment systems, focusing on AI agents, vertical AI applications, and industrial technology enablement to serve diverse scenarios such as industry, transportation, embodied robots, and smart manufacturing. During business execution, QC Capital will continuously accumulate AI data, operational data from portfolio companies, post-investment operational data, and market feedback data, and import relevant data into the AI Investment Engine / QC Alpha™ for industry judgment, project screening, due diligence, risk control, post-investment management, M&A screening, and portfolio optimization. This model aims to form a long-term closed loop from technical capabilities to data assets, and from AI decision-making to revenue growth and ecosystem expansion.
QC Capital’s business system primarily consists of four segments: technology enterprise incubation, strategic investment, M&A platform, and AI investment technology platform. Its key focus areas include AI infrastructure, smart cities, robotics and AI agents, autonomous driving and intelligent logistics, AI fintech, enterprise-level AI platforms, and the next-generation digital economy, complementing Robo.ai’s ongoing strategy to build an AI robotics network, smart device ecosystem, and digital infrastructure.
Agreed Performance Targets
Under the performance-based consideration arrangement in the acquisition agreement, QC Capital is required to achieve cumulative revenue of approximately USD 2.4 billion for 2026 and 2027. This target will serve as an important reference basis for the phased unlocking of the transaction consideration shares.
Robo.ai anticipates that, subject to successful transaction closing, business integration, and revenue recognition in accordance with applicable accounting standards, QC Capital has the potential to become a significant incremental platform for the company’s medium- to long-term revenue growth, industrial synergies, and global AI ecosystem commercialization. The above revenue targets are forward-looking information and do not constitute a guarantee of future performance.
Benjamin Zhai, CEO of Robo.ai, stated: “Robo.ai is building a global AI robotics network platform for the next-generation intelligent economy. The addition of QC Capital will bring us capabilities in AI investment decision-making, data asset accumulation, industrial incubation, M&A integration, and global resource networks. Upon completion of the transaction, QC Capital will serve as Robo.ai’s strategic holding, industrial incubation, investment development, and data asset growth platform, further advancing the company’s layout in artificial intelligence, robotics, digital infrastructure, smart cities, intelligent mobility, the low-altitude economy, and the next-generation digital economy.”
About Robo.ai Inc.
Robo.ai Inc. (NASDAQ: AIIO) is a technology company dedicated to building a leading global AI robotics network platform. The company focuses on artificial intelligence, robotics, smart devices, digital infrastructure, and related technology ecosystems, aiming to connect technology, data, devices, and industrial scenarios through an AI-driven networked platform to drive the development of the next-generation intelligent economy.
About QC Capital Limited
QC Capital Limited is an AI-driven hard-tech holding and incubation platform, specializing in artificial intelligence, robotics, digital infrastructure, smart cities, autonomous driving, and the next-generation digital economy. Through AI technology, operational empowerment systems, industrial operational capabilities, data asset accumulation, and global resource networks, the company continuously discovers, incubates, invests in, and operates technology enterprises with long-term value, promoting the synergistic development of AI technology, capital capabilities, industrial resources, and data assets.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to statements regarding the proposed acquisition, expected closing timeline, transaction consideration arrangements, performance-based unlocking arrangements, revenue targets, business integration, strategic synergies, future revenue contributions, and the construction of the Robo.ai ecosystem. Forward-looking statements are based on the company’s current expectations, assumptions, and available information, and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to: the transaction not closing as expected; failure to satisfy relevant closing conditions; QC Capital’s failure to achieve related revenue targets; business integration progress falling short of expectations; revenue recognition results differing from management’s expectations; changes in market demand, regulatory environment, or commercialization progress; and other risk factors disclosed in relevant documents filed by Robo.ai Inc. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements except as required by applicable law.
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