Робот-стартап AgiBot готовит IPO в Гонконге: спонсоры Citic, CICC и Morgan Stanley

Chinese humanoid robot maker AgiBot has begun preparations for an initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong stock exchange and hired three investment banks as sponsors — Citic Securities, China International Capital Corporation (CICC) and Morgan Stanley. This was reported in July 2026 by the South China Morning Post, citing two sources familiar with the matter.

What kind of company is AgiBot

AgiBot is a fast-growing Shanghai-based robot developer, known in China under the name Zhiyuan Robotics. The company is betting on "embodied AI" — a direction where neural networks control a robot's physical body rather than operating only in a text chat.

AgiBot signaled its intention to go public back in 2025, when it changed its corporate legal form: the company converted from a limited liability company into a joint-stock limited firm. Such a restructuring is a standard legal step before filing for an IPO.

• Listing exchange — Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX)
• IPO sponsors — Citic Securities, CICC and Morgan Stanley
• Headquarters — Shanghai
• In 2025, AgiBot became a joint-stock company (converted from an LLC)
• Data source — South China Morning Post, citing two sources

Why the company needs three sponsors at once

AgiBot brought on three sponsors because large listings in Hong Kong are typically led by several investment banks — this spreads the workload of preparing the prospectus, the road-show and placing shares among investors. According to SCMP, Citic Securities is playing the lead role; CICC and Morgan Stanley are named as joint sponsors.

The sources did not disclose the filing timeline or the target amount to be raised. The valuation AgiBot is aiming for at listing was also not named.

"AgiBot has hired Citic Securities as a sponsor,"

South China Morning Post reports, citing two people familiar with the matter.

Why this matters for the robotics market

AgiBot's IPO fits into a wave of stock market debuts by Chinese companies working on humanoid robots and embodied AI. Beijing has declared robotics one of the priorities of technological development, and Hong Kong, after easing its listing rules, has again become a convenient venue for fast-growing tech companies from mainland China.

For investors, humanoid robots are a bet on the next big market after generative AI: the same models that write text and code are now teaching machines to walk, pick up objects and work in warehouses and factories. A public listing would give AgiBot capital to scale production and compete with players such as Unitree and Tesla with its Optimus project.

What it means

AgiBot is moving from the lab stage to the public market: hiring three major sponsors at once is a signal that the listing is being prepared in earnest and could become one of the landmark IPOs in the robotics sector in 2026. Specific figures — the size and the valuation — will appear once the company files its official prospectus with HKEX.

Frequently Asked Questions

On which exchange does AgiBot plan its IPO?

AgiBot is preparing an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX). The exact filing date has not yet been disclosed.

Who is leading AgiBot's listing?

The IPO sponsors are three investment banks: Citic Securities (lead sponsor), China International Capital Corporation (CICC) and Morgan Stanley.