Approaching.AI closes Series A led by Henan’s Huirong Fund
The Beijing inference company plans to expand token production capacity and upgrade its ATaaS platform.
Approaching.AI announced a Series A on July 13, 2026, led by Henan Investment Group’s Huirong Fund. Returning investors included Zhenzhi Capital, Shangshi Capital, Xinglian Capital, Shanghai Guofang Innovation, Honghui Fund, Huakong Fund and Hangzhou Fucheng. The amount allocated to this round was not disclosed; the company said its financing over the preceding six months exceeded RMB1 billion.
The capital will support more AI token production capacity, upgrades to the ATaaS inference platform and deployment of domestic computing hardware. Approaching.AI and Huirong are also working on a token production facility intended to serve large-scale model workloads.
The company focuses on running models efficiently in production. Its approach coordinates computing, memory and storage resources to improve the cost, speed and reliability of inference for enterprise customers.
Use of funds
Expand AI token production capacity
Upgrade the ATaaS inference platform
Deploy domestic heterogeneous computing infrastructure