# Clawlab Raises Over $15 Million in Pre-A3 Funding to Bring Smart Knitting Home

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- Published: 2026-11-13T00:00:00+07:00
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SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Clawlab, a technology startup developing
smart tools for textile creation, has raised more than $15 million in a Pre-A3 funding
round led by miHoYo. Vision Plus Capital and Shunwei Capital also increased their
investments through super pro rata participation. The round brings Clawlab’s total
funding to approximately $25 million across four equity rounds. Its shareholder 
base includes Sequoia China, Shunwei Capital, YM Capital, Vision Plus Capital, and
miHoYo, bringing together leading venture capital firms and a strategic corporate
investor.

**Investors Back Clawlab’s Vision for a New Consumer Category**

With AI software commanding much of the market’s attention, Clawlab’s more than 
$15 million funding round reflects investor interest in a different opportunity:
the untapped consumer potential of smart knitting.

The opportunity comes from a gap between rising consumer demand and the tools available
to meet it. Interest in personalized, hands-on creation is growing, yet most knitting
equipment remains designed for factories and professional users. Pattern development,
stitch control, and machine operation still require specialist expertise. The category
lacks a desktop device capable of bringing industrial-grade knitting capabilities
within reach of individual creators.

Clawlab is addressing that gap with the world’s first smart knitting machine designed
for home use. It turns an image or idea into a finished knitted item, handling pattern
preparation, stitchwork, and repetitive production while leaving the design, colors,
and intended use to the user.

That flexibility supports a wide range of applications, from scarves and doll clothes
to pet accessories and personalized gifts. A hobby project can also grow into custom
work or a small business. Clawlab is set to unveil this smart knitting machine to
a global audience at CES 2027.

**The Engineering Foundation Behind Clawlab**

Bringing professional knitting equipment into the home involves more than reducing
its size. The real challenge is translating complex engineering into a product that
feels intuitive to everyday users. Clawlab’s founder and CEO Wenxin Hu previously
worked as a hardware engineer at DJI and Meituan, while most members of the company’s
core R&D team are also former DJI employees. Together, they bring experience developing
consumer-grade smart hardware and other technically complex products.

That background has shaped Clawlab’s approach to product development. Rather than
simply miniaturizing existing equipment or adding digital features, the company 
is rethinking the knitting experience across hardware, software, and interaction
design around the needs of individual creators. The technology takes on the complexity,
while users retain control of the creative process.

**The Long-Term Vision in Knitting**

Clawlab chose knitting based on a simple premise: textiles meet one of the most 
basic and enduring needs of everyday life.

"Textiles meet a broad, long-standing need in everyday life. Standardized products
are abundant, but consumers’ desire for personal style, customization, and emotional
expression remains underserved," said Wenxin Hu. "We want to reconnect ideas, design,
and production so that people without professional training can create through knitting."

Their longer-term ambition is to make knitting an everyday medium of expression.
Smart knitting equipment, design software, and a creator community can help people
turn ideas, memories, and care for others into one-of-a-kind pieces they can hold,
share, and pass on.

**About Clawlab**

Clawlab is a technology startup founded in 2023 that develops smart tools for textile
creation. **It is building the future of knitting through a combination of innovative
knitting technologies and a connected maker community.** Its mission, "Push knitting
forward. Bring more ideas to life," is to develop the tools and technology that 
help more people turn what they imagine into something they can hold. Clawlab’s 
vision is to make knitting an everyday language for expression, much like words 
and pictures, through which people can tell their stories, preserve memories, and
connect with others. For more information, please visit [www.clawlab.com](http://www.clawlab.com/)

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