LimX Dynamics hits a $2.2bn humanoid valuation

China’s humanoid gold rush just minted another contender. LimX Dynamics has raised $200m at a $2.21bn valuation. And its founder says the race to list has become do-or-die. A Shenzhen humanoid startup has become the latest name in China’s robot boom to command a giant valuation. On Tuesday, LimX Dynamics said it had closed a pre-IPO round at 15 billion yuan, or about $2.21bn, The Information reported. The round raised $200m. Its backers are unusually global. IDG Capital, the Apple-device supplier Lens Technology and Abu Dhabi’s Stone Venture led the deal. Italy’s GGG and Germany’s Redstone VC also took part,…