# Epticore Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co.

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/epticore-microelectronics-shanghai-co

- Industry: Electronics
- Headquarters: Shanghai, China
- Website: www.epticore.com
- Latest round: Series B (Dec 11, 2015)
- Investors on record: 3

## About

Established in 2011 and based in Shanghai, China, Epticore Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is a company specializing in the development and production of optoelectronic sensor chips for various applications. The company has R&D and marketing sales centers in Shanghai, with permanent institutions in Shenzhen, Beijing, and Changsha. The company has more than 40 authorized patents and has been recognized as a national high-tech enterprise.

The company offers a range of optoelectronic sensor products that cater to applications in smartphones, tablets, wearable devices, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and automotive electronics. Specific products include optical distance sensors (ambient light and proximity sensors, single ambient light sensors for OLED screen applications), optical heart rate sensors and TOF sensors.

The company will use the funding raised in October 2022 for new product development in consumer electronics and smart wearables, expansion of production capacity, and layout of product lines for the automotive electronics sector.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Dec 11, 2015 — CAS Investment Management, Shenzhen Fenda Technology Co., Ltd.
- Series A, Dec 1, 2013 — DFJ DragonFund China

## Investors

- DFJ DragonFund China (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/dfj-dragonfund-china) — Series A
- CAS Investment Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cas-investment-management) — Series B
- Shenzhen Fenda Technology Co., Ltd. — Series B