# Etopus

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/etopus

- Industry: Semiconductors
- Headquarters: Shanghai, China
- Total disclosed funding: $14M
- Latest round: Series B (Jul 31, 2024)
- Investors on record: 11

## About

Established in 2022 and based in Shanghai, China, Etopus operates as a semiconductor chip design company dedicated to providing DSP-based high-speed interface IP. It has a team with independent R&D and mastery of 112G PAM4 SerDes (serializer/deserializer) core technology. Since its inception, the company's self-developed IP has more than 20 Chinese and U.S. patents. In July 2024, it closed series B+ funding from new investors Shang Qi Capital, Haiwang Capital, Koala Fund, Qiantang Industrial Group Capital, and Hangzhou Qingzi Zeyuan Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd.

The company provides customers with high-speed DSP-based SerDes IP to accelerate arithmetic products. Products include PAM4 56G/112Gbps SerDes, PCIe5.0/6.0, automotive high-speed 4-24G SerDes and other IP products. The IP products support switch chips, CPUs (Central Processing Unit), GPUs (Graphics Processing Unit), and FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Array). Etopus also provides customized products of Chip/Chiplets based on high-speed interface IP. The products can be used in data centers, communication equipment, autonomous driving, etc. The customers cover Cisco, Yestech and other enterprises at home and abroad.

The company generates revenue by providing SerDes IP products, Chip/Chiplets customized products, and semiconductor chip IP design services.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Jul 31, 2024 — Koala Fund, Haiwang Capital, Shang Qi Capital, Qiantang Industrial Group Capital, Hangzhou Qingzi Zeyuan Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd
- Series B, Nov 13, 2023, $14M — Grit Ventures, Linchuang Capital, Yuanhe Puhua Suzhou Management, Actt, Nanjing Wenzhi Capital Investment Management, Lanqi Invesment

## Investors

- Grit Ventures — Series B
- Linchuang Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/linchuang-capital) — Series B
- Yuanhe Puhua Suzhou Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/yuanhe-puhua-suzhou-management) — Series B
- Actt — Series B
- Nanjing Wenzhi Capital Investment Management — Series B
- Lanqi Invesment — Series B
- Koala Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/koala-fund) — Series B
- Haiwang Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/haiwang-capital) — Series B
- Shang Qi Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/shang-qi-capital) — Series B
- Qiantang Industrial Group Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/qiantang-industrial-group-capital) — Series B
- Hangzhou Qingzi Zeyuan Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd — Series B