# KNL

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

- Industry: Electronics
- Headquarters: Shenzhen, China
- Website: www.kniulink.com/
- Latest round: Series C (Feb 7, 2024)
- Investors on record: 12

## About

Based in Shenzhen, China, and founded in 2020, Niuxin Semiconductor (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., trading as KNL, is a semiconductor integrated circuit design enterprise, which focuses on the development of interface IP. The company has acquired the ISO9001 quality management system certification and awarded National High-Tech Enterprise and Specialized, Refined, Featured, and Original SME in Shenzhen. The branches have been set up in Shanghai, Beijing, and other places. In December 2023, it signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Ruijie Micro. In December 2025, BIWIN Storage Technology Co., Ltd., a portfolio company of CAS Investment Management, China Internet Investment Fund, Guoxin Nanfang, Oriental Fortune Capital, TEDA Venture Capital, agreed to acquire a minority 0.84% equity in KNL from Oceanpine Capital and MTM Capital for CNY 20 million.

The company is committed to the development and authorization of interface IPs. The products include SerDes IP, DDR IP, and Turnkey Solution. Its products are used in 5g communication, AI computing, smart terminals, and other fields. The semiconductor high-speed transceiver IP is designed for low-power and high-performance applications, with the advantage of high configurability. The company has served more than 100 customers.

The company's revenue is generated by providing interface IPs, including SerDes IP, DDR IP, and Turnkey Solution.

## Funding rounds

- Series C, Feb 7, 2024 — SINO-IC Capital, China Capital Management, China Aerospace Hi-Tech Investment, Longding Investment Management, Wanchuang Huahui Equity Investment Fund Management, Guangdong Semiconductor and Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, Cloud 9
- Series C, Nov 1, 2022 — Longding Investment Management, Wanchuang Huahui Equity Investment Fund Management, Changjiang Securities Innovation Investment(Hubei)Co., Ltd.
- Series B, Dec 7, 2021 — CoStone Capital, Longding Investment Management, Oceanpine Capital, InnoMed Capital, Accurate Capital

## Investors

- CoStone Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/costone-capital) — Series B
- Longding Investment Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/longding-investment-management) — Series B, Series C
- Oceanpine Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/oceanpine-capital) — Series B
- InnoMed Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/innomed-capital) — Series B
- Accurate Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/accurate-capital) — Series B
- Wanchuang Huahui Equity Investment Fund Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/wanchuang-huahui-equity-investment-fund-management) — Series C
- Changjiang Securities Innovation Investment(Hubei)Co., Ltd. — Series C
- SINO-IC Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sino-ic-capital) — Series C
- China Capital Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/china-capital-management) — Series C
- China Aerospace Hi-Tech Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/china-aerospace-hi-tech-investment) — Series C
- Guangdong Semiconductor and Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund — Series C
- Cloud 9 — Series C