# LighteningAGI

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

- Industry: Semiconductors
- Headquarters: Shanghai, China
- Latest round: Angel (Aug 10, 2026)
- Investors on record: 7

## About

Based in Shanghai, China, and founded in 2024, Shanghai Qisuan Guangqi Information Technology Co., Ltd., trading under the name LighteningAGI, specializes in optical computing chips. The company has expanded its product scope to include optical communication equipment and photonic devices, serving industries in semiconductors and AI computing. Its recent activities reflect efforts to integrate high-performance computing with AI hardware and algorithms, leveraging photonic and semiconductor technologies for next-generation processing needs. In August 2026, LighteningAGI closed Angel and Angel+ funding.

Its core business focuses on optical computing chips, aiming to overcome the computing power limitations of traditional electronic chips through technological innovation and provide hardware solutions for artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and big data processing.

The company generates revenue through the sale of integrated circuit chips, optical GPU processors, optical communication devices, and photonic components.
 
The Angel and Angel+ funding raised in August 2026 will be used to continue expanding the scale of optical computing while increasing investment in supporting electronic chips and AI Infra, transforming chip-level advantages into system-level capabilities.

## Funding rounds

- Angel, Aug 10, 2026 — Baidu Ventures, GL Ventures, Zhangjiang Science & Technology Venture Capital
- Angel, Aug 10, 2026 — Cowin Capital, ZhenFund, Baidu Ventures, GL Ventures, Zhangjiang Science & Technology Venture Capital, Shanghai Engine Fund, Deepstream Capital

## Investors

- Baidu Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/baidu-ventures) — Angel
- GL Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gl-ventures) — Angel
- Zhangjiang Science & Technology Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/zhangjiang-science-technology-venture-capital) — Angel
- Cowin Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cowin-capital) — Angel
- ZhenFund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/zhenfund) — Angel
- Shanghai Engine Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/shanghai-engine-fund) — Angel
- Deepstream Capital — Angel