# LightX Computing

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/lightx-computing

- Industry: Semiconductors
- Headquarters: Beijing, China
- Latest round: Angel (Apr 17, 2024)
- Investors on record: 1

## About

Based in Beijing, China, and founded in 2023, LightX Computing operates as an integrated circuit designer that mainly develops high-dimensional optical computing chips. The core team members graduated from MIT, Oxford University, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and other universities. The company launched high-dimensional optical computing chips and photoelectric hybrid computing prototype boards in 2023. In April 2024, it closed angel funding from new investor Unity Ventures.

LightX Computing is engaged in optical computing chips and photonic computing technology. It mainly develops products such as high-dimensional optical computing chips and optical-electrical hybrid computing boards. The board integrates multi-wavelength light source chips, photon matrix computing chips, wavelength division multiplexing modules and photoelectric conversion modules. The company's products can be used in AI acceleration, cloud servers, data centers, edge computing and other scenarios.

The company generates revenue by developing and selling high-dimensional optical computing chips and optical-electrical hybrid computing boards. 

LightX Computing will focus on the product iteration, employee recruitment, business development, etc.

## Funding rounds

- Angel, Apr 17, 2024 — Unity Ventures

## Investors

- Unity Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/unity-ventures) — Angel