# Liobate

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

- Industry: Electronics
- Headquarters: Nanjing, China
- Website: www.liobate.com
- Total disclosed funding: $14M
- Latest round: Series B (Aug 5, 2026)
- Investors on record: 21

## About

Established in 2020 and based in Nanjing, China, Liobate operates as a thin film lithium niobate modulator chips designer that provides photonic chips design, fabrication and device packaging based on thin film lithium niobate material. The company is headquartered in Nanjing and has branches located in Guangzhou. In September 2022, it achieved 100 km transmission distance of 260G baud DP-QPSK signals cooperated with Bell Labs, III-V Labs, Yestech and Sun Yat-sen University. In November 2025, Liobate closed a Series A++ funding from new investor Zhibo Investment.

Its products are divided into three series, which include data center, metro and access, and coherent optical communication, such as high-speed optical communication chips and devices, and special electro-optical modulator devices. Products can apply in data center, communication network, instrumentation and autopilot. The company's products have the characteristics of high performance electro-optical modulation, high stability, and high performance packaging.

The company’s revenue is generated by providing thin-film lithium niobate modulator chips and related optical interconnect devices.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Aug 5, 2026 — GP Capital, YF Capital, Zijin Venture Capital, Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group, Addor Capital, Southchip Semiconductor Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., China Development Bank Capital, Guangzhou Industry Investment Holding Group, GL Ventures, Wofo Ventures, Shenghe Capital, Yuecai Ventures, Guanxin Shengyuan, Chengtong Science and Technology Innovation
- Series A, Nov 5, 2025 — Zhibo Investment
- Series A, Feb 27, 2025, $14M — GP Capital, Zijin Venture Capital, Addor Capital, Guangzhou Industry Investment Holding Group, Wanlian Guangsheng Investment
- Series A, Apr 26, 2023 — Zijin Venture Capital, Reiter Capital, CoStone Capital, Addor Capital, Vinno Capital, Hainan ChuangHui Private Equity Fund Management, Shenzhen Wenchuangda Asset Management
- Angel, Nov 25, 2020 — Zijin Venture Capital, Reiter Capital, Shenzhen Wenchuangda Asset Management

## Investors

- Zijin Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/zijin-venture-capital) — Angel, Series A, Series B
- Reiter Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/reiter-capital) — Angel, Series A
- Shenzhen Wenchuangda Asset Management — Angel, Series A
- CoStone Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/costone-capital) — Series A
- Addor Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/addor-capital) — Series A, Series B
- Vinno Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/vinno-capital) — Series A
- Hainan ChuangHui Private Equity Fund Management — Series A
- GP Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gp-capital) — Series A, Series B
- Guangzhou Industry Investment Holding Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/guangzhou-industry-investment-holding-group) — Series A, Series B
- Wanlian Guangsheng Investment — Series A
- Zhibo Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/zhibo-investment) — Series A
- YF Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/yf-capital) — Series B
- Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lenovo-capital-and-incubator-group) — Series B
- Southchip Semiconductor Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. — Series B
- China Development Bank Capital — Series B
- GL Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gl-ventures) — Series B
- Wofo Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/wofo-ventures) — Series B
- Shenghe Capital — Series B
- Yuecai Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/yuecai-ventures) — Series B
- Guanxin Shengyuan — Series B
- Chengtong Science and Technology Innovation (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/chengtong-science-and-technology-innovation) — Series B