# Southchip Semiconductor Technology (Shanghai) Co.

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/southchip-semiconductor-technology-shanghai-co

- Industry: Electronics
- Headquarters: Shanghai, China
- Website: www.southchip.com
- Total disclosed funding: $46M
- Latest round: Series D (Aug 16, 2021)
- Investors on record: 13

## About

Based in Shanghai, China and established in 2015, Southchip Semiconductor Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. operates as a developer of integrated circuit chips that focuses on power and battery management. The company's core team member were from TI, Richtek, Linear Tech, ADI and other semiconductor companies. Southchip  also set up branch offices in Beijing, Chengdu, and Shenzhen. Some enterprises, such as OPPO, VIVO, Samsung, Legend Holdings Corporation, and Sunwooa, have cooperated with the company. The company has been awarded as High-tech Enterprise and Shanghai Science and Technology Business Incubator 30 Years Emerging Entrepreneurial Enterprise. In April 2023, Southchip raised CNY 2.541 billion in an IPO on Shanghai Stock Exchange.

The company mainly provides fast charging and power management chips, such as charging management chip, battery protection chip, DCDC switching power management chip based on Buck, Boost, and Buck-Boost architecture, and wireless charger. Southchip has several product lines including Charge pump, DC/DC, AC/DC, wired charging, wireless charging, fast charging protocols and lithium protection. The Buck-Boost step-up charging IC is a chip that can charge and control single and multi-cell batteries, and Buck-Boost Regulators can synchronise switching control chips and can directly drive external MOS's to provide wide voltage, high current, high power DCDC conversion for user systems. Its products have been used in products of brands such as Xiaomi, OPPO, Lenovo, Samsung, and DJI.

## Funding rounds

- Series D, Aug 16, 2021, $46M — Lightspeed Venture Partners, Hong Shan, CASH Capital, Longqi Scientific Investment, Yuanhe Puhua Suzhou Management, Sunic Capital, Vivo, Zhangjiang Haoheng Capital
- Series B, Oct 21, 2019 — China Fortune-Tech Capital
- Series B, May 16, 2019 — CASH Capital, Shunwei Capital, Shanghai IC Fund
- Series A, Jan 23, 2018 — Shunwei Capital, Anker Innovations Technology Co., Ltd
- Angel, Sep 3, 2016 — Chenhui Venture Partners

## Investors

- Chenhui Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/chenhui-venture-partners) — Angel
- Shunwei Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/shunwei-capital) — Series A, Series B
- Anker Innovations Technology Co., Ltd — Series A
- CASH Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cash-capital) — Series B, Series D
- Shanghai IC Fund — Series B
- China Fortune-Tech Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/china-fortune-tech-capital) — Series B
- Lightspeed Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lightspeed-venture-partners) — Series D
- Hong Shan — Series D
- Longqi Scientific Investment — Series D
- Yuanhe Puhua Suzhou Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/yuanhe-puhua-suzhou-management) — Series D
- Sunic Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sunic-capital) — Series D
- Vivo — Series D
- Zhangjiang Haoheng Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/zhangjiang-haoheng-capital) — Series D