# Star Five

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/star-five

- Industry: Electronics
- Headquarters: Shanghai, China
- Website: www.starfivetech.com
- Latest round: Series A (Aug 17, 2021)
- Investors on record: 5

## About

Based in Shanghai, China, and founded in 2018, Star Five operates as a chip and RISC-V solution provider, dedicated to provide users with chips and their solutions in related fields. The chief executive officer, Thomas Wu, graduated from Shanghai Fudan University, was the chief executive officer of Polaris microelectronics and Brite Semiconductor. The company is also a member of the Board of Directors of the China Semiconductor Industry Association IC Design Branch, a senior member of the RISC-V International Association and a member of the China Semiconductor Industry Association. Star Five has set up branch offices in Chengdu, Shenzhen, Beijing and Malaysia. In February 2025, it closed a strategic investment from new investor Hong Kong Investment Corporation. 

The company provides RISC-V CPU IP series and platform-based software and hardware full stack chip solution. The main products are processor cores, chips and development boards. Products within include Fang-Axis Series, U Series, S Series and E Series. The products can be used in smart home appliances, smart monitoring, industrial robots, traffic management, intelligent logistics, wearable devices, solid-state storage, network communications, and edge computing.

Star Five generates revenue by providing RISC-V-based CPU IP, SoC, development boards and other products, as well as customized chip solutions and related technical services.

The company will use the strategic funding to establish a research and development and operations center in Hong Kong to promote the development and application of RISC-V chips and expand human resources.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Aug 17, 2021 — Chengwei Capital, SB China Venture Capital, CAS Investment Management, China Internet Investment Fund
- Series A, Oct 29, 2019 — Chengwei Capital, MiraclePlus

## Investors

- Chengwei Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/chengwei-capital) — Series A
- MiraclePlus (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/miracleplus) — Series A
- SB China Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sb-china-venture-capital) — Series A
- CAS Investment Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cas-investment-management) — Series A
- China Internet Investment Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/china-internet-investment-fund) — Series A