Lingrui Computing recently completed a Pre-A+ funding round worth several hundred million yuan. Meituan Strategic Investment led the financing, the company said. The chip startup designs processors based on the RISC-V architecture.
Investor lineup
A JD.com-affiliated fund and Lihe Computing Core Fund participated. Junxi Capital and SenseTime Guoxiang Capital were also backers. Shangqi Capital, SAIC's corporate venture capital arm, and Amber Capital joined as well.
What Lingrui builds
Shanghai-based Lingrui Computing develops high-end RISC-V CPU cores. It also makes agent CPUs and domain-specific processors, according to public information. The company uses a fully self-developed stack for these products.
Policy context
China was preparing a national policy to expand RISC-V adoption in March 2025. RISC-V is an open instruction set architecture. The open instruction set architecture has gained traction globally.
Yijing Capital lists Lingrui Zhixin in its frontier portfolio. The company is formally known as Shanghai Lingrui Computing Technology Co., Ltd. Existing shareholders also took part in the round.
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