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Core Viewpoint - Shanghai Xizhi Technology Co., Ltd. has completed a C round financing exceeding 1.5 billion RMB, aimed at accelerating the development of core technologies and the large-scale implementation of photonic hybrid computing power [1][9] Company Overview - Founded in February 2018, Xizhi Technology has a team of nearly 250 people, with over 80% being R&D personnel, primarily from MIT and other industry experts [2] - The company focuses on photonic networks and photonic computing, transitioning photonic hybrid technology from R&D to industrial application [2] Financing History - Xizhi Technology raised $10.7 million in seed funding in 2018, with investors including Baidu Ventures and ZhenFund [3] - In April 2020, the company completed a $26 million Series A financing led by Matrix Partners China and CICC Capital [3] - The company also completed a Series A+ financing in July 2020, with investments from HeLi Capital [4] - The B round financing details remain undisclosed, but it was reported that Shanghai International Group led the round, with subsequent investments from Tencent and Sequoia Capital [4] Technological Advancements - Xizhi Technology has made significant breakthroughs in key areas such as supernode construction and CPO (Co-Packaged Optics), with multiple technology and commercialization advancements announced recently [5] - The company launched the world's first distributed optical interconnect GPU supernode, LightSphere X, at the 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, which won the highest award, the SAIL Award [5] - The LightSphere X aims to expand Scale-Up networks, introducing advanced optical interconnect technology to overcome physical limitations of traditional interconnect methods, significantly enhancing GPU utilization [5] Market Position and Strategy - With the increasing demand for computing power driven by large model parameters, Xizhi Technology is strategically positioning itself in the supernode market, recognizing it as a significant opportunity [6][7] - The company has completed multiple thousand-card clusters and aims to deploy ten-thousand-card clusters within the year [7] - Xizhi Technology is accelerating the development of the next generation of photonic hybrid computing cards to fully support AI large models while deepening commercial applications and ecosystem development [8]