Anpai Xinyan
安湃芯研
Anpai Xinyan (安湃芯研) is an innovative company focused on thin-film lithium niobate photonic chips and optical engines, with its main operations based at subsidiary Wuhan Anpai Optoelectronics . The team has spent over a decade building expertise in thin-film lithium niobate optical devices, and has developed products including IQ modulators, ultra-high-speed thin-film lithium niobate optical modulation chips, and 40GHz/60GHz intensity modulators . Its chips and components serve applications across optical communications, data centers, consumer electronics, security, and automotive electronics .
FreeS Fund (峰瑞资本) made an early investment in 2021 and has continued to back the company through subsequent rounds; partner Yang Yongcheng led the deal . In 2023, Anpai Xinyan closed a nearly 100 million RMB Series A round co-led by Tongchuang Weiye and Xia Chuang Chuangtou, with participation from Yuan Chuang Duoying and Yunqi Capital . The company has established its own optical device production line and built partnerships with major industry players upstream and downstream .
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