LightStandard

LightStandard (光本位) is a Chinese photonic computing chip startup pursuing a "compute-in-memory" architecture that merges storage and computation into a single unit using silicon photonics plus phase-change materials, yielding smaller cell size and lower power consumption . The company was founded by two co-founders who met in middle school and later committed to building a tech company together .

Its funding history shows rapid capital accumulation: FreeS Fund made the initial angel investment in 2022 and followed on in subsequent rounds . In December 2024, Jinqiu Fund led a round with超额跟投 from existing shareholders including Xiaomiao Langcheng . Just six months later, in June 2025, Dunhong Capital led another round backed by multiple state-backed funds including Shanghai Zhangjiang Science & Technology Venture Capital . Yunqi Capital also invested at the angel-plus stage .

The company's positioning places it in the emerging competitive terrain of "light-based" AI compute, where photonic approaches are increasingly framed as a next battleground beyond electronic chips . elsewhere's corpus does not cover additional details on product milestones, team composition beyond the co-founders, or commercial traction.