Yichen Shen
沈亦晨
Yichen Shen is the founder and CEO of Lightelligence (曦智科技), a photonic computing chip company he started in 2017 from his MIT PhD research . As of its April 2026 IPO, Lightelligence had amassed 410 patents, 44 commercial customers, and what 峰瑞资本 described as the world's highest shipment volume for photonic computing chips . Shen holds a PhD in physics from MIT and has led the company from its earliest days as co-founder through its public listing, with 真格基金 among its seed-round backers .
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5Y News | Congratulations to Lightelligence on its Hong Kong Stock Exchange listing today!
The world's first publicly listed AI silicon photonics chip company is born.
五源资本·Congratulations to FengRui's early-stage portfolio company Lightelligence on its successful IPO: From a Boston Dining Table to Photonic Infrastructure for the AI Era
The World's First Publicly Traded AI Silicon Photonics Chip Company
峰瑞资本·ZhenFund Backs Global AI Silicon Photonics Chip Leader in Seed Round, *Lightelligence* Rings the Bell at Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Using light-based technology to infuse new power into the AI era.
真格基金·Interdisciplinary Frontier Entrepreneurship: How Chips Are Reshaping Every Industry | May 15 Livestream Registration
See you on May 15!
峰瑞资本·From Scientific Innovation to Tech Entrepreneurship in Semiconductors | FreeS Fund Chip Series
What are the core moats at different stages of hard tech startups?
峰瑞资本·Live tomorrow at 09:30 | Lightelligence's Yichen Shen and FreeS Fund's Li Feng on the present and future of photonic chips
See you Sunday morning!
峰瑞资本·Lightelligence's Yichen Shen in Conversation with FreeS Fund's Li Feng: The Present and Future of Chip Industry's World-Class Challenges | 424 Livestream Registration
Let's Talk About That Chip
峰瑞资本·FreeS Fund's Yongcheng Yang: The Red Ocean Is the Ultimate Battle Entrepreneurs Must Face | Chip Series Livestream Registration Now Open
The Hardship of Blue Oceans vs. The Beauty of Red Oceans
峰瑞资本·FreeS Fund received eight recognitions from institutions including *Fortune* (Chinese edition), 36Kr, and the Fund of Funds Alliance.
Do what's right, not what's easy.
峰瑞资本·FreeS Fund Year-End Special | 2019: China's Homegrown Chips — From Shadows to the Spotlight
2018 is worth remembering; 2019 is the year to show what we've got.
峰瑞资本·Harvard x MIT x Stanford x CMU x Berkeley, Meeting Gen Z | FreeS Fund North America Campus Recruitment
Welcome aboard. Join the innovators and build something new.
峰瑞资本·2 Gatherings, 10 Pieces of Good News: The FreeS Fund Family in 2018 — "Look Forward, Keep At It" | FreeS Fund Chalkboard · January
FreeS Fund continues to double down on deep tech and consumption upgrades.
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