九霄智能 provides front-end electronic design automation (EDA) tools for digital integrated circuit (IC) chip design, offering a complete software platform for digital IC customers. The company has released four digital IC front-end tools: an HDL integrated development environment (IDE), static checker Lint, verification aid AutoBench, and test stimulus generator Rsolv. Its product focus is on automating digital IC design flows to serve digital IC customers. Recently the company completed a Pre-A financing round of several tens of millions of RMB. The proceeds are earmarked primarily for R&D of digital front-end EDA tools to strengthen the company’s core product competitiveness. 九霄智能, founded in November 2021, develops front-end EDA tools for digital integrated circuit (IC) design with a focus on simulation and verification. The company has released four products: an HDL integrated development environment (IDE), a static lint checker, a verification assistant AutoBench, and a test stimulus generator Rsolv; these have been trialed by dozens of customers. Its roadmap is to complete the full digital front-end toolchain over the next 2–3 years, with plans to finish development and verification of the full suite in the first half of next year and begin large-scale commercialization in the second half. 九霄智能 says it will combine EDA tool licensing, chip IP licensing, and design services to serve customers and help them reduce costs and improve efficiency. Financially, the company completed a nearly ¥10 million angel round in February and will use the proceeds for algorithm development and engineering implementation of its simulation tools. The company also intends to launch a Pre-A round this year.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Apr 2022