About Us
About Us

Introduction

Founded in 2015, Vertilite, as an innovative start-up company, develops and markets high power and high speed VCSEL (vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser) and module solutions.

Consisting of experienced scientists and engineers from the industry, Vertilite has successfully released products of high performance for diversified applications in 3D sensing, optical communications, industrial automation, biomedical applications, automotive applications, consumer electronics and LiDAR solutions.

  • Journey
    2015

    Shanghai Vertilite Optoelectronics (上海纵慧光电) founded

    Raised 30 million RMB in Round A

  • Journey
    2016

    Supply chain upgraded to 6-inch wafers

    850nm PCE>30%

  • Journey
    2017

    850nm 940nm PCE>40%

  • Journey
    2018

    Changed to Vertilite Co., Ltd. (常州纵慧芯光)

    Raised over 100 million RMB in Round B

    Entered Tier1 Android smartphone supply chain

    850nm 940nm PCE>45%

  • Journey
    2019

    Raised over 100 million RMB in Round B+

    Chip shipment >10 million per year

    6-inch epi production line built

  • Journey
    2020

    Passed AEC-Q102

    Raised over 100 million RMB total in Round C1 and C2

    Chip shipment >10 million per year

  • Journey
    2021

    Passed IATF16949 certification

    Raised hundreds of millions RMB in Round C3

    Automotive-grade products shipping in volume

Team

Started by several Ph.D. graduates from Stanford University, Vertilite is equipped with an excellent R&D and technology team graduating from Stanford, Duke, Yale, Tsinghua, Peking and Chinese Academy of Sciences and having extensive industrial experience in chip design, epitaxial growth and wafer processing and module packaging.

Certification

Vertilite has been awarded with National High-Tech Enterprise, Jiangsu Innovation and Venture Talent Unit, and been rated as a Potential Unicorn Enterprise in Southern Jiangsu and won the Technology and Science Innovation award. Vertilite also has been selected as Member of Smart Manufacture Branch of China Machine Industry Union, and has won the honor of Changzhou Intelligent Workshop, District Growth Enterprise and Intelligent Manufacture.

Vertilite has passed IS09001, ISO14001, ISO45001, QC080000 and adopted ERP management system to strengthen process control and allocate resources scientifically. Vertilite has passed AEC-Q102 in 2020, and won IATF16949 Letter of Conformity in 2021, which satisfies the requirements of automotive quality management standards.

Office Locations

Headquartered in Changzhou, Vertilite also operates offices in Shanghai in China, Silicon Valley in the USA, Seoul in Korea, Hsinchu in Taiwan and Kwun Tong in Hongkong.