Heyuan New Energy completed hundreds of millions of yuan in Series A+ financing, led by Hopu Capital.

Recently, Shenzhen Heyi New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Heyi New Energy") officially completed hundreds of millions of yuan in Series A+ financing. This round of financing was led by Hopu Capital, with the participation of Shenzhen Capital Group, a state-owned capital platform in Shenzhen. The financing funds will be mainly used for the construction of solid-state battery production lines, the expansion of the core team, and the global operation layout. The dual capital investment injects strong impetus into the company's development and also marks that Heyi New Energy's solid-state battery technology and business prospects have been highly recognized by the capital market, taking a crucial step in the industrialization process.

Hopu Capital is a benchmark institution for early-stage investment in the hard technology field and has accompanied Heyi New Energy's growth. As an existing shareholder reinvesting in this round, it fully affirms the company's development and deeply trusts its future potential. The energy storage fund under Shenzhen Capital Group focuses on the layout of the new energy industry chain. This follow-on investment will rely on its resource advantages to help Heyi New Energy connect with the ecosystem and promote the implementation of technological achievements, demonstrating the strategic support of state-owned capital for the solid-state battery track.

Before this, Heyi New Energy had completed four rounds of financing. The main investors include Hopu Capital, Shenzhen High-tech Investment Group, Shenzhen Angel Mother Fund, Megmeet Intelligent, Science City Venture Capital, and Guangdong Science and Technology Financial Group.

Hardcore Technology, Building Core Competitiveness

The founding team of Heyi New Energy has over 20 years of experience in solid-state battery development, as well as a profound engineering background and rich industrialization experience. As a startup in the solid-state battery field, Heyi New Energy is based on technological innovation and large-scale delivery. Its application scenarios focus on emerging high-growth tracks. Pragmatically, it entered the market from consumer electronics and gradually transitioned to the field of medium and large-sized batteries.

Since mass production, Heyi New Energy's revenue scale has had an average annual compound growth rate of over 100%, with a cumulative shipment of over 100 million units. Its large-scale delivery ability has been highly recognized by leading customers. With strong R & D capabilities, it has won over 140 patents in total and has been successively awarded titles such as a national high-tech enterprise, a specialized and sophisticated enterprise with unique features, and a potential unicorn enterprise. Its industry recognition and brand influence have continued to rise.

In the field of solid-state batteries, the company has successfully achieved key technological breakthroughs in silicon-based anode system solid-state batteries with an energy density of ≥400Wh/kg and lithium-metal anode system solid-state batteries with an energy density of ≥500Wh/kg, which can meet the requirements of low-altitude economic unmanned aerial vehicles for high battery safety and long endurance.

Taking this round of financing as an opportunity, Heyi New Energy will accelerate the product upgrade and iteration, precisely target high-growth tracks, drive market breakthroughs with technological innovation, and build a product matrix driven by both "technology + scenarios", strengthening the core barrier for Heyi New Energy to seize the trillion-level new energy market.

Supported by Capital, Moving towards the Goal of Global Leadership

Cao Zhifeng, the founder and chairman of Heyi New Energy, said, "With the completion of this Series A+ financing, Heyi New Energy's development will enter the fast lane. The company will continue to increase R & D investment, rapidly promote the implementation of all-solid-state batteries. While consolidating its advantages in the field of micro-batteries, it will accelerate the mass production of light power batteries to provide efficient and safe energy solutions for fields such as drones, unmanned ships, robots, and intelligent transportation."

This article is from the WeChat official account "Heyi New Energy", and is published by 36Kr with authorization.