Yunshi Moment —— Boosting Marine Technology, Yunshi Capital Leads the Exclusive Angel Round Investment in Lipower
Focusing on the high - end marine equipment track, Seas Capital has completed an exclusive angel - round investment in Lianyungang LiiPuS Marine Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "LiiPuS").
LiiPuS has recently completed a seed - round and an angel - round financing in succession, with a cumulative financing of tens of millions of yuan. The funds from this round will be mainly used for the prototype testing, continuous improvement, and small - batch delivery of high - end marine integrated power propulsion systems and products, accelerating the large - scale application of domestic high - end propulsion systems in scenarios such as port tugs, offshore support vessels, and luxury yachts.
Seas Capital stated: LiiPuS is composed of a well - organized team from international top - tier manufacturers. The founder has extremely advanced innovation concepts and engineering practice capabilities, and has rich experience in the field of high - power marine propellers. The global trend of marine electrification and intelligentization is significant, and China, as a major shipbuilding country, leads in this field. The marine industry is also a top priority in the 14th Five - Year Plan. Marine technology is one of the important theme tracks that Seas Capital has been deeply involved in for a long time - the systematic upgrade of the marine industrial chain is accelerating. From underwater detection, deep - sea operations to marine power, every link is facing the dual opportunities of domestic substitution and intelligent transformation. Previously, Seas Capital has successively invested in leading marine enterprises such as Haihuan and Deep - Sea Intelligence, continuously building a full - chain layout from deep - sea equipment to surface propulsion systems. Leading the investment in LiiPuS this time is another step in this systematic strategy, aiming to collaborate with the invested enterprises and jointly promote China's marine technology industry to transform from a manufacturing power to a technology power.
LiiPuS was founded in Lianyungang in July 2025, focusing on the R & D, design, and production of large - scale marine integrated power propulsion systems. Its products cover a full - matrix series including the leading - generation L - type permanent - magnet full - azimuth thrusters, permanent - magnet podded thrusters, and ice - breaking full - azimuth thrusters. All products adopt the standardized and modular design and manufacturing concepts, with advantages such as small size, light weight, high power density, and high reliability.
The company's founder, Li Xiangbiao, has successively worked at Jiangsu Shipbuilding, Nanjing Gaojing, Wärtsilä, and SKF, with nearly 20 years of experience in propellers. He is familiar with the technical routes, manufacturing processes, and quality levels of similar products at home and abroad, and is well aware of the pain points of domestic users. There is still a significant quality gap between Chinese products and European products. LiiPuS is expected to solve the industry pain points and narrow the gap with international brands.
Permanent - magnet thrusters are regarded as the most efficient marine propulsion solution at present due to their compact structure, high efficiency, and flexible operation. However, in the segmented market with high - power and high - quality requirements, international brands such as Wärtsilä, Kongsberg, and Schottel have long occupied a monopoly position, leaving a huge space for domestic substitution.
In addition, as China transforms into a shipbuilding power, the localization rate of core equipment is gradually increasing. At the same time, the trends of carbon reduction and electrification are driving the acceleration of the replacement of old ships with new, high - efficiency, and environmentally friendly ships in scenarios such as port tugs, offshore support vessels, and inland river ships. As a key component of the electrified power system, the demand for permanent - magnet thrusters is clear and continuously strong.
Currently, the company has completed the serialized development of products such as 0.5 - 5MW L - type permanent - magnet full - azimuth thrusters, 0.2 - 2MW permanent - magnet podded thrusters, and 2 - 10MW ice - breaking full - azimuth thrusters, and has established mass - production and delivery bases in Lianyungang and Nantong in Jiangsu and Jiangmen in Guangdong.
Pictures of LiiPuS related products
Less than a year after its establishment, LiiPuS has accumulated more than 50 million yuan in orders, mainly covering three major fields: port tugs, offshore support vessels, and luxury yachts. The company expects to achieve a small target of 100 million yuan this year and maintain a 2 - 3 - fold growth every year in the future.
Li Xiangbiao said: In the future, the company's products will also move towards intelligentization, providing AI - assisted driving control software and algorithms for ships to achieve intelligent navigation and control of ships. It is expected that the intelligent - related functions will complete R & D and testing this year and start to be promoted and used next year.
This article is from the WeChat official account “Seas Capital”, author: Ou Xue. It is published by 36Kr with authorization.