Digital power startup Jierendi raises ~$15M Series B for AI server chips

What's the deal? Jierendi Electronic Technology (Shanghai)Dealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has raised US$13.8M in a Series B round. SMIC Capital and GoodWeDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → co-led, with Hengdian Capital and Lianhe CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → participating.

What's the endgame? Jierendi develops digital smart power technology, spanning research, production, sales, and value-added services. Its products serve general-purpose and AI servers, digital communications, new energy, automotive electronics, and high-end industrial equipment.

Why now? The round arrives as demand for AI server power delivery climbs, a segment Jierendi's chips target directly. Backing from SMIC Capital, the investment arm tied to China's largest chip foundry, signals interest in shoring up domestic supply.

The signal: China's push toward self-sufficient semiconductor and power components is drawing strategic capital into infrastructure plays. Pairing a state-linked chip investor with a solar-inverter maker like GoodWe points to a bet on power electronics as a chokepoint for AI and clean-energy hardware alike.

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