KylinWay raises tens of millions of yuan Series A for hydrogen anti-ageing materials
What's the deal? KylinWayDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Chinese startup developing hydrogen-molecule anti-ageing materials, has closed a Series A round of tens of millions of yuan. The round was led by Meili Linghang Fund, an arm of Tiantu InvestmentDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →.
What's the endgame? The company wants to be a technology platform for hydrogen-based anti-ageing materials, not just an ingredient supplier. It sells to beauty and hygiene brands through a one-stop model covering ingredient supply, formulation, process support, and OEM manufacturing.
Where the money goes: Funds will back core technology upgrades, a production base in Huzhou, market expansion, and hiring. Founder Li Qibin said the round marks a shift "from technology validation to accelerated industrialisation."
The tech: Founded in 2022 and based in Hangzhou, KylinWay was jointly built by Hangzhou Industrial Investment GroupDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → and Jiangnan UniversityDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →'s school of chemistry and materials engineering. Its solid-state controlled hydrogen-storage dry film boosts transdermal absorption 2.8 times, per third-party testing, and is already in mass production for major beauty brands.
A second-generation microcapsule technology, HybridH₂Gen™, works across serums, creams, and lotions, generating hydrogen in the skin via light or ultrasound to target free radicals, inflammation, and skin repair.
Moats: The company holds more than 20 patents spanning material structure, manufacturing, formulation, and testing methods. It also led 14 industry and academic partners — including Jiangnan University, Zhejiang University, ProyaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, and ShiseidoDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → — in drafting China's first group standard for hydrogen-rich dry film cosmetic tools.
The signal: High-end beauty ingredients have long been dominated by overseas players, and domestic brands see premium originality as a pressing need. Tiantu partner Li Kanglin called hydrogen-molecule materials "a frontier field combining hard scientific barriers with broad market space," signalling investor appetite for Chinese-origin cosmetic science.
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