Best Sensors Companies in Shanghai, China
The 33 best Sensors companies in Shanghai, China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Hesai Technology.
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$7.1b in tracked funding; 75% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Sensors companies in Shanghai
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hesai Technology 🦄 Developer of LiDAR-based sensors for autonomous vehicles 76Patents top 12%Product top 18%Innovation top 19%Funding top 26% All 12 signals ▾Patentstop 12% Producttop 18% Innovationtop 19% Fundingtop 26% Moattop 26% Markettop 31% Newstop 35% Talenttop 38% Globaltop 40% Partnerstop 42% Techtop 43% Growthbottom 42% Patents: 591 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 549 filings since 2022 vs 42 in 2017-21 Product: 4 product launch events in 12 mo, 1 the year before · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $599M | 59 mo ago | Public | Yifan Li Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | Top 5M | 591 patents Advanced solid-state LiDAR sensing and scanning technologies for autonomous vehicles | — |
| 2 | SmartSens Developer of CMOS image sensor chips for various applications | $225M | 72 mo ago | Series D | — | Node.jsReactNext.js+6 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 3 | QST Corporation MEMS sensors focussed on magneto resistive technology | $49M | 80 mo ago | Series B | — | — | — | 35 patents Three-axis magnetoresistive and TMR magnetic sensor design, fabrication, and optimization | — |
| 4 | OYMotion Technologies Developer of motion sensors 40AI top 20%Funding top 26%Market bottom 44%Moat bottom 38% All 6 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 26% Marketbottom 44% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 29% Techbottom 21% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $36.1M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $36M | 7 mo ago | Series C | — | Microsoft ASP.NETBootstrapNginx+2 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 5 | Percipio Provider of 3D image sensors | $24M | 39 mo ago | Series C | Felix Zheping CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 6 | OmniSensing Photonics Technology Provider of LiDAR technology-based photonic products and sensing technologies | $16M | 64 mo ago | Series A | Chen Wei Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | OPNOUS Provider of AI-based 3D image sensors | $16M | 65 mo ago | Series B | Bill Liu Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Cista Design Image sensor and SOC chip design and development | $11M | 52 mo ago | Series C | Wilson Du CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 9 | Shanghai Geometry Partner Intelligent Driving Provider of AI-enabled sensors for navigation of autonomous vehicles | $9M | 52 mo ago | Seed | Xue Dan Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | CelePixel Manufacturer of image sensors for pixel-parallel image processing applications | $6M | 97 mo ago | Acquired | Chen Shoushun Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Shanghai Shenhao Ling Microelectronics Technology Manufacturer of MEMS-based diversified sensors | $4M | 75 mo ago | Series B | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Galaxycore CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) design company | $2M | 244 mo ago | Series A | — | TenginefullPage.jsSwiper+4 | Top 5M | 14 patents Advanced CMOS image sensor designs and inter‑camera communication methods. | — |
| 13 | Shanghai Xinggong Microelectronics Developer of current and magnetic sensor chips | $2M | 101 mo ago | Series A | Zhong Xiaojun CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Radar Eye Provider of radar-based sensors for diversified applications | $1M | 63 mo ago | Series A | — | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Haierxin Optoelectronics Developer of trace gas sensors for bio-medical and environmental applications | $723K | 115 mo ago | Seed | Yin Wang Founder & President | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Sensors companies in Shanghai
#1
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2015 · 55 employees$36.1Mraised▾
Developer of motion sensors
- Mar 2026Series C$21.7M
- Dec 2022Series A$14.4M
- Apr 2020Seed—
#2
Public · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2014 · 1020 employees$598.9Mraised▾
Developer of LiDAR-based sensors for autonomous vehicles. It offers products like mechanical lidars, solid-state lidars, a sensing kit that integrates cameras, LiDAR, and data processing for synchronization and calibration. It has also developed a laser-based methane leak detector and a drone-mounted natural gas surveillance system for the energy sector. It has applications in logistics, robotics, automotive, and industrial sectors.
- Nov 2021Series D$70M
- Jun 2021Series D$300M
- Jan 2020Series C$173M
- May 2018Series B$40M
#3
Series D · Minhang, Shanghai · founded 2011 · 451 employees$224.6Mraised▾
Developer of CMOS image sensor chips for various applications. The company provides imaging solutions for surveillance, automotive, machine vision, and cellphone cameras. It focuses on continuous product innovation to deliver a comprehensive portfolio of image sensors.
- Oct 2020Series D$224.6M
#4
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2012$23.6Mraised▾
Provider of 3D image sensors. It develops depth cameras, which obtain real-time depth information. It claims to built using a super computing chip and depth camera which can accurately obtain 3D info on the surrounding environment and space objects. It is suitable for robot navigation obstacle avoidance, and low-precision applications in areas such as gesture recognition etc.
- Jul 2023Series C—
- Jan 2023Series C—
- Sep 2021Series B—
- 2021Series B—
#5
Series B · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2012 · 43 employees$49.3Mraised▾
Shanghai Quality Sensor Technology Corp,. is a MEMS sensor business. It has two eCompass products; the QMC5983 and the QMC6983 based on a licensing of Honeywell's anisotropic magnetoresistive (AMR) sensor technology. Its products include accelerometers, gyroscopes and modules like 3D tracking mouse, indoor navigation, etc.
- Mar 2020Series B$49.3M
#6
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2000 · 7 employees$10.9Mraised▾
Cista Design is a design and development of integrated circuit, testing and application of technology. It is focused on CMOS image sensors and systems-on-chip fabless semiconductor products. Some of the products can be used in mobile phones, notebooks, tablet PCs and digital cameras. It has raised Series B round of funding from Northern Light Venture Capital.
- Jun 2022Series C—
- Aug 2014Series A$5.9M
- Feb 2014Series A$5M
- Aug 2013Seed$25K
#7
Seed · Pudong, Shanghai · founded 2017$9Mraised▾
Provider of AI-enabled sensors for navigation of autonomous vehicles. The company develops hardware and software-enabled perception solutions for autonomous vehicles. It offers vehicle-mounted millimetre-wave imaging radar coupled with other devices like cameras, infra-red imaging, and data fusion to offer autonomous driving solutions. It also develops auto-pilot software for the precise positioning of autonomous vehicles.
- Jun 2022Seed—
- Feb 2022Seed—
- Aug 2021Seed—
- Jul 2019Seed—
#8
Series A · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2016$15.6Mraised▾
Provider of LiDAR technology-based photonic products and sensing technologies. The products have an application in manufacturing, machine vision, autonomous driving, and mobile health care. The product portfolio of the company includes a series of laser vibration sensors, a series of laser displacement sensors, a series of reflective on-off sensors, and a series of dynamic displacement sensors.
- Jun 2021Series A$15.6M
- 2018Seed—
#9
Series B · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2017 · 80 employees$15.5Mraised▾
Provider of AI-based 3D image sensors. It develops an AI-based smart imaging solution. The company develops sensing IC and systems including smart time-of-flight, 3D imaging processing, illumination driver and visible medical & systems. The company also offers algorithm and solutions for 3D face recognition, SLAM recognition, and gesture recognition, smart IoT modules, module solutions, and system solutions. The company caters to the needs of multiple markets including AI, IoT, smart driving, robotics, and smart automation.
- May 2021Series B$15.5M
- Apr 2019Seed—
- Jun 2018Seed—
#10
Series B · Minhang, Shanghai · founded 2015 · 3 employees$4.4Mraised▾
Manufacturer of MEMS-based diversified sensors for enterprises. Its product portfolio includes temperature sensor ICs, gas sensor ICs, and monolithic temperature and humidity sensor solutions. It has applications in wearable devices, smart HVAC, personal computers and industries.
- Aug 2020Series B—
- Jul 2019Series B—
- Sep 2018Series A$4.4M
#11
Acquired · Putuo, Shanghai · founded 2017$5.8Mraised▾
Manufacturer of image sensors for pixel-parallel image processing applications. It offers a sensory platform that incorporates multiple components and technologies for video analytics systems. It has extended its product line to provide multi-sensor fusion technology for achieving automatic driving. Its dynamic vision sensor for automatic driving provides output through three output streams, such as full-frame image consistent with traditional image sensors that are compatible with traditional image processing algorithms and hardware, outputting a bionic dynamic characteristic pulse signal by determining the change of natural light intensity, and optical flow mode that provides full resolution motion vector information as output without a need for post-processing. Its products are used in both in-vehicle driver monitoring (DMS) and the driver assistance system (ADAS).
- Sep 2018Seed$5.8M
- Grant (prize money)—
#12
Series A · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2018 · 50 employees$1.4Mraised▾
Provider of radar-based sensors for diversified applications. It offers products like radar-controlled parking barriers. Also, it offers solutions for collision avoidance trajectory planning for drones, radar traffic monitoring solutions, and sensor streetlight control systems. It caters to transportation, road safety, industrial, and residential sectors.
- Jul 2021Series A—
- Jun 2020Seed$1.4M
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How research on Mems Sensors in Shanghai is moving
A read on the academic research around Mems Sensors in Shanghai — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 403 papers.
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University121
- Shanghai University71
- Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology37
- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology36
- Shanghai University of Engineering Science24
- Pressure sensor12→84
- Capacitive sensing1→21
- Wearable computer2→19
- Sensitivity (control systems)3→19
- Optoelectronics1→16
- Pressure sensor35→49
- Nanotechnology1→6
- Layer (electronics)1→5
- Sensitivity (control systems)3→7
- Calibration1→4
- Plantar pressure5
- Pressure sensor3
- Heel3
- Forefoot3
- Sensitivity (control systems)2
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