Lingxian

Lingxian Digital Technology (Lingxian 数科), founded in 2018 by Zhang Zhenyu, is a data security company headquartered in Hangzhou, China, that specializes in the zero-trust security model. The company provides a range of products and services covering digital identity, data, boundary, cloud, terminal, and IoT security, along with big data and artificial intelligence solutions. Lingxian serves a diverse client base across sectors such as public security, transportation, emergency management, e-government, energy, finance, and e-commerce.

The company's strategy focuses on using digital identity as a foundation and data security as its core to facilitate digital transformations for government and enterprise clients. Founder Zhang Zhenyu, who also serves as the company's president, is a specially-appointed expert for the Ministry of Public Security and the Supreme People's Procuratorate and has contributed to the development of over ten national and industry standards. The business model centers on providing solutions for two primary needs: authorized data access and making data 'usable but not visible'.

Lingxian Digital Technology has secured significant funding to support its growth. The company completed an angel round in May 2019 with Ginko Valley Capital, a Series A of tens of millions of yuan in June 2021, and a Series B of several hundred million yuan in May 2023.

Keywords: data security, zero-trust security, digital identity, cloud security, IoT security, big data security, artificial intelligence security, information security, enterprise security, government security, network security, data protection, cybersecurity, Hangzhou, Zhang Zhenyu