This year has seen the flow of perovskite startup announcements grow exponentially. This was predictable, but there is one interesting subgroup here – perovskite startups whose role is to make laser production equipment for the perovskite cell manufacturers. This, of course, demonstrates that the various pilot lines being announced are substantive, or soon will be. Perovskite cell manufacturing has higher laser accuracy requirements, hence being separately trackable. One such is Lecheng Smart Technology, founded in October 2022 and acting not as a perovskite company in its own right by as a supplier of laser equipment designed for perovskite cell production. In June it received angel round funding, and in late September it concluded several million dollars in Series A financing…