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Technology | Description |
---|---|
ASIC | Custom silicon |
AI | AI hardware |
ANALOG | All things analog |
CHIPLETS | Chiplet related |
EDA | Design automation tools |
FPGA | Field-programmable gate array |
HEALTH | Health centric devices |
HPC | High performance computing |
MEMORY | Memory |
MEMS | MEMS based technology |
MFG | Manufacturing related |
NETWORKING | Various connectivity pieces |
RF | Wireless |
PHOTONICS | Photonic based startups |
QUANTUM | Quantum computing |
RISC-V | RISC-V based startups |
SECURITY | Security techhnology |
SENSORS | Sensing devices |
SPACE | Space technology |
Company | Technology | Founded | Country | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
Accelercom | RF | 2016 | UK | 5G physical layer for high-performance networks |
Agile Analog | EDA | 2017 | UK | Automating design of analog circuitry |
Agita Labs | SECURITY | 2018 | US | Processing security technology/IP |
Ahead Computing | RISC-V | 2024 | US | High performance RISC-V core IP |
Aistorm | AI | 2011 | US | Charge domain based AI processing |
Akeana | RISC-V | 2021 | US | RISC-V CPU and System IP |
Akhetonics | PHOTONICS | 2021 | DE | Optical computing devices |
Alif Semiconductor | AI | 2019 | US | Integrated SoC for AI at the edge |
Allspice.io | EDA | 2018 | US | Design platform for streamlined hardware development |
Alpha Design AI | EDA | 2024 | US | AI agent based chip design platform |
Ambient Scientific | ANALOG | 2018 | US | Analog in-memory AI processor |
Ampere Computing | HPC | 2017 | US | Cloud native manycore CPUs |
Anabrid | ANALOG | 2023 | DE | Analog computer on a chip |
Analog Inference | AI | 2018 | US | Analog in-memory AI inference accelerators |
Analog Photonics | PHOTONICS | 2012 | US | LIDAR and other optical technologies |
Andapt | ANALOG | 2014 | IE | Programmable power management ICs |
Anello | PHOTONICS | 2018 | US | Photonic based gyroscopes for navigation |
Aniah | EDA | 2019 | FR | Circuit analysis software |
Applied Brain Research | AI | 2013 | CA | AI solutions for edge devices |
Aspinity | AI | 2015 | US | Analog in-memory AI inference accelerators |
Astrus | EDA | 2022 | CA | AI platform designed to automate microchip design |
Atlantic Quantum | QUANTUM | 2022 | US | Scalable quantum computers |
Atmosic | RF | 2016 | US | Battery free wireless devices |
Avicena | PHOTONICS | 2019 | US | Optical uLed interconnect technology |
Axelera | AI | 2021 | NL | Low power AI edge processors |
Ayar Labs | PHOTONICS | 2015 | US | Electronic-photonic communication chipsets |
Baya Systems | CHIPLETS | 2023 | US | Chiplet Based Semiconductor Design |
Beacon Photonics | PHOTONICS | 2023 | US | Integrated photonics platform |
Beam | RF | 2015 | IL | Phased array antennas |
Black Semiconductor | MFG | 2021 | DE | Graphene based devices for translating between electronics and photonics |
Blaize | AI | 2010 | US | Graph streaming processor for AI applications |
Blue Cheetah | CHIPLETS | 2018 | US | Rapidly customizable die-to-die interconnect solutions |
Blueshift Memory | MEMORY | 2016 | UK | High performance memory centric architecture |
Bluespec | RISC-V | 2003 | US | RISC-V IP and System Development Tools |
BoolSi | EDA | 2023 | US | Generate RTL from any codebase, in any language |
bos semiconductors | ASIC | 2022 | KR | Automotive ASICs |
cadlab.io | EDA | 2015 | US | Collaboration tools for PCB design |
Cadstrom | EDA | 2023 | CA | AI based PCB design |
Celera | EDA | 2018 | US | Fully-automated analog/mixed-signal IC development tool. |
Celestial AI | PHOTONICS | 2020 | US | Photonic fabric optical interconnect technology |
Cellium | RF | 2016 | IL | Wireless infrastructure for indoor connectivity |
Celtro | HEALTH | 2019 | DE | Energy harvesting self powering implantable medical devices |
Celus | EDA | 2016 | DE | PCB design tools |
Cerebras | HPC | 2016 | US | Wafer scale processors |
Ceremorphic | HPC | 2020 | US | Analog computing architecture |
Cerfe Labs | MFG | 2020 | US | Electronics materials and device research |
Chipflow | ASIC | 2021 | UK | ASIC design platform |
Chipletz | CHIPLETS | 2021 | US | Smart substrate enabling multiple ICs in a single package |
Chipstack | EDA | 2023 | US | AI based chip design methodology |
Circuit Mind | EDA | 2018 | UK | PCB design tools |
Classiq | EDA | 2020 | IL | Quantum computing software |
Codasip | RISC-V | 2014 | DE | Supplier of RISC-V IP cores |
Condor Computing | RISC-V | 2023 | US | High performance RISC-V processors |
Cornami | HPC | 2011 | US | Configurable acceleration for full homomorphic encryption |
DASH Tech IC | HPC | 2021 | US | Flexible processors for embedded applications |
d-Matrix | AI | 2019 | US | Computing platform for data center AI inference |
DeepX | AI | 2018 | KR | AI processors |
DeGirum | AI | 2017 | US | AI hardware and software to accelerate AI edge adoption |
Denpaflux | EDA | 2022 | DE | AI based PCB design |
Dfiant | EDA | 2022 | US | Chip design tools |
Dover | SECURITY | 2017 | US | SoC security IP |
DreamBig | CHIPLETS | 2019 | US | Chiplet based ASIC platform |
EdgeCortix | AI | 2019 | US | AI accelerators for edge devices |
EdgeQ | RF | 2018 | US | Base station-on-a-chip |
Efabless | ASIC | 2011 | US | Community powered ASIC platform |
Efinix | FPGA | 2012 | US | Programmable FPGA products |
Eliyan | CHIPLETS | 2021 | US | Interconnect technology |
EnCharge AI | AI | 2021 | US | AI processing platform |
Enosemi | PHOTONICS | 2023 | US | Photonics subsystems |
enzzo | EDA | 2024 | US | AI driven hardware development |
Eridan | RF | 2013 | US | RF Front End Module for wireless telecommunications |
Esperanto | HPC | 2014 | US | Manycore RISC-V compute platform |
Etched | AI | 2022 | US | AI processors |
Ethernovia | NETWORKING | 2018 | US | In vehicle networking |
eTopus | NETWORKING | 2013 | US | High speed interconnect solutions |
Evacorp | AI | 2023 | US | AI processing |
Exo Imaging | HEALTH | 2015 | US | Handheld ultrasound device |
Extropic | AI | 2022 | US | Physics based generative AI |
Everactive | SENSORS | 2012 | US | Battery-less IoT sensing technology |
Fabric Cryptography | SECURITY | 2021 | US | Cryptography hardware accelerators |
Falcomm | RF | 2021 | US | Solid state power amplifiers |
Fermionic | ANALOG | 2020 | IN | Communication IP and chipsets |
Ferric | ANALOG | 2010 | US | Single-chip power converters |
Finchetto | PHOTONICS | 2020 | UK | Photonic sensors for quantum computing |
Flex Logix | FPGA | 2014 | US | Embedded FPGA IP |
Flow Computing | HPC | 2024 | FI | Parallel processing IP |
Flux | EDA | 2019 | US | PCB design tools |
FMC | MFG | 2015 | DE | Ferroelectric non-volatile random access memory technology |
Forefrontrf | RF | 2020 | UK | Wireless communication devices |
Fractile | AI | 2022 | UK | AI accelerator for LLMs |
Furiosa | AI | 2017 | KR | AI coprocessors |
Generation Alpha Transistor | EDA | 2024 | US | Circuit & Layout GUI Copilot |
Gemesys | AI | 2021 | DE | Analog AI processors |
getinstachip | EDA | 2024 | US | Intelligent package manager for Verilog |
Gowin | FPGA | 2014 | CN | FPGA chip products |
Greenwaves | AI | 2014 | FR | Low power edge AI SoCs |
Groq | AI | 2016 | US | AI processors |
Gyrfalcon | AI | 2017 | US | AI processors |
HaiLa | RF | 2017 | CA | Low power wireless communication for IoT |
Hailo | AI | 2017 | IL | AI acceleration for edge devices |
HawAI.tech | AI | 2019 | FR | AI accelerators |
Heronic | EDA | 2024 | UK | Automated generation of bespoke AI accelerators |
HyperAccel | AI | 2023 | KR | AI processors and server solutions for LLM/Gen AI |
HyperCIM | AI | NA | UK | Optimized compute in memory architecture |
InCore Semi | RISC-V | 2018 | IN | RISC-V IP cores |
Ingonyama | SECURITY | 2021 | IL | Hardware accelerators for cryptographic computation |
Innatera | AI | 2018 | NL | Neuromorphic processors |
Ipronics | PHOTONICS | 2019 | ES | Programmable photonics products |
Jeeva Wireless | RF | 2015 | US | Battery-free wireless sensing technology |
Jitx | EDA | 2016 | US | PCB design tools |
Kandou | NETWORKING | 2011 | CH | Chip-to-chip connectivity solutions |
Kepler Computing | HPC | 2018 | US | Stealth |
Kittycad | EDA | 2021 | US | AI driven CAD |
Kneron | AI | 2015 | US | Edge AI devices |
Krutrim | AI | 2023 | IN | AI hardware |
Lemurian Labs | AI | 2018 | CA | AI computing platform |
Light Solver | PHOTONICS | 2019 | IL | Optical computing platform |
Lightelligence | PHOTONICS | 2017 | US | Optical computing platform |
Lightium | MFG | 2023 | CH | Photonics foundry |
Lighton | PHOTONICS | 2015 | FR | Optical computing platform |
Lightmatter | PHOTONICS | 2017 | US | Optical computing platform |
Literal Labs | AI | 2023 | UK | Explainable AI using Tsetlin machines |
Luminous Computing | PHOTONICS | 2018 | US | Optical computing platform |
Matx | AI | 2022 | US | Platform for AGI |
MangoBoost | HPC | 2022 | US | Data processing units for data center |
Memryx | AI | 2019 | US | AI computing platform |
Mesa Quantum | QUANTUM | 2023 | US | Quantum sensing for GPS |
MetisX | MEMORY | 2022 | KR | CXL memory solutions |
Mintneuro | HEALTH | 2015 | UK | Neural implants |
Mobilint | AI | 2019 | KR | AI inference accelerators |
Morse Micro | RF | 2016 | AU | Low-power Wi-Fi chips |
Mosaic SoC | ASIC | 2024 | CH | Specialized chips designed for AR glasses |
Motivo | EDA | 2015 | US | Explainable AI and ML for chip design optimization |
Movellus | ANALOG | 2014 | US | Clock distribution IP |
Mythic | AI | 2012 | US | Analog ML accelerators |
Nanopower | ANALOG | 2017 | NO | Smart power management ICs |
NcodiN | PHOTONICS | 2023 | FR | Optical interposers |
Neologic | MFG | 2021 | IL | Quasi-CMOS transistor technology |
Neureality | AI | 2019 | IL | Purpose-built AI-centric architecture |
NeuroBlade | AI | 2018 | IL | Accelerators for high throughput data analytics |
Neurophos | PHOTONICS | 2020 | US | Optical computing platform |
Neurxcore | AI | 2023 | FR | AI accelerator IP based NVDLA |
NextSilicon | HPC | 2017 | IL | High performance computing architecture |
Niobium Microsystems | SECURITY | 2021 | US | Secure collection, processing, and distribution of critical data |
Novelda | RF | 2004 | NO | Wireless ultra wideband for high resolution impulse radar |
Novumind | AI | 2015 | US | Domain specific acceleration for AI applications |
Nubis Communication | NETWORKING | 2020 | US | Optical communications technology |
OmniDesign | ANALOG | 2015 | US | Low power analog IP |
One Silicon Chip Photonics | PHOTONICS | 2016 | CA | Optical chips for precision motion sensing |
OniO | RF | 2019 | NO | Wireless microcontroller |
Optalysys | PHOTONICS | 2013 | UK | Optical computing next-gen cryptography |
optoML | AI | 2024 | SG | Low power AI processors |
Oso Semiconductor | RF | 2022 | US | Low power RF chipset |
Owl | SENSORS | 2018 | US | Monocular 3D thermal ranging solutions |
Oxford Quantum Circuits | QUANTUM | 2017 | UK | Quantum computing platform |
Ozark ICs | ANALOG | 2011 | US | High temperature ruggedized electronics |
Panmnesia | MEMORY | 2022 | KR | CXL IP |
Phanofi | PHOTONICS | 2022 | DK | Optical transceivers for data centers & HPCs |
Pharrowtech | RF | 2018 | BE | RF ICs for fixed-wireless access and high-capacity wireless links |
Picocom | RF | 2019 | UK | Semiconductor products designed for 5G small cell infrastructure. |
Plaid Semiconductor | CHIPLETS | 2023 | US | Interposers for chiplet integration |
Pliops | HPC | 2017 | IL | Scalable data handling/acceleration |
PointCloud | SENSORS | 2017 | US | 4D imaging sensors |
Polyn Technology | AI | 2019 | IL | Neuromorphic Analog Signal Processor chips |
PQShield | QUANTUM | 2018 | UK | Hardware co-processors Post-quantum Cryptography |
PragmatiC | MFG | 2010 | UK | Manufacturer of low-cost flexible integrated circuits |
Precision Innovations | EDA | 2019 | US | Developing and supporting OpenROAD |
Primemas | CHIPLETS | 2023 | US | SoC infrastructure for accelerated system development |
Primis | EDA | 2023 | US | Generative-AI driven hardware design |
proteanTecs | ANALOG | 2017 | IL | Analytics platform for increasing performance and reliability of electronic systems |
PseudolithIC | MFG | 2019 | US | Heterogeneous integration process for RF applications |
PsiQuantum | QUANTUM | 2015 | US | Quantum computers |
Qromis | MFG | 2015 | US | Semiconductor materials for WBG |
Quadric.io | AI | 2016 | US | Edge processing for edge devices |
Qualinx | RF | 2015 | NL | IoT GNSS based tracking and connectivity |
Quantum Motion | QUANTUM | 2017 | UK | Scalable quantum computer architectural technology |
Quera Computing | QUANTUM | 2018 | US | Neutral atom based quantum computers |
Quilter | EDA | 2020 | US | AI driven PCB design |
Quintessent | PHOTONICS | 2019 | US | Optical interconnect |
Raaam | MEMORY | 2021 | IL | High capacity memory technology |
Rain Neuromorphics | AI | 2017 | US | Brain-inspired hardware for AI applications |
RaiderChip | AI | 2024 | ES | AI hardware |
Ramon Space | SPACE | 2004 | IL | Computer system designed for computing in space |
Ranovus | PHOTONICS | 2012 | CA | Photonics interconnect solutions |
Rapid Photonics | MFG | 2022 | NL | Photonic IC production |
RapidSilicon | FPGA | 2021 | US | FPGA devices |
Rebellions | AI | 2020 | KR | AI processors |
Recogni | AI | 2017 | US | Visual perception platform for autonomous vehicles |
RED Semiconductor | HPC | 2021 | UK | Processor technology |
Redwood EDA | EDA | 2015 | US | Transaction level hardware design platform |
RISE | EDA | 2024 | US | Design and verification productivity platform |
Riverlane | QUANTUM | 2016 | UK | Quantum error correction |
Rivos | RISC-V | 2021 | US | Stealth |
RoboSense | SENSORS | 2014 | CN | Advanced LiDAR environment perception technologies |
Salience Labs | PHOTONICS | 2020 | UK | Photonic computing platform |
SambaNova | AI | 2017 | US | AI processing |
Saras Micro Devices | MFG | 2021 | US | Packaging solutions for effective power delivery |
Scalinx | RF | 2015 | FR | Wideband RFIC frontends |
Scintil | PHOTONICS | 2018 | FR | Photonic computing platform |
Semidynamics | RISC-V | 2016 | ES | High performance RISC-V IP cores |
Semifive | ASIC | 2019 | KR | ASIC platform |
Semify | EDA | 2021 | DE | FPGA based platforms |
SemiQon | QUANTUM | 2023 | FI | Quantum processors |
Semron | AI | 2020 | DE | AI processing |
Secqai | QUANTUM | 2021 | UK | Quantum hardware |
SiFive | RISC-V | 2015 | US | RISC-V based IP provider |
SiLC | PHOTONICS | 2018 | US | Photonics based imaging sensors |
Silicon Box | MFG | 2021 | SG | Manufacturer of semiconductor design and device integration services |
Silimate | EDA | 2023 | US | Co-pilot for chip designers |
Silogy | EDA | 2023 | US | Collaborative CI/CD platform for integrated circuit design |
SiMa.ai | AI | 2018 | US | AI processing for edge devices |
Singular Photonics | SENSORS | 2024 | UK | High performance camera modules |
SiPearl | HPC | 2019 | FR | Manycore processors for EU exascale supercomputing project |
Skycore Semiconductors | ANALOG | 2021 | DK | Switched capacitor based integrated power converters |
Spark Micro | RF | 2016 | CA | Transceiver technology for ultra-low power wireless communication |
Speedata | AI | 2019 | IL | Analytics Processing Unit to accelerate big data and analytics workloads |
StarFive | RISC-V | 2018 | CN | RISC-V processor core IP and devices |
Swave | PHOTONICS | 2022 | BE | Holographic chips based on diffractive photonics technology |
SWIR Vision Systems | SENSORS | 2018 | US | Image sensor technology designed for short-wave infrared cameras |
Synthara | AI | 2020 | CH | In memory computation chips for AI |
Syntiant | AI | 2017 | US | Neuromorphic processing for edge devices |
Taalas | AI | 2023 | CA | Platform for quickly turning any AI model into custom silicon |
Tachyum | HPC | 2016 | US | High performance processor architecture |
Tenstorrent | AI | 2016 | CA | AI processing devices |
Teramount | MFG | 2013 | IL | Packaging technology for photonic devices |
Tetramem | AI | 2018 | US | AI accelerator for edge inference |
Thintronics | MFG | 2019 | US | Thin film materials |
Trameto | ANALOG | 2016 | UK | Energy harvesting PMICs |
TriEye | SENSORS | 2017 | IL | Short-wave infrared imaging systems |
Ubilite | RF | 2014 | US | Low power wireless communication for IoT |
Unifabrix | NETWORKING | 2020 | IL | CXL based secure connectivity solution |
Untether AI | AI | 2018 | CA | AI processing devices |
Upmem | AI | 2015 | FR | In memory processing devices for big data and AI |
Usound | MEMS | 2012 | AU | Sound solutions based on MEMS technology |
Vaire Computing | ANALOG | 2021 | UK | Near zero energy computing |
Vayyar | SENSORS | 2011 | IL | High resolution image sensors |
Vector Photonics | PHOTONICS | 2020 | UK | Semiconductor lasers |
Ventana Micro | RISC-V | 2018 | US | RISC-V CPU cores and compute subsystems |
VerifAI | EDA | 2020 | US | Speeding up Hardware & Software Verification using LLMs & Reinforcement Learning |
Viqthor | QUANTUM | 2023 | FR | RF, Microwaves, and Photonics applied to Quantum Processing |
Volantis Semiconductor | AI | 2022 | US | AI processors |
VoltAI | EDA | 2022 | US | AI models for semiconductor |
VyperCore | RISC-V | 2022 | UK | RISC-V processors |
Wave Photonics | PHOTONICS | 2021 | UK | Photonics design platform |
Welinq | QUANTUM | 2022 | FR | Quantum interconnects |
Xanadu | PHOTONICS | 2016 | US | Photonic based quantum computer |
Xscape Photonics | PHOTONICS | 2022 | US | Photonic communication chips |
Xsight Labs | HPC | 2017 | IL | Chipsets for accelerating data-intensive workloads |
Yorchip | CHIPLETS | 2023 | US | Chiplet technology |
Zendar | SENSORS | 2017 | US | High resolution software defined radar |
ZeroASIC | CHIPLETS | 2020 | US | Chiplet based ASIC platform |
zeroRISC | SECURITY | 2023 | US | RoT components |
ZeroPoint | MEMORY | 2015 | US | Memory compression technology |
Kinara | AI | 2014 | US | Accelerating LLMs and Vision AI at the Edge |
Company | Exit | Year | Value($M) | Link |
---|---|---|---|---|
Acacia | IPO | 2016 | 1000 | Source |
Aeluma | IPO | 2023 | 6 | Source |
Agnilux | 2010 | NA | Source | |
Alpha ICs | Shutdown | 2023 | 0 | Source |
Alphawave | IPO | 2021 | 4300 | Source |
Altair Semiconductor | Sony | 2016 | 212 | Source |
Ambric | Shutdown | 2008 | 0 | Source |
Annapurna Labs | Amazon | 2015 | 375 | Source |
Anobit | Apple | 2012 | 500 | Source |
Aquantia | Marvell | 2019 | 452 | Source |
Arbe | IPO | 2021 | 525 | Source |
Astera | IPO | 2024 | 5500 | Source |
Axis Semiconductor | Shutdown | 2022 | 0 | Source |
Banias | Alphawave | 2022 | 240 | Source |
BrainChip | IPO | 2011 | NA | Source |
Calxeda | Shutdown | 2013 | 0 | Source |
Cambricon | IPO | 2020 | 5000 | Source |
Clearspeed | IPO | 2007 | 20 | Source |
Diakopto | Ansys | 2023 | NA | Source |
Element14 | Broadcom | 2000 | 600 | Source |
Espressif | IPO | 2017 | 1800 | Source |
Fungible | Microsoft | 2023 | 190 | Source |
GaN Systems | Infineon | 2023 | 830 | Source |
Genapsys | Shutdown | 2022 | 0 | Source |
Graphcore | Softbank | 2024 | 400 | Source |
GrAI Matter Labs | Snap | 2023 | NA | Source |
Habana Labs | Intel | 2019 | 2000 | Source |
Icera | Nvidia | 2011 | 367 | Source |
Immedia | Amazon | 2017 | 90 | Source |
Indie Semiconductor | SPAC | 2020 | 1400 | Source |
Innovium | Marvell | 2021 | 1100 | Source |
Innoviz | SPAC | 2021 | 371 | Source |
Kalray | IPO | 2018 | 100 | Source |
Lucata | Shutdown | 2024 | NA | Source |
Lion Semiconductor | Cirrus | 2021 | 335 | Source |
Lyric | ADI | 2011 | NA | Source |
Kameleon | Ramon Space | 2022 | NA | Source |
Mathstar | Shutdown | 2008 | 0 | Source |
Minima | Bosch | NA | NA | Source |
MixComm | Sivers | 2021 | 155 | Source |
Mobix Labs | SPAC | 2023 | NA | Source |
Movidius | Intel | 2016 | 400 | Source |
Nervana | Intel | 2016 | 350 | Source |
Nuvia | Qualcomm | 2021 | 1400 | Source |
Occuli | Ambarella | 2021 | 307 | Source |
PA Semi | Apple | 2009 | 278 | Source |
Pensando | AMD | 2022 | 1900 | Source |
Perceive | Amazon | 2024 | 80 | Source |
PrimeSense | Apple | 2013 | 350 | Source |
Provigent | Broadcom | 2011 | 360 | Source |
Quantenna | Onsemi | 2019 | 1000 | Source |
Sand 9 | ADI | 2015 | 30 | Source |
Sapeon | Rebellions | 2024 | NA | Source |
SiByte | Broadcom | 2000 | 2000 | Source |
SiCortex | Shutdown | 2009 | 0 | Source |
Silicon Hive | Intel | 2011 | NA | Source |
Soft Machines | Intel | 2016 | 250 | Source |
Stream Processors | Shutdown | 2009 | 0 | Source |
Stretch | Exar | 2014 | NA | Source |
Tabula | Shutdown | 2015 | 0 | Source |
Tensil.ai | NA | 2022 | NA | NA |
Tilera | Ezchip | 2014 | 50 | Source |
Upverter | Altium | 2017 | 2.8 | Source |
Wavious | Apple | 2022 | NA | Source |
zGlue | Sold | 2021 | NA | Source |