Crossbar
Santa Clara, US · Founded 2010 · 67 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors
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CrossBar develops ReRAM-based semiconductor technology and secure silicon architectures, including its DARIC secure processing unit that integrates compute, cryptographic acceleration, and ReRAM memory on a single chip. The company applies this to open-source, verifiable hardware wallets and on-device multi-party computation (MPC) for cryptographic key management.
Founders & leadership
Crossbar was founded in 2010 by George Minassian, Hagop Nazarian, and Sung Hyun Jo.
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George MinassianinCo-founder · CEO2010–2020
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Hagop NazarianinSr. Vice President, Cofounder & Fellow2010–2023Hagop Nazarian is a co-founder and former SVP at Crossbar, where he spent 13 years developing ReRAM technology and leading engineering teams, and previously held VP-level roles at Spansion and Micron Technology, where he oversaw NAND design initiatives including the company's first 90nm NAND device.
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Sung Hyun JoinFounder & CTOSung Hyun Jo is Founder and CTO of CrossBar, a semiconductor company developing ReRAM-based secure processing architectures. With 15+ years of experience in memory technologies, neuromorphic systems, and hardware/software security, he holds numerous patents and publications in semiconductor design, cryptography, and systems security.
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Anne DormaninConsulting CFO
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Mark DavisinCEO
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Elaine WanginCBO
Board
Investors · 4
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$112.9M disclosed across 6 rounds · 2014–2023
▶$5.2MraisedJan 2024 · 5 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$5.2MraisedJan 2024 · 5 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Shicheng WeiExecutive Officer
- Weijie YunDirector
- Ker ZhangExecutive Officer, Director
- Lei YangDirector
- Sherman WanExecutive Officer
- Amit ShahDirector
- Brian LiExecutive Officer
- Wen HsiehDirector
- Mark DavisExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $5.2M
- Amount sold
- $5.2M
- First sale
- Nov 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$20.1MraisedAug 2019 · 9 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$20.1MraisedAug 2019 · 9 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Ker ZhangDirector
- Weijie YunDirector
- Lei YangDirector
- Tim WilsonDirector
- Wen HsiehDirector
- Nabeel SubainatiExecutive Officer
- Hagop NazarianExecutive Officer
- George MinassianExecutive Officer, Director
- Subodh TopraniDirector
- Offering amount
- $25M
- Amount sold
- $20.1M
- First sale
- Aug 2019
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$15.4MraisedNov 2018 · 12 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$15.4MraisedNov 2018 · 12 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Tim WilsonDirector
- Lei YangDirector
- George MinassianExecutive Officer, Director
- Anne DormanExecutive Officer
- Hagop NazarianExecutive Officer
- Subodh TopraniDirector
- Weijie YunDirector
- Wen HsiehDirector
- Offering amount
- $22M
- Amount sold
- $15.4M
- First sale
- Nov 2018
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$14.5MraisedOct 2017 · 19 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$14.5MraisedOct 2017 · 19 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Lei YangDirector
- Hagop NazarianExecutive Officer
- George MinassianExecutive Officer, Director
- Subodh TopraniDirector
- Wen HsiehDirector
- Weijie YunDirector
- Anne DormanExecutive Officer
- Tim WilsonDirector
- Offering amount
- $15M
- Amount sold
- $14.5M
- First sale
- Sep 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$34.2MraisedSep 2015 · 20 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$34.2MraisedSep 2015 · 20 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Tim WilsonDirector
- George MinassianExecutive Officer, Director
- Hagop NazarianExecutive Officer
- Wijie YunDirector
- Lei YangDirector
- Subodh TopraniDirector
- Anne DormanExecutive Officer
- Wen HsiehDirector
- Offering amount
- $35M
- Amount sold
- $34.2M
- First sale
- Aug 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$23.5MraisedMar 2014 · 17 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$23.5MraisedMar 2014 · 17 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- George MinassianExecutive Officer, Director
- Lei YangDirector
- Hagop NazarianExecutive Officer
- Wen HsiehDirector
- Subodh TopraniDirector
- Tim WilsonDirector
- Anne DormanExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $25.5M
- Amount sold
- $23.5M
- First sale
- Mar 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Crossbar do?
- CrossBar develops ReRAM-based semiconductor technology and secure silicon architectures, including its DARIC secure processing unit that integrates compute, cryptographic acceleration, and ReRAM memory on a single chip. The company applies this to open-source, verifiable hardware wallets and on-device multi-party computation (MPC) for cryptographic key management.
- Who founded Crossbar?
- Crossbar was founded by George Minassian, Hagop Nazarian, Sung Hyun Jo in 2010.
- Who are Crossbar's investors?
- Crossbar's investors include Correlation Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Tyche Partners, Matter Venture Partners.
- How much funding has Crossbar raised?
- Crossbar has disclosed $112.9M raised across 6 rounds.
- Where is Crossbar headquartered?
- Crossbar is headquartered in Santa Clara, US.