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Indie
NASDAQ: INDIAliso Viejo, US · Founded 2020 · Public · 6 known investors
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indie develops silicon, photonics, and sensor system technologies, including mixed-signal SoCs and software, for sensing applications in automotive ADAS and adjacent markets such as industrial mobility, humanoid robotics, and quantum technology. It supplies its devices to major automotive OEMs globally.
Also known as indie · indie Semiconductor · Indie Semiconductor
Founders & leadership
Indie was founded in 2020 by Scott Kee, Donald McClymont, and Ichiro Aoki.
Investors · 6
How we know: Anthem Venture Management, Llc's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us
How we know: Autotech Ventures's portfolio page · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us
How we know: Bison Capital's portfolio page · the S-1 prospectus · Not right? Tell us
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Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$58.1M disclosed across 1 round · 2021
▶$58.1MraisedOct 2021 · 6 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Donald McClymontExecutive Officer, Director
- David AldrichDirector
- Jeffrey OwensDirector
- Ellen BancroftExecutive Officer
- Steve MachugaExecutive Officer
- Diane BrinkDirector
- Sonalee ParekhDirector
- Peter KightDirector
- Karl-Thomas NeumannDirector
- Tom SchillerExecutive Officer
- William WoodwardDirector
- Scott KeeExecutive Officer
- Ichiro AokiExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $58.1M
- Amount sold
- $58.1M
- First sale
- Oct 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026indie develops high-performance mixed-signal semiconductors, photonics components and software for the automotive market, organized around three product areas: automotive semiconductors and software, photonics, and radar sensors and systems. Its automotive portfolio targets driver safety and automation (ADAS), in-cabin user experience and vehicle electrification, with product categories spanning vision processing, radar, LiDAR, ultrasonic sensing, interior and exterior lighting, power, charging and interfacing, and high-speed data transport.
The photonics business supplies light sources and integrated optical solutions, including lasers (ultrafast, narrow-linewidth semiconductor, visible laser diodes), EXALOS SLEDs and SLED modules, integrated optic modules, benchtop light sources and fiber optic components, plus optical communication and sensing components such as high-precision and high-power optical filters, chromatic dispersion management products, fiber laser components, laser cavity reflectors, wavelength lockers, mode-locked oscillator output couplers and pulse stretchers. These are positioned for LiDAR, navigation, sensing and adjacent applications, including quantum photonics architectures based on visible DFB lasers.
A radar business offers radar sensor systems and evaluation kits for vehicle safety, industrial mobility and other radar-enabled sensing uses, and a perception software line provides driver monitoring, driver and occupant monitoring, and shuttle passenger monitoring systems. The company also runs innovation and research projects alongside its commercial portfolio.
Business model
indie supplies semiconductor devices, photonic components and modules, radar sensor systems, and perception software products, supported by evaluation kits, developer resources and solution partners.
Latest developments
In May 2026 indie announced an agreement to acquire the CMOS image sensor product line from ams OSRAM, and it separately announced the completed acquisition of in-cabin perception software company emotion3D. The company reported second quarter 2026 results on August 6, 2026, and in August 2026 was featured in a Laser Focus World article on visible DFB lasers for scalable quantum photonics architectures.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market
Market position
Positions itself as an ADAS innovator combining automotive mixed-signal silicon, photonics and radar sensing with perception software.
Technology
Mixed-signal systems-on-chip and software for vision processing, radar, LiDAR and ultrasonic sensing; photonic light sources including ultrafast, narrow-linewidth and visible DFB laser diodes, SLEDs and integrated optic modules; optical filters and fiber optic components; and computer-vision-based in-cabin perception software.
Go-to-market
Direct product portfolio sales supported by evaluation kits, technical resources and tools, and a network of solution partners for radar sensing.
Automotive customers addressing ADAS, in-cabin user experience and electrification, plus industrial mobility and adjacent sensing markets such as navigation, optical communication and quantum photonics.
Compiled by commissioned research from 2 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Timeline · 3
launches, deals, and filingsThe company published a press release with its financial results for the second quarter of 2026.
Press release announcing that indie will acquire the CMOS image sensor product line from ams OSRAM.
indie announced the acquisition of emotion3D, whose technology areas align with indie's in-cabin perception software offerings (driver and occupant monitoring).
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structure▸Research sources · 2
primary sources listed
- Indieindie.inc · web
- indie Semiconductorindiesemi.com · web
2 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Indie do?
- Automotive semiconductor and photonics supplier building mixed-signal silicon, radar sensors and perception software for ADAS.
- Who founded Indie?
- Indie was founded by Scott Kee, Donald McClymont, Ichiro Aoki in 2020.
- Who are Indie's investors?
- Indie's investors include Anthem Venture Management, Llc, Autotech Ventures, Bison Capital, DG Ventures, Inc., Evolution VC Partners, BDC Capital Corporation.
- How much funding has Indie raised?
- Indie has disclosed $58.1M raised across 1 round.
- Is Indie publicly traded?
- Yes — Indie trades on NASDAQ under the ticker INDI.
- Where is Indie headquartered?
- Indie is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, US.