Soft Machines
Santa Clara, US · Founded 2010 · Delaware corporation · 62 employees on LinkedIn
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Founders & leadership
Soft Machines was founded in 2010 by Mahesh Lingareddy and Mohammad Abdallah.
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Mohammad AbdallahFounder, President/CTO2006–2016Mohammad Abdallah co-founded Soft Machines in 2006 and served as President and CTO until its acquisition by Intel in 2016, where he became an Intel Fellow and director of Advanced CPU Architecture. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Jordan and a master's in computer engineering from Louisiana State University, with 30 years of experience in chip architecture and executive roles, including earlier work at Intel on microprocessor families including Pentium Pro, Pentium III, and Pentium 4.
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Tom KaisCFO2010–2016Tom Kais is an MBA and CPA with finance and accounting leadership experience across multiple industries, including network security, consumer electronics, semiconductors, test & measurement, network hardware, flight simulator imagery systems, and telecommunications.
Board
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Sanjay JhaBoard director
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Dmitry AkhanovBoard director
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Gordon CampbellBoard director
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Axel TillmannBoard director
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Chris TubisBoard director
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Marco ChisariBoard director
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Albert YuBoard director
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Axel TillmanBoard director
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Joseph ZelayataBoard director
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$104.8M disclosed across 4 rounds · 2010–2014
▶$24.8MraisedJan 2015 · 4 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(c)
▶$24.8MraisedJan 2015 · 4 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(c)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Mahesh LingareddyExecutive Officer, Director
- Sanjay JhaDirector
- Dmitry AkhanovDirector
- Gordon CampbellDirector
- Axel TillmannDirector
- Chris TubisDirector
- Mohammad AbdallahExecutive Officer, Director
- Marco ChisariDirector
- Tom KaisExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $24.8M
- Amount sold
- $24.8M
- Sales commissions
- $190K
- Placement agents
- Alexander Capital L.P.
- First sale
- Jun 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2010
- Federal exemptions
- 06c
▶$40MraisedJan 2014 · 4 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(c)
▶$40MraisedJan 2014 · 4 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(c)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Marco ChisariDirector
- Gordon CampbellDirector
- Mahesh LingareddyExecutive Officer, Director
- Axel TillmannDirector
- Mohammad AbdallahExecutive Officer, Director
- Joseph ZelayetaDirector
- Offering amount
- $40M
- Amount sold
- $40M
- First sale
- Jan 2013
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2010
- Federal exemptions
- 06c
▶$25MraisedFeb 2012 · 3 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$25MraisedFeb 2012 · 3 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Mahesh LingareddyExecutive Officer, Director
- Albert YuDirector
- Gordon CampbellDirector
- Joseph ZelayataDirector
- Axel TillmanDirector
- Mohammad AbdallahExecutive Officer, Director
- Marco ChisariDirector
- Offering amount
- $25M
- Amount sold
- $25M
- First sale
- Aug 2010
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06
▶$15MraisedFeb 2012 · 3 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$15MraisedFeb 2012 · 3 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Axel TillmanDirector
- Gordon CampbellDirector
- Joseph ZelayetaDirector
- Mohammad AbdallahExecutive Officer, Director
- Albert YuDirector
- Mahesh LingareddyExecutive Officer, Director
- Marco ChisariDirector
- Offering amount
- $15M
- Amount sold
- $15M
- First sale
- Feb 2012
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2010
- Federal exemptions
- 06
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Frequently asked questions
- Who founded Soft Machines?
- Soft Machines was founded by Mahesh Lingareddy, Mohammad Abdallah in 2010.
- How much funding has Soft Machines raised?
- Soft Machines has disclosed $104.8M raised across 4 rounds.
- Where is Soft Machines headquartered?
- Soft Machines is headquartered in Santa Clara, US.
