Semiconductors Startups
813 companies tagged Semiconductors, with their investors and founders.
Groq designs and manufactures the LPU (Language Processing Unit), a chip purpose-built for AI inference, and operates GroqCloud, a platform for running inference workloads with low latency and cost efficiency across global data centers.
36 investors
PsiQuantum builds fault-tolerant quantum computers using photonic qubits and semiconductor manufacturing processes. The company develops quantum chips, cryogenic systems, and modular quantum computing platforms for commercial deployment across industries.
24 investors
Starcloud is a deep-tech company building large-scale data center infrastructure designed to operate in space. Its team comes from aerospace and cloud-hardware backgrounds including SpaceX, Amazon's Leo satellite constellation, Microsoft Azure, and fusion energy programs.
22 investors
Etched designs and manufactures AI inference chips and rack-scale systems optimized for frontier models, using co-designed hardware, software, and manufacturing processes to deliver best-in-class throughput, latency, and power efficiency.
21 investors
Ayar Labs develops co-packaged optics (CPO) technology for AI infrastructure, enabling optical connectivity between thousands of GPUs across data center racks. The company manufactures optical engines (TeraPHY) and light sources (SuperNova) designed for hyperscale AI deployments requiring high bandwidth and low latency.
20 investors
Cerebras designs and manufactures wafer-scale AI processors and systems for data centers, enabling high-speed AI training and inference workloads. The company serves AI infrastructure providers, research institutions, and cloud platforms globally.
17 investors
SambaNova develops an integrated AI platform designed to help enterprises deploy and manage AI workloads efficiently. The company serves enterprises seeking to leverage foundation models and AI infrastructure for transforming their operations.
17 investors
d-Matrix develops AI compute hardware and platforms optimized for generative AI inference, designed to be faster, more energy-efficient, and more accessible than existing solutions.
16 investors
Mojo Vision develops a micro-LED display platform combining 300mm silicon architecture, GaN-on-Silicon emitters, quantum dots, and micro-lens arrays to address trade-offs in size, brightness, bandwidth density, and power. Its technology targets AI applications including AI glasses and optical interconnects.
15 investors
NVIDIA designs GPUs, AI computing hardware, and software platforms for AI development, data centers, autonomous vehicles, and robotics, serving developers, researchers, and enterprises. Its offerings include AI models, power architecture for AI factories, and compute infrastructure used across industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, and automotive.
15 investors
Akash Systems develops Diamond Cooling (GaN-on-Diamond) semiconductor technology, applying it to space-qualified satellite radios and diamond-cooled servers, including AMD Instinct MI350X servers. The company builds materials-science-based thermal management products for satellite communications and data center/cloud computing applications.
14 investors
Synopsys provides design automation tools and intellectual property for semiconductor and electronics companies to develop smart, connected devices. The company also operates a responsible business program focused on reducing environmental impact and enabling sustainable innovation across its customer ecosystem.
14 investors
Twist Bioscience develops a silicon-based synthetic DNA manufacturing platform that produces high-quality DNA, genes, and NGS reagents for customers in medicine, agriculture, and industrial chemicals. The platform enables faster and more affordable DNA synthesis at scale with customizable high-throughput capabilities.
14 investors
Syntiant develops a full-stack edge AI platform combining neural decision processors, MEMS microphones and vibration sensors, and optimized deep learning models to run always-on, low-power intelligence directly on devices. Its technology targets speech, audio, sensor and vision applications across mobile, ear, IoT, and other power-constrained systems.
12 investors
Graphcore develops processor technology and hardware for artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads, aimed at AI innovators and researchers. The company recently opened an AI engineering center in India.
11 investors
Extropic builds thermodynamic computing hardware, including thermodynamic sampling units (TSUs) designed to be more energy efficient than GPUs for probabilistic AI workloads. It offers the XTR-0 prototype platform and an open-source Python library for developing and simulating thermodynamic algorithms.
10 investors
Paragraf develops graphene-based electronic devices, including molecular sensors (electrolyte-gated field-effect transistors) for biosensing and chemical sensing, and Hall effect sensors for current, position, and magnetic field measurement at cryogenic temperatures. It also offers custom 2D-material deposition and foundry services for solid-state devices and VLSI circuits, serving industries such as healthcare, agriculture, environmental sensing, and cryogenics.
10 investors
Ambiq develops ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions and edge AI platforms for IoT and healthcare applications. The company designs microcontrollers, microprocessors, and AI-enabled solutions optimized for energy efficiency.
9 investors
BO Materials develops novel materials for industrial applications across trillion-dollar industries. The company creates new material solutions to solve technical problems and reduce conventional trade-offs.
9 investors
Decart builds infrastructure and real-time AI models for live, interactive experiences, optimizing the stack from hardware to live models. Its products include DOS and Cogito as a performance layer and Lucy and Oasis as real-time models for live video transformation and AI-generated game worlds serving consumer and enterprise applications.
9 investors
EnCharge AI develops advanced hardware and software solutions for AI computing, focused on semiconductor design and AI systems optimization. The company serves the AI computing market with next-generation chip architectures and systems.
9 investors
Innovium (now part of Marvell) designs custom silicon, network switch products, and interconnect platforms for AI data-center infrastructure, enterprise networking, and 5G carrier applications. It primarily serves hyperscalers and carriers building accelerated compute and connectivity systems.
9 investors
Metalenz develops metasurface optics technology for optical sensing in consumer and industrial devices. The company commercializes metalenses—miniaturized optical components that enable new sensing capabilities in smartphones, automotive systems, and medical devices.
9 investors
Neurophos develops photonic AI accelerator chips (the OPU) that use photonic tensor cores to deliver high compute throughput at low power draw, aiming to compress a full GPU rack into the size and power of a single GPU. The company targets large-scale AI compute infrastructure with a focus on energy efficiency.
9 investors