Semiconductors Startups
955 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.
37 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
Etched designs custom inference chips, racks, and software co-designed for running frontier AI models, including large sparse mixture-of-experts models, long-context, and agentic workloads. It builds vertically integrated inference systems aimed at higher throughput, lower latency, and better power efficiency for AI companies, cloud providers, and hyperscalers.
22 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
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
Mojo Vision develops micro-LED technology, positioning it as a platform for AI infrastructure and next-generation displays. The company focuses on micro-LED components and applications for computing and display markets.
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
Akash Systems develops thermal management technology called Diamond Cooling, which integrates diamond with semiconductors to dissipate heat and improve efficiency in AI servers. Its products target AI compute, data centers, space, automotive/EV, cellular communications, and radar applications.
15 investors
Marvell designs custom silicon and provides interconnect and network switch products for AI data center infrastructure, serving hyperscalers, enterprises, and telecom carriers. Its portfolio spans custom compute, connectivity platforms, networking, and security for AI infrastructure, enterprise networks, and 5G 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
Intel designs and manufactures semiconductor processors for data center, consumer, and embedded applications, including Xeon server processors, Arc graphics processors, and mobile processors. The company serves enterprises, device manufacturers, and consumers globally.
12 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.
12 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
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.
11 investors
Graphcore builds processor hardware and systems for machine intelligence and AI workloads. Its products target machine learning and AI computing applications.
11 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.
10 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
Neurophos develops photonics and metamaterials-based compute hardware, combining optical systems with analog and digital silicon. Its team draws on backgrounds in AI silicon, memory, and optical systems.
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
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
Eliyan develops chiplet interconnect PHY technologies, including its NuLink and NuLink-X products, aimed at increasing bandwidth, power efficiency, and lowering total cost of ownership for generative AI and high-performance computing data center systems. The company targets semiconductor and AI infrastructure applications such as chiplet-based designs and HBM memory scaling.
9 investors