Semiconductors Startups

Fabric builds the Verifiable Processing Unit (VPU), a chip and card/server hardware line that accelerates core cryptographic primitives for cryptographers and cryptography engineers. Its hardware combines features of GPUs and ASICs with a RISC-V-based, recursion-friendly architecture aimed at programmable trust and verifiable computation.

5 investors

Falcomm is a fabless semiconductor company that designs high-performance RF power amplifiers and front-end modules, using its patented Dual-Drive architecture for high power-added efficiency across CMOS, SOI, GaN, and GaAs nodes. It serves satellite communications, 5G infrastructure, and defense customers through discrete components and IP licensing.

5 investors

Frore Systems develops active cooling chips (AirJet® Mini and AirJet® Pro) for consumer devices that remove heat silently while improving processor performance. The technology enables manufacturers to create faster, quieter, thinner, and lighter devices while maintaining dust-proof operation.

5 investors

Lightmatter builds photonic interconnect and compute technologies for AI infrastructure, enabling faster data transfer between processors in large AI clusters. The company serves hyperscale AI labs and data center operators by replacing electrical interconnects with photonic systems to solve bandwidth bottlenecks.

5 investors

Mobius Materials operates a certified marketplace enabling contract manufacturers and OEMs to buy and sell excess electronic components directly, addressing annual waste of $15B in discarded components despite ongoing demand. The platform serves industries including consumer electronics, oil & gas, healthcare, gaming, and industrial systems globally.

5 investors

NextSilicon develops software-defined hardware architecture for high-performance computing in scientific research, enabling developers to accelerate existing code without rewrites or vendor lock-in. The company targets researchers in fields including cancer therapy, physics, and cosmology.

5 investors

oneNav develops small, low-power L5-band GNSS positioning technology for military, government, commercial, and consumer applications such as drones, trackers, aviation, and consumer devices. The company designs GNSS receiver hardware and software focused on accuracy and reliability using modern satellite signals.

5 investors

Pragmatic Semiconductor makes FlexICs, ultra-thin flexible integrated circuits built with thin-film transistor technology on flexible substrates for edge and item-level intelligence applications. The chips have a low carbon footprint and short production cycles measured in days.

5 investors

Probius develops Quantum Electrochemical Spectroscopy (QES), a label- and reagent-free electrochemical sensing technology that detects and quantifies thousands of analytes—proteins, metabolites, and cells—from microliter-scale biological samples in about 30 minutes. The platform generates digital representations of biological specimens and cloud-based multiplex assays intended to feed AI models of biology for biomarker discovery, drug development, and bioproduction quality control.

5 investors

Quintessent develops optical connectivity solutions to address chip-to-chip communication bottlenecks in large-scale computing and AI systems. The company's technology aims to enable faster inter-chip communication as a critical infrastructure component for scaling compute performance.

5 investors

Signaloid develops UxHw technology, a compute platform that propagates uncertainty by evaluating a distribution of inputs in a single program execution to produce distribution-based results. It targets stochastic workloads in quantitative finance, AI/ML, robotics, industrial automation, supply chain, and engineering, claiming large speedups over conventional Monte Carlo methods.

5 investors

SWIR Vision Systems designs shortwave infrared (SWIR) cameras and sensors based on colloidal quantum dot (CQD) thin-film photodiodes fabricated on silicon readout wafers. Its Acuros CQD imaging products serve applications such as silicon inspection, laser beam profiling, machine vision, surveillance, and autonomous vehicle imaging.

5 investors

UltraSense Systems develops solid-state touch interface technology that replaces mechanical buttons with multi-mode touch sensing, illumination, and haptic feedback, using AI/ML algorithms for touch recognition. Its InPlane Sensing solutions target automotive OEMs for vehicle interior and exterior HMI controls such as HVAC, infotainment, door, and seating controls.

5 investors

Valens designs high-performance connectivity chipsets that transmit uncompressed, low-latency audio and video over long distances. Its products serve automotive OEMs and markets including video conferencing, education, digital signage, medical imaging, industrial automation, and entertainment.

5 investors

Velaura develops high-performance, energy-efficient computing solutions optimized for AI and advanced computing applications. The company was founded by engineers and executives with experience from major technology firms in semiconductors, networking, and computing infrastructure.

5 investors

VeriSilicon offers custom silicon (chip) design solutions and a portfolio of semiconductor IP, including processor IP and mixed-signal analog/digital IP. The company works with chip developers to shorten design cycles and support high-node-process volume production.

5 investors

VitreaLab develops light engines for augmented-reality displays, based on its proprietary Quantum Light Chip (QLC) technology that generates compact, power-efficient, high-brightness light for AR glasses. It targets manufacturers of AR display systems and waveguide-based smart glasses.

5 investors

ZSCC designs AI silicon chips (XPU) optimized for energy efficiency in machine learning inference and training, targeting the infrastructure demands of recursive self-improvement and advanced AI systems. The company is developing both individual processor units and clustered systems for scientific discovery and model training applications.

5 investors

2D Photonics develops graphene-integrated photonics technology for optical transceivers and interconnects used in data-intensive applications such as generative AI workloads. Its architecture aims to deliver high bandwidth density, wavelength-independent operation, and low power consumption while remaining compatible with silicon foundry manufacturing.

4 investors

Aeva develops FMCW-based 4D LiDAR sensors and perception software that detect velocity and range simultaneously, using silicon photonics to integrate LiDAR elements on a chip. Its products target automotive (including SAE L3/L4 self-driving), industrial, and factory automation applications.

4 investors

Ambarella develops video compression and autonomous vehicle technologies as a semiconductor company.

4 investors

fab2 designs and builds the hardware and software used to manufacture chips, including semiconductor fabs, fabrication tools, and components such as pumps, valves, sensors, and precision actuators. It also develops Studio, an in-browser collaborative EDA tool for chip design.

4 investors

Atonarp builds compact in-situ molecular measurement instruments that use digital molecular profiling for real-time monitoring and process control. Its systems target semiconductor manufacturing equipment gas analysis, pharmaceutical production, and EV battery manufacturing.

4 investors

Atum Works develops scalable 3D lithography technology capable of printing metal structures with submicron resolution for advanced manufacturing applications.

4 investors