Semiconductors Startups

Axelera AI develops hardware and software platforms for artificial intelligence inference at the edge, including specialized processors and accelerators for edge computing, computer vision, natural language processing, and automotive applications.

4 investors

Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) designs ICeGaN gallium nitride power transistors that integrate temperature control and gate reliability features and can be driven by standard silicon gate drivers. The devices target power electronics applications such as automotive/EV inverters, offering higher switching frequency, lower losses, and improved energy efficiency versus silicon.

4 investors

Decawave developed Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology, including UWB integrated circuits, modules, and evaluation kits, some compatible with Apple's U1 chip. The company was acquired by and is now part of Qorvo.

4 investors

Diamond Foundry produces lab-grown diamond and diamond wafers for use as a semiconductor material, aiming to enable diamond transistors and electronics. It targets thermal-management challenges in applications such as AI computing, electric vehicles, and wireless technology.

4 investors

Dover Microsystems develops CoreGuard, silicon IP that integrates with RISC processor architectures to monitor executed instructions and block network-based cyberattacks, software vulnerabilities, and safety violations. The company targets embedded systems and IoT devices, serving commercial and defense semiconductor customers.

4 investors

e-peas develops energy harvesting power management ICs (ambient energy managers) and low-power microcontrollers that improve the autonomy of intelligent devices for markets including smart home, consumer electronics, and industrial IoT. The company designs semiconductor solutions for connected devices.

4 investors

EFFECT Photonics designs integrated tunable laser assemblies (pico and nano ITLAs) built on a monolithic indium phosphide photonic integration platform for coherent optical transceivers used in telecom, metro, access, DCI and AI networks. A fabless spin-off from Eindhoven University of Technology, it supplies production-grade photonic components to optical network programs.

4 investors

Efficient Computer develops a programmable processor architecture designed for energy efficiency in general-purpose computation, including AI applications. The company targets customers seeking computationally intensive solutions where energy constraints are currently a limiting factor.

4 investors

Empower Semiconductor designs power management and mixed-signal integrated circuits, including high-power and voltage regulation devices for the semiconductor industry. Founded in 2014, the company develops analog, digital, and power system solutions.

4 investors

Ethernovia builds deterministic Ethernet networking infrastructure for real-time perception, decision, and action in physical AI systems at scale. The company provides semiconductor-based networking technology for high-performance connectivity.

4 investors

femtoAI (Femtosense) designs AI inference chips and an embedded AI platform that run large AI models on very small, low-power silicon for edge devices such as smart home hardware and hearing/audio products. The company focuses on energy-efficient "sparse" silicon for on-device AI in consumer electronics.

4 investors

Floadia develops and licenses non-volatile embedded memory IP, including manufacturing process technology and circuit designs, to semiconductor makers and foundries. Founded by former Renesas engineers, it serves the semiconductor industry with its LEE-Flash memory technology.

4 investors

FMC (Ferroelectric Memory Company) develops ferroelectric-based persistent memory technologies, including DRAM+ and 3D CACHE+, aimed at AI scale-out and critical infrastructure. The company works within the semiconductor ecosystem to license and commercialize its memory IP.

4 investors

FuriosaAI designs AI accelerator chips, including the RNGD NPU for large language models and multimodal workloads and a Vision NPU for computer vision, along with related server and PCIe products and a developer platform. The company (주식회사 퓨리오사에이아이) is based in Seoul, South Korea.

4 investors

Hailo designs AI processors and accelerators for edge devices, supporting deep learning inference, generative AI, and vision tasks with low power consumption. Its co-processors run neural networks, vision transformer models, and LLMs for applications in automotive, industrial automation, and retail.

4 investors

Ixana develops Wi-R, a low-power wireless connectivity technology based on confined electric-field coupling, and ships silicon and developer kits for OEMs building wearables, XR, robotics, and edge devices. The technology aims to provide continuous sensor streaming and cable/port replacement with wire-like latency at ultra-low power, and has been selected for U.S. defense programs.

4 investors

JetCool builds single-phase, direct-to-chip liquid cooling modules using its microconvective cooling technology to manage heat in high-power electronics such as data center servers, high-performance computing systems, and semiconductors. Its products cool the highest power-density processors while reducing power consumption and eliminating water use, serving enterprise and defense-grade computing customers.

4 investors

Kandou AI develops high-speed, energy-efficient connectivity solutions for semiconductor and AI infrastructure, focusing on reducing system costs to enable scalable AI systems. The company's technology addresses data movement between processors and memory in next-generation computing systems.

4 investors

Lola Vision Systems develops edge AI processors purpose-built for defense applications, designed to deliver AI capabilities for military platforms in contested environments with emphasis on security and reliability. The company serves warfighters and defense platforms requiring tactical edge AI for mission-critical decision-making.

4 investors

Movandi develops millimeter wave (mmWave) technology, including chipsets, RF front ends, phased-array antenna modules, and beamforming software, to power 5G, fixed wireless, and satellite networks. Its products serve terrestrial and non-terrestrial connectivity applications such as satellite terminals, ground stations, 5G edge infrastructure, and connected vehicles.

4 investors

Movellus develops infrastructure IP for semiconductor chips, including on-die telemetry sensors, clock generation, and integrated power delivery, marketed under its Aeonic product family. Its solutions target compute, networking, AI, mobile, automotive (ADAS/digital cockpit), aerospace, and edge AI applications to optimize power, performance, and reliability.

4 investors

Nanosys develops Quantum Dot technology and materials, providing samples, R&D collaboration, and scaled production for partners building display and other advanced-material products. Founded in 2001 and acquired by SHOEI Chemical Inc. in 2023, it works with industry partners integrating Quantum Dots into consumer and niche technologies.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[]

4 investors

NcodiN develops optical interconnect technology based on nanophotonics to enhance AI processor performance and efficiency. The company serves high-performance computing and AI infrastructure markets with die-to-die optical interconnect solutions.

4 investors

Normal Computing develops software and hardware infrastructure optimizing AI models for physical systems through custom silicon design and advanced EDA tools. The company works with semiconductor design and manufacturing institutions to align hardware architecture with the computational demands of modern AI workloads.

4 investors