Semiconductors Startups

Dipole Labs develops photonic (optical) hardware intended to serve as the optical layer for AI and quantum computing infrastructure, aiming to overcome the physical limits of silicon in speed, density, and efficiency. The company targets AI and quantum infrastructure providers.

6 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.

6 investors

Habana Labs designs AI processors optimized for training deep neural networks and inference deployment in production environments. The company offers hardware and software solutions targeting enterprises and cloud providers.

6 investors

iPronics develops programmable optical switches and photonic processors designed for AI networking infrastructure. The company serves data center and AI network operators seeking energy-efficient, real-time reconfigurable networking solutions.

6 investors

Lumai develops optical compute hardware and inference servers for datacenter applications. Iris Nova is their platform designed for fast token processing at low power consumption for large language model inference.

6 investors

Majestic Labs builds specialized compute systems aimed at solving the "Memory Wall" and the power problem of AI infrastructure, drawing on the team's experience in custom silicon and system architecture. The company develops semiconductor and AI hardware technology.

6 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.

6 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">[]

6 investors

NeuroBlade builds the SQL Processing Unit (SPU), a purpose-built processor that accelerates complex query execution and analytical workloads, integrating with data frameworks such as Spark, Presto, and ClickHouse. It is deployable in the cloud via EC2 instances or on-premises through PCIe cards, serving organizations running large-scale data analytics.

6 investors

Pragmatic is a European semiconductor company developing clean chips designed to reduce carbon emissions and waste compared to silicon alternatives. The company focuses on sustainable chip technology and material recycling through its innovative approach.

6 investors

Prophesee develops neuromorphic vision systems using event-based sensors and AI algorithms inspired by human vision, enabling applications in industrial automation, aerospace and defense, autonomous systems, and medical devices. The technology captures visual information as a continuous stream of events rather than fixed frames, requiring significantly less data and power than traditional imaging systems.

6 investors

Quantum Motion develops utility-scale quantum computers using silicon spin-qubit architecture compatible with standard semiconductor manufacturing processes and existing foundry supply chains. Its platform is designed to fit into data centres and enable scientific work in fields such as chemistry, medicine, and artificial intelligence.

6 investors

Ricursive Intelligence is an AI lab building self-improving systems, initially applied to chip design by closing the loop between AI and hardware. It serves the semiconductor and AI development space, drawing on research such as AlphaChip.

6 investors

Sagence AI develops semiconductor technology based on analog in-memory compute methods to enable efficient AI computing for edge and data center applications. The company targets developers and customers building practical AI systems across various industries.

6 investors

Teramount develops the Universal Photonic Coupler, a technology that connects optical fibers to silicon photonics for co-packaged optics, transceivers, and sensors used in AI/ML processors, switches, and other advanced computing. It targets data centers, telecom, and 5G/6G network applications, enabling high-volume manufacturing of high-bandwidth, low-power products.

6 investors

Wave Photonics develops integrated photonics components and component libraries, providing automated design tools that make photonic components accessible to chip designers and packagers. Its technology targets applications in communications, sensing, and quantum technologies.

6 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.

6 investors

Aeva develops FMCW-based 4D LiDAR sensors and perception software that measure velocity and range simultaneously, using silicon photonics to put LiDAR elements on a chip. Its sensors target automotive, autonomous driving, and industrial/factory automation applications.

5 investors

AheadComputing develops high-performance 64-bit RISC-V application processor cores designed to maximize per-core CPU performance for AI, cloud, client, mobile, and edge workloads. Founded by former Intel CPU architects, the company builds general-purpose compute IP aimed at eliminating CPU bottlenecks in latency-sensitive and agentic AI applications.

5 investors

Alif Semiconductor designs AI-enabled 32-bit microcontrollers and fusion processors optimized for low-power edge processing with high security. The company serves IoT and embedded systems markets requiring scalable AI/ML capabilities and operating system diversity.

5 investors

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

5 investors

Arm is a semiconductor company that designs and licenses processor IP and compute platforms used from edge devices to AI data centers, spanning markets such as data centers, automotive, and general computing. It is a publicly traded company majority-owned by SoftBank Group.

5 investors

Axiado develops AI-driven, hardware-anchored platform security processors (its TCU chip) embedded in servers, 5G, network, and power management controller infrastructure. Its products target data centers, cloud service providers, and enterprise markets, aligning with Open Compute Project DC-SCM specifications.

5 investors

Besxar is developing reusable orbital manufacturing platforms called Fabships that use the vacuum of space to produce ultra-pure materials and semiconductors for use in AI, quantum computing, nuclear, and defense applications. The company operates in space-based semiconductor and materials manufacturing.

5 investors