Semiconductors Startups

Cambridge GaN Devices is a fabless semiconductor company that develops energy-efficient GaN-based power devices for sustainable electronics. The company addresses global energy consumption and CO2 emissions through advanced power semiconductor solutions.

4 investors

Chiplytics develops electrical inspection systems for verifying the authenticity and quality of electronic components in supply chains. The company offers two platforms: the PSA System, which uses power spectrum analysis to capture component signatures for traceability and counterfeit detection, and the MIP (Micro-Inspection Platform), which automates electrical and visual inspection of packaged microelectronics.

4 investors

CircuitLeap builds GPU-native, multi-PDK electronic design automation (EDA) software for analog and heterogeneous IC design, covering schematic, 3D layout, and simulation across dies, packages, and boards. It targets chip design teams, offering AI-based analog layout generation and a plugin that integrates with existing EDA environments for signoff.

4 investors

Credo Semiconductor manufactures semiconductor products for data center and communications applications.

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

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

EdgeQ develops software-defined 5G technology that lets customers access, customize, and deploy 5G networks through software, with a focus on moving cloud data processing and connectivity to the network edge. It builds base station and small cell technology combining wireless communications with AI/ML for telecom operators and network infrastructure providers.

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

Hailo builds AI processors, including AI accelerators and AI vision processors, that run deep learning inference on edge devices. Its products serve applications across smart cities, automotive, manufacturing, agriculture, and retail, paired with a software suite for embedding machine learning in edge products.

4 investors

Horizon Robotics develops full-stack software and hardware solutions for advanced driver assistance (ADAS) and autonomous driving, supplying pre-installed mass-production systems to automakers. Its product matrix spans ADAS features, domain controllers, sensors, and development toolchains across all vehicle segments and driving scenarios.

4 investors

Inprentus designs and manufactures custom blazed diffraction gratings and diffractive optics using nano-scale contact mode lithography, for applications including AR waveguides, semiconductor manufacturing, synchrotron/FEL beamlines, and spectroscopy. It provides end-to-end services spanning optical design, manufacturing, and metrology for research and industrial customers.

4 investors

InvenSense, a TDK Group company, designs MEMS and magnetic sensor solutions—including accelerometers, gyroscopes, microphones, and ultrasonic time-of-flight sensors—paired with proprietary algorithms and firmware. Its products serve consumer, industrial, and automotive applications, spanning motion tracking, audio processing, ultrasonic sensing, and on-chip machine learning.

4 investors

Invisix develops soft x-ray metrology tools that use shortened illumination wavelengths to measure 3D semiconductor structures too small for optical metrology. Its products support inline process control in high-volume chip manufacturing, including 3D profile metrology, device pitch overlay, and unpatterned film stack characterization.

4 investors

Kepler develops a new class of AI memory and logic using 3D and ferroelectric technologies, aimed at high-performance AI computing. The company is developing its high-performance AI memory in the United States.

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

Lux Semiconductors develops metal core substrates for defense and aerospace electronics that provide enhanced thermal management and high-speed signal routing for applications including aircraft, space assets, and terrestrial vehicles.

4 investors

Marel builds ultra-compact power-conversion building blocks — power modules and power stacks — that integrate semiconductor packaging and cooling to reduce the size, weight, and cost of high-power converters, inverters, and breakers. It serves system builders in mobility, defense, and data centers, offering products compatible with silicon and silicon carbide and available for purchase or through IP licensing.

4 investors

Mentium Technologies designs ultra-low-power, radiation-tolerant Edge AI co-processors and an accompanying SDK for size-, weight-, and power-constrained systems such as satellites, spacecraft, drones, robotics, bodycams, and security devices. Its Luna co-processor family delivers endpoint AI inference at sub-watt power for space, defense, and IoT markets.

4 investors

minds.ai builds AI and deep learning software, including its DeepSim engine and Maestro product, to optimize processes for large-scale semiconductor manufacturers and fabs. The company applies AI research to industrial and enterprise operations, with a focus on semiconductor manufacturing.

4 investors

MMtron designs monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) with optimized performance across output power, linearity, efficiency, and bandwidth using advanced semiconductor technologies.

4 investors

Moov operates an online marketplace for buying and selling used, idle, surplus, and scrap semiconductor manufacturing equipment, serving businesses across categories like front-end, back-end, PCB/SMT, LED, and solar. It also provides door-to-door logistics services including de-install, rigging, crating, shipping, refurbishment, and installation, with operations in more than 55 countries.

4 investors

Multibeam designs and manufactures multi-column electron-beam lithography (MEBL) systems that enable maskless semiconductor production for chipmakers. The systems support rapid prototyping, on-chip security, chiplet integration, and silicon photonics applications.

4 investors

NS Nanotech develops nanoscale gallium nitride nanowire LEDs based on nitride semiconductors, targeting microdisplays for TVs, phones, AR/VR devices, and AI eyeglasses, as well as UVC light for disinfection. The company was founded in 2017 on a patent portfolio stemming from nanowire-LED research by Dr. Zetian Mi at McGill University and the University of Michigan.

4 investors

Oculi develops semiconductor-based AI vision processors that embed machine learning at the pixel level for real-time, energy-efficient edge AI. The technology targets autonomous systems, drones, robotics, and connected devices requiring intelligent visual processing without relying on cloud infrastructure.

4 investors