Tropic Square
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Tropic Square is a European fabless semiconductor company that designs open-architecture secure elements providing a verifiable Hardware Root of Trust for security-critical embedded systems. Its flagship RISC-V-based IC, TROPIC01, targets edge AI, robotics, automotive ECUs, critical infrastructure, and industrial IoT applications.
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Ladislav VeselýLadislav Veselý held executive roles at Slevomat and SatoshiLabs (COO), where he gained product and operational experience. He is currently Interim CEO of Tropic Square, a European fabless semiconductor company designing secure elements for embedded systems.
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Pavol RusnakPavol Rusnak is co-founder of SatoshiLabs and now leads Tropic Square, a fabless semiconductor company designing secure elements for embedded systems. He has contributed to open-source hardware and software projects focused on individual autonomy and independence.
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Marek PalatinusCo-founder at SatoshiLab
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- What does Tropic Square do?
- Tropic Square is a European fabless semiconductor company that designs open-architecture secure elements providing a verifiable Hardware Root of Trust for security-critical embedded systems. Its flagship RISC-V-based IC, TROPIC01, targets edge AI, robotics, automotive ECUs, critical infrastructure, and industrial IoT applications.
- Who founded Tropic Square?
- Tropic Square was founded by Ladislav Veselý, Pavol Rusnak.
- Who are Tropic Square's investors?
- Tropic Square's investors include SatoshiLab.



