Maverick Silicon
Venture capitalSan Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
Maverick Silicon focuses on private companies designing or producing chips, hardware, software, or processes that address the growing and seemingly insatiable demand for compute. Its investment efforts center on the semiconductor and compute infrastructure ecosystem.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 15 of 15 portfolio companiesSemiconductors ×12Hardware ×10Deep Tech ×9AI & Machine Learning ×8Enterprise Software ×2Marketing Tech ×2AdTech ×1Cybersecurity ×1
HQs:United States×9United Kingdom×2France×1
Investments · 15 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 62025 · 82023 · 115 dated
Avicena develops microLED-based optical interconnect technology, including the LightBundle transceiver ICs that pair microLED emitters and photodetectors with multi-core fiber for high-speed chip-to-chip communications.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsLos Angeles, US
Rob Kalman(Founder & Chief Scientist)inAlex Tselikov(Founder & Principal Engineer)inBardia Pezeshki(Founder)inSean Brady(Executive Officer)Marco Chisari(CEO)in
BoardMatthew Tasooji(Director)
Co-investorsClear VenturesHitachi VenturesProsperity7 VenturesSamsung Catalyst FundCerberus Capital ManagementMicron Ventures+3 more
Point2 Technology develops interconnect chips and cables that use RF transmission over plastic waveguide ("e-Tube") to move data between servers in AI data centers, targeting 400G/800G and terabit-scale links as an alternative to copper and optical connections.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US
Jay Jeong(Executive Officer)inJinho Park(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsNVenturesBosch VenturesNautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), LlcRobert Bosch Venture CapitalBoschLB Investment
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.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsCambridge, GB
Rene Haas(Chief Executive Officer & Board Member)inSpencer Collins(Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary)in
Co-investorsSoftBank GroupAlliance VCAlliance VentureSoftBank Vision FundStrategxy Ventures LLCLB Investment
Auradine develops ultra-low-power compute technology for AI applications across cloud data centers, edge, and physical/embodied AI.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsCampbell, US
Barun Kar(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRajiv Khemani(Director)inNavin Chaddha(Director)inSriram Viswanathan(Director)Fred Thiel(Director)inSaid Ouissal(Director)
Co-investorsCleo CapitalAIspace VenturesCapricorn Investment GroupCelesta CapitalCota CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)+10 more
Axiado develops AI-driven, hardware-anchored platform security processors (its TCU chip) embedded in servers, 5G, network, and power management controller infrastructure.
CybersecurityHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US
Ashok Babbar(Executive Officer, Director)Axel K. Kloth(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDavid F. Welch(Director)
Co-investorsNosTerra Venture CapitalSamsung Catalyst FundVedanta CapitalCrosslink CapitalProsperity7 Ventures
Baya Systems builds software-defined fabric technology and interconnect IP for connecting compute, memory, and accelerator components across chiplet-based architectures.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Sailesh Kumar(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inNandan Nayampally(Chief Commercial Officer)inEric Norige(Chief Software Architect)inJames Aldis(Chief Hardware Architect)inJoji Philip(SVP of IP Engineering)inNishant Rao(VP Software Engineering)in
Co-investorsMatrixIntel Capital
Candu is a no-code UX editor that lets product and growth teams build, launch, and A/B test in-app content such as onboarding flows, banners, and product tours using a drag-and-drop editor and a JavaScript snippet.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSLos Altos, US
Jonathan Anderson(Executive Officer, Director)inMichele Riccardo Esposito(Executive Officer, Director)inAnthony Esposito(Executive Officer, Director)Jeffrey L Monda(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Warner(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGil Dibner(Director)in
Co-investorsAngular VenturesEntrepreneur FirstSoftBank GroupTwo Sigma Ventures
Celero Communications develops coherent DSP (digital signal processor) technology for high-bandwidth, low-power optical connections used in AI and data center infrastructure.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsLaguna Beach, US
Oscar Agazzi(Executive Officer, Director)inNariman Yousefi(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRobert Abbott(Director)Stefan Dyckerhoff(Director)
Co-investorsCapitalGAtreides ManagementSutter Hill VenturesValor Equity Partners
Empower Semiconductor designs power management and mixed-signal integrated circuits, including high-power and voltage regulation devices for the semiconductor industry.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Tim Phillips(Chief Executive Officer & President, Founder)inGene Sheridan(Founder)inTrey Roessig(Chief Technology Officer & SVP Engineering)Kurt Redfield(Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer)
Co-investorsCapitalGRaptor GroupSamsung Catalyst FundSocratic PartnersAtreides ManagementFidelity Investments+6 more
Enfabrica develops networking silicon and infrastructure for AI and accelerated computing, using a multi-path switched fabric that connects CPUs, GPUs, and memory endpoints with fault tolerance and load distribution.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSemiconductorsMountain View, US
Shrijeet Mukerjee(Director)Rochan Sankar(Executive Officer, Director)inShrijeet Mukherjee(Founder)in
BoardGavin Baker(Director)Stefan Dyckerhoff(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundCastor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)Cisco InvestmentsProsperity7 VenturesSamsung Catalyst Fund+7 more
Infinitesima develops atomic precision 3D metrology technology for the semiconductor industry, including the Rapid Probe Microscope (RPM) that uses thermal-optical actuation and an interferometric measurement system to achieve picometer-precision surface measurement faster than conventional atomic force microscopes.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsAbingdon, GB
Andrew Humphris(CTO & Founder)in
Co-investorsSussex Place Ventures
Kandou AI develops high-speed, energy-efficient connectivity solutions for semiconductor and AI infrastructure, focusing on reducing system costs to enable scalable AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductors
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersDC Investment PartnersForestay CapitalVerve VenturesSoftBank GroupSwisscom Ventures
LuoPay provides a centralized platform for making international payments, requesting quotations, and tracking account balances in real time.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechParis, FR
Hamza Benkirane(CEO)inMorgan Wirtz(CPO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstMaC Venture CapitalProtagonistSamos InvestmentsTranspose Platform ManagementAtreides Management+6 more
Upscale AI is an end-to-end AI advertising platform for creating, running, and measuring performance video ad campaigns on Streaming TV, CTV, and programmatic video channels.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Co-investorsNVP CapitalNewark Venture PartnersNVIDIAPremji InvestProsperity7 VenturesSalesforce Ventures+3 more
Upscale AI builds networking infrastructure purpose-built for AI workloads, including scale-up rack networking (SkyHammer) and open Ethernet fabrics based on NVIDIA Spectrum-X silicon and a SONiC-based network OS.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US
Co-investorsQualcomm VenturesNVIDIAPremji InvestProsperity7 VenturesSalesforce VenturesStepstone Group+2 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesArm · theaiinsider.tech · Aug 20, 2026

Auradine · techcompanynews.com · Aug 20, 2026

Point2 Technology · intelligence360.news · Jul 24, 2026
Upscale AI · theaiinsider.tech · Jun 30, 2026
Upscale · networkworld.com · Jun 24, 2026
Candu · theglobeandmail.com · Jun 23, 2026
Kandou · eetimes.com · Apr 7, 2026
Axiado · datacenterdynamics.com · Mar 11, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Maverick Silicon invest at?
- Maverick Silicon invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Maverick Silicon focus on?
- Maverick Silicon focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Hardware, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where is Maverick Silicon located?
- Maverick Silicon is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
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