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18 tracked investments Β· listed companies and verified rows first

Avicenaavicena.techin𝕏May 2025 Β· $65Mβœ“ verified

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 Technologypoint2tech.cominJun 2025βœ“ verified

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

Armarm.comin𝕏Aug 2026

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

Auradineauradine.comin𝕏Apr 2025 Β· $153M

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

Axiadoaxiado.comin𝕏Dec 2025 Β· $100M

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 Systemsbayasystems.comin𝕏Jan 2025

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

Canducandu.aiinMar 2026 Β· $225M

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 Communicationscelero.incinNov 2025 Β· $140M

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

Empowerempowersemi.cominSep 2025 Β· $140MAcquired

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

Enfabricaenfabrica.netin𝕏Jun 2023Acquired

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

Infinitesimainfinitesima.cominFeb 2026

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

iPronicsipronics.comin𝕏

iPronics develops programmable optical switches and photonic processors designed for AI networking infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersBosch VenturesCriteria Venture TechFine Structures VenturesRobert Bosch Venture CapitalTriatomic Capital+2 more

Kandoukandou.comin𝕏Mar 2026 Β· $225M

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

Luoluopay.coOct 2025 Β· $140M

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

NVIDIAnvidia.comin𝕏

NVIDIA designs GPUs, AI computing hardware, and software platforms for AI development, data centers, autonomous vehicles, and robotics, serving developers, researchers, and enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US

Jensen Huang(CEO)inNader Khalilin

Co-investorsDigerati InvestmentsFirestreak VenturesNVenturesPRIMEPULSE SESequoia CapitalSmartGateVC+8 more

Spainmetlife.esin

MetLife's Spanish operation offers life and accident insurance products for individuals and businesses, providing flexible, customizable coverage plans.

FintechInsurTech

Co-investorsMetLife Investment ManagementLight Street CapitalNVIDIA

Upscaleupscale.aiin𝕏Jun 2026 Β· $190M

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

Rajiv K.(Founder)in

Co-investorsNVP CapitalNewark Venture PartnersNVIDIAPremji InvestProsperity7 VenturesSalesforce Ventures+3 more

Upscale AIupscale.cominJun 2026

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

Rajiv K.(Founder)in

Co-investorsQualcomm VenturesNVIDIAPremji InvestProsperity7 VenturesSalesforce VenturesStepstone Group+2 more

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