San Jose · Seed–Series A · 10 people tracked
Investment thesis
Micron Ventures invests in innovative, tech-first startups that apply AI and machine learning across various domains, with a stated mission to 'unleash technology's most innovative startups.' As the venture arm of a semiconductor leader powering major data transformations, the firm has recently expanded into healthcare and life sciences, backing companies whose AI-driven work has the potential to improve or save lives. It is drawn to companies with strong proprietary datasets and defensible technology, as demonstrated by investments in gastrointestinal health startups leveraging microbiome analysis and endoscopic video analysis.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 20 of 30 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×12Hardware ×8Deep Tech ×6Semiconductors ×6Data & Infrastructure ×4Enterprise Software ×4Healthtech ×4Cloud Computing ×3
HQs:United States×13
Investments · 30 tracked
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Co-investorsAditum BioKleiner PerkinsMassChallenge Mexico
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)Alex Tselikov(Founder & Principal Engineer)Bardia Pezeshki(Founder)Sean Brady(Executive Officer)Marco Chisari(CEO)FGG, LLC(Director)
Co-investorsClear VenturesHitachi VenturesProsperity7 VenturesSamsung Catalyst FundCerberus Capital ManagementMaverick Silicon+3 more
Aispire provides real-time network and subscriber experience analytics for cable, fiber and fixed wireless broadband operators.
Co-investorsOpen Opportunity FundX2 Equity GmbH
Aqua Membranes makes precision-printed elements for industrial reverse osmosis (RO) systems, designed to increase production, lower energy costs, reduce cleaning cycles, and improve recovery without retrofits.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechHardwareNew MaterialsAlbuquerque, US
Rodney Herrington(Founder)Craig Beckman(CEO)Christopher Kurth(Chief Technology Officer)Rick Sanders(Director)Michael Reardon(Director)Stuart Schoenmann(Director)
Co-investorsBURNT ISLAND VENTURESClean Energy VentureClean Energy VenturesHelios Climate VenturesNovaCapitalCycle Capital
Applies AI to microbiome data and other biomarkers to help people manage chronic metabolic conditions such as diabetes, pre-diabetes, and obesity through food rather than pharmaceuticals.
The American Diabetes Association is a nonprofit organization focused on diabetes prevention, research, advocacy, and education, providing resources, community programs, and support for people living with diabetes and prediabetes in the United States.
Digital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social Good
Eliyan develops chiplet interconnect PHY technologies, including its NuLink and NuLink-X products, aimed at increasing bandwidth, power efficiency, and lowering total cost of ownership for generative AI and high-performance computing data center systems.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Ramin Farjadrad(Founder & CEO)inPatrick Soheili(Co-founder & CEO)inSyrus Ziai(Co-founder & VP of Engineering)in
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalCisco InvestmentsCleveland AvenueIntel CapitalMESH+2 more
Gastroenterology Consultants of San Antonio is a gastroenterology medical practice serving patients in South Texas.
HealthtechSan Antonio, US
Inworld AI provides a full-duplex audio streaming platform that enables real-time conversational AI interactions with intelligent turn-taking, function calling, and multi-model routing capabilities for developers building conversational applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsMountain View, US
Ilya Gelfenbeyn(Founder)inKylan Gibbs(Founder)inMichael Ermolenko(Founder)in
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesBrave CapitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)Dentsu VenturesDisney AcceleratorFirst Spark Ventures, Llc+11 more
Iterative Health is a healthcare technology and services company that combines clinical trial expertise with AI to help research teams and study sponsors expand and speed up patients' access to novel therapeutics.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechCambridge, US
Jonathan Ng(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardPeter Moran(Director)Nan Li(Director)Charles Cooney(Director)
Co-investorsBreyer CapitalG Vision CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Insight PartnersIntrepid Growth PartnersObvious Ventures+7 more
Taranis provides AI-powered crop intelligence, using drone-collected submillimeter imagery and machine learning to detect crop conditions such as weed severity, disease, insect damage, and nutrient deficiencies at the plant level.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Ofir Schlam(Founder)inEli Bukchin(Founder)in
Co-investorsCavallo VenturesHoxton VenturesInven CapitalK3 VenturesMindset VentureSeraphim Space+5 more
Micron produces memory and storage products, including data center SSDs and DRAM, for markets such as PCs, automotive, mobile devices, data centers, industrial IoT, and aerospace.
Data & InfrastructureHardwareSemiconductors
Multiscale develops a generative AI platform with Bayesian digital twins and AI agents to optimize semiconductor manufacturing processes, helping fab operators and equipment makers improve yields and reduce reliance on costly silicon trials.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsAtlanta, US
Srinivasa Kalidindi(Executive Officer, Director)Suryanarayana Kalidindi(Director)
BoardLisa Lambert(Director)Andrew Byrnes(Director)inBrannon Jones(Director)inGurtej Sandhu(Director)
Co-investorsAlleyCorpAlley Robotics Ventures
Nexar manufactures AI-powered dash cams with cloud storage, real-time incident detection, and live streaming capabilities for drivers.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoT
Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz(Co-Founder & CTO)
Co-investorsAlephCatalyst Investments, L.P.Expansion Venture CapitalManiv MobilityMosaic VenturesSienna Venture Capital+3 more
Emeryville, US
Ming Wu(Director)Tae Joon Seok(Executive Officer)Stuart Merkadeau(Executive Officer)Igor Khandros, Ph.D.(Director)Ming Wu, Ph.D.(Director)Eric Hayes(Director)
Co-investorsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)CapitalGNVIDIASocratic PartnersSutter Hill Ventures
Normal builds AI-driven electronic design automation (EDA) software and custom ASIC silicon based on novel device physics, aimed at improving AI inference efficiency per dollar and per watt.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductors
Co-investorsFirst Spark Ventures, Llc
OmniTier builds on-premise genomics analysis appliances, including its CompStor product line for secondary analysis (variant calling from short- and long-read sequencing data) and tertiary analysis (variant interpretation for rare disease and clinical diagnostics).
BiotechHardwareHealthtechSan Jose, US
Paperspace provided cloud GPU infrastructure and a machine learning development platform, Gradient, for training and deploying AI models.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareMedical DevicesNew York City, US
Dillon Erb(Founder/CEO)inDaniel Kobran(Founder)inOuwen Huang(CEO)
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)FusionLudlow VenturesRocketship.vcSINEWAVE VENTURESTransmedia Capital+6 more
Pryon provides a memory layer platform that helps enterprises move AI projects into production by ingesting, governing, and securing content across multiple formats and sources.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalAperture Venture CapitalDuke Capital PartnersGood Growth CapitalGreycroftIronGate Capital Advisors+4 more
Baltimore, US
Benjamin Gibbs(Executive Officer, Director)Kelleher Guerin(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRaju Rishi(Director)
Co-investorsDrive CapitalSIP Global PartnersStrategic Investment Partners Inc.
SambaNova develops an integrated AI platform designed to help enterprises deploy and manage AI workloads efficiently.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US
Kunle Olukotun(Co-founder & Chief Technologist)inRodrigo Liang(Co-founder & CEO)
BoardLip-Bu Tan(Director)in
Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge VenturesBattery VenturesBerkeley FrontierCambium CapitalCelesta CapitalCelesta Capital+12 more
San Jose, US
Hao Zhong(Executive Officer, Director)Tong Zhang(Director)
BoardShirley Fang(Director)
Co-investorsChina Growth CapitalG Vision CapitalShunwei Capital
Sphere is device-agnostic XR (augmented/mixed reality) software for spatial collaboration, enabling enterprise teams to collaborate remotely, train frontline workers with hands-free guidance, run immersive sales demos, and simulate construction and manufacturing processes.
Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsBDev VenturesForefront Venture
Co-investorsBetter Capitalf7 VenturesNeythri Futures FundOceans Ventures
Volocopter manufactures electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for urban air mobility, including air taxis and passenger aircraft designed to reduce city congestion and emissions.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechHardwareMobility & Transportation
Liqun (Frank) Zhang(Chief Executive Officer (CEO))David Bausek
Co-investorsManta Ray VenturesMS&AD VenturesNTT DOCOMO Ventures
WEKA develops a high-performance data infrastructure platform designed for AI and HPC workloads, offering storage and compute management across edge, core, and cloud environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
Liran Zvibel(Founder)in
Co-investors10DHitachi VenturesKey1 CapitalLumir VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersQualcomm Ventures+6 more
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioEli LillyNYSE: LLYPaperspaceacq. by DigitalOcean
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesEliyan · marketscale.com · Aug 9, 2026
Aqua Membranes · intelligence360.news · Jul 15, 2026
ScaleFlux · theinformation.com · Jul 9, 2026
Nexar · calcalistech.com · Jul 2, 2026
Inworld AI · businesswire.com · Jun 10, 2026
nEye Systems · datacenterdynamics.com · Jun 8, 2026
Iterative Health · bioxconomy.com · May 13, 2026
Multiscale · nasdaqprivatemarket.com · Apr 3, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Micron Ventures made?
- Micron Ventures has 9 tracked investments.
- What stage does Micron Ventures invest at?
- Micron Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Micron Ventures focus on?
- Micron Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Digital Health, Hardware, Healthtech, Medical Devices, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where is Micron Ventures located?
- Micron Ventures is headquartered in San Jose, US.
- Does Micron Ventures lead rounds?
- Micron Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Micron Ventures co-invest with?
- Micron Ventures most often shares deals with Aditum Bio, Breyer Capital, GV (Google Ventures), among 14 tracked co-investors.
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