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Silicon Catalyst

Accelerator

Brisbane · Pre-Seed–Series A · 45 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Silicon Catalyst operates as an incubator and accelerator dedicated to the global semiconductor industry, giving startups access to industry veterans, semiconductor partners, advisors, EDA tools, IP, design services, prototyping pathways and commercialisation support. Through its Australian subsidiary and the ChipStart AU program in Queensland, backed by the Queensland Venture Capital Development Fund managed by Queensland Investment Corporation, it supports companies across semiconductors, quantum, photonics, advanced materials, Medtech and AI-enabled hardware. The program aims to reduce the cost and complexity of development while connecting founders with global customers, strategic partnerships and investors. Its worldwide ecosystem has reviewed more than 1,500 semiconductor startups and admitted over 150 into its programs.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
Brisbane, California, AU
Instruments
Equity · Grants
Founded
2014
Last 12 months
4 investments
Portfolio companies
66
Unicorns
1

Team · 45 people

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Keiichi Enjoji· CEO & Representative Director (JP)
Pedro (Pete) Rodriguez· CEO, Director; Director Si Catalyst UK & EU LTDs; MP Si Catalyst Ventures
Rick Lazansky· Chairman, Co-Founder
Anthony Brewer, PhD· Managing Partner (AU)
Asuka Sato· Managing Partner (JP)
Danny Biran· Managing Partner (Israel)
Dave Dwelley· Managing Partner, Management Services
Dennis Meister· Managing Partner
Doug McBane· Managing Partnerin
John Harley, PhD· Managing Partner
Lance Bell, PhD· Managing Partner
Laura Swan· Managing Partner; VP OPS Si Catalyst Angels; GP Si Catalyst Ventures
Marcie Weinstein, PhD· Managing Partner
Michael Harvey, PhD· Managing Partner (AU)
Moshe Zalcberg· Managing Partner (Israel)
Raul Camposano, PhD· Managing Partner
Richard Curtin· Managing Partnerin
Ross Addinall, PhD· Managing Partner
Tom Sandoval· Managing Partner, Management Services
Toru Awashima· Managing Partner (JP)
Carla Ghidini· Program Director
David Makarechian· Lead Portfolio Counsel
Esam Elashmawi· Director
Jatheep Raj· Programme Administrator
Jillian Hughes· European Operations Director
Patrick Camilleri· Programme Delivery Director ChipStart EU
Raphael Micallef-Trigona· Director Silicon Catalyst EU Ltd
Warren Lazarow· Corporate Counsel

Founder mafia

5 people who came through Silicon Catalyst went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 58 of 66 portfolio companies

Deep Tech ×45Hardware ×44Semiconductors ×40AI & Machine Learning ×27IoT ×12Cleantech ×6Energy ×6Biotech ×5

HQs:United States×23United Kingdom×3Switzerland×2Australia×1Canada×1Israel×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 32 portfolio companies
56%
solo founders
18 of 32 mapped founding teams
31%
repeat founders
of 29 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×182 founders×113 founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 26 founders with education data

National Chiao Tung University ×2Tel Aviv University ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 28 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×15Physics ×7Mathematics & Statistics ×4Chemistry ×3Computer Science ×2Life Sciences ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 29 founders with career history

Stanford University ×4Duke University ×3Intellectual Ventures ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ×2Metacept Inc ×2Raytheon ×2University of Texas at Dallas ×2

20 founders hold a PhD · 1 hold an MBA (of 28 with degree data)

Portfolio companies · 66 tracked

alumni founders can tell you what the program is really like

By year:2026 · 22025 · 52024 · 18 dated

Diamondquantadiamondquanta.comin𝕏✓ verified

Diamond Quanta develops the Adamantine Platform, an engineered-diamond interface technology for optical, thermal, semiconductor, photonic, and quantum systems.

Deep TechNew MaterialsQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsMountain View, US

Adam Khan(Founder & CEO)inMichael Pierantozzi(Co-Founder & COO)in

Co-investorsHAXSOSV

4Kmems4kmems.chin

4K-MEMS develops near-infrared emission devices for personalized sensing applications.

Deep TechHardwareIoTSemiconductors

Matthias Imboden(Chief Executive Officer & Founder)inRoss Stanley(Chief Scientific Officer & Partner)in

ACTIVE LAYER PARAMETRICS, INC.alpinc.net

ALPInc manufactures metrology tools for semiconductor characterization, enabling depth profiling of electrical properties in semiconductor materials and device structures at atomic-level resolution.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Adapdixadapdix.com

Anthony Hill(Founder)

Co-investorsMicron VenturesOpen Opportunity Fund

Ainekkoainekko.ioin

AiNEKKO builds composable silicon for edge AI inference, working across RISC-V manycore compute, MRAM-based memory (iRAM), and an open software stack.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsSan Francisco, US

Tatiana Dadasheva(Executive Officer, Director)Roman Shaposhnik(Executive Officer)inTanya DadashevainDouglas Smith(Executive team (former Broadcom IP architect))in

BoardWensi Wu(Director)

Applied Brain Researchappliedbrainresearch.comin𝕏

Applied Brain Research develops on-device AI technology optimized for resource-constrained edge devices, enabling responsive and energy-efficient AI capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareWaterloo, CA

Co-investorsArchangel Network of FundsGarage CapitalRaptor GroupTwo Small Fish VenturesSand Hill Angels

Ayar Labsayarlabs.comin𝕏

Ayar Labs develops co-packaged optics (CPO) technology for AI infrastructure, enabling optical connectivity between thousands of GPUs across data center racks.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US

Mark Wade(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsNVIDIAAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBerkeley FrontierBlue Bear VenturesCastor Ventures+17 more

Beamshapingbeamshaping.io

Beam Shaping develops a phased array antenna that electromagnetically shapes and steers its beam to automatically scan and lock onto the strongest signal without moving parts.

Deep TechHardwareIoT

Blacksolnanoblacksolnano.com

Black Sol Nano manufactures carbon metamaterial-based products for electromagnetic interference shielding and thermal management.

Deep TechHardwareNew Materials

Brain-CA Technologiesbrain-ca.comin𝕏Oct 2025

Brain-CA Technologies develops an energy-efficient AI architecture based on Cellular Automata, designed to perform AI/ML tasks with lower power consumption and faster learning than existing systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsCincinnati, US

Steven A. Brunker(Executive Officer, Director)Gerard E. Felix(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJonathan Phillips(Director)

Co-investorsFirst Trust Capital Partners

Cambridge Terahertzthzcorp.cominMay 2025

Cambridge Terahertz commercializes terahertz sensor technology based on MIT research, delivering compact on-chip radar systems that use non-ionizing radio waves to create 3D images analyzed by AI.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareCambridge, GB

Nathan Monroe(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardCarolyne LaSala Holtorf(Director)Anand Dixit(Director)in

Co-investorsFelicis Venturesfutureland venturesGood Growth CapitalNeotribe VenturesSBXi

Chevintechnologychevintechnology.com

Chevin Technology develops configurable Ethernet IP cores for Intel and AMD Xilinx FPGAs, offering hardware-accelerated networking that runs entirely in logic without a CPU.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Cortisoniccortisonic.com

Cortisonic develops AI hardware based on reservoir computing using arrays of interconnected nanomechanical oscillators (phononic circuits) that process information through vibration and sound.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware

Crossfire Technologiescrossfire-tech.com

CrossFire develops chiplet-to-chiplet interconnect technology for AI infrastructure, including Bridgelet interconnects, Direct Chiplet Input/Output (DCIO), and OmniDie integration that replace costly silicon interposers.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSt. Paul, US

Kevin A. Atkinson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

Dover Microsystemsdovermicrosystems.comin𝕏

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.

CybersecurityHardwareIoTSemiconductorsWaltham, US

Jonathan B. Rosenberg(Executive Officer, Director)Jothy Rosenberg(Founder & Executive Chairman)inJohn MacPhee(Executive Officer)inGreg Sullivan(Chief Scientist (former))in

BoardVivjan Myrto(Director)inKaigham Gabriel(Director)

Co-investorsDellin InvestmentsDuke Capital PartnersVU Venture PartnersHyperplane Venture CapitalQualcomm Ventures

Edgewaterwirelessedgewaterwireless.comin

Edgewater develops PrismIQ, an AI-powered Wi-Fi silicon chip that enables multiple concurrent wireless channels from a single access point to deliver higher capacity, lower latency, and improved reliability.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTSemiconductorsKanata

ANDREW SKAFEL(Executive Officer, Director)inJIMMY JEON(Executive Officer)CHRIS OLNEY(Executive Officer)inHUBERT A.J. WHYTE(Director)

BoardBRIAN IMRIE(Director)RALPH GARCEA(Director)

Eridan Communicationseridan.ioin

Eridan develops wireless communication solutions for robotics and physical AI systems to enable their broader deployment and utility.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareIoTRoboticsSunnyvale, US

Co-investorsDiamond Edge VenturesEvolution VC PartnersMonta Vista CapitalPage One VenturesSand Hill AngelsUnanimous Capital+2 more

Espretechespretech.comin

Espretech manufactures the NVL-MIMO 1.0 chipset, a secure communications processor designed for global terrestrial and aerospace applications including military command and control systems.

CybersecurityDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSemiconductors

Dr. John D. TerryErik VaderseninDr. Anthony Reid

Exokeryxexokeryx.comin𝕏

EXOKĒRYX develops semiconductor-based technology for isolation, characterization, and analysis of extracellular vesicles to enable earlier disease and cancer detection in research settings.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical Devices

Bryan Rice(President and CTO)in

Co-investorsCove Fund

Geegahgeegah.comin

Geegah develops ultrasonic imaging devices that use gigahertz-frequency piezoelectric transducers to capture high-resolution surface images of solid and liquid samples.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Justin Kuo(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)Dr. Amit Lal(Co-Founder and Advisor)

Heptlabheptlab.comin

HEPT Lab is a fabless semiconductor company that designs chips based on technology developed over a decade at Caltech.

Deep TechHardwareIoTSemiconductorsPasadena, US

Aroutin Khachaturian(Founder)in

iQ Senseiqsense.techin

iQ Sense develops biosensing tools that combine nanotechnology and artificial intelligence to detect signs of animal disease earlier, serving the veterinary and animal-health industry.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechIoT

JMEMjmemtek.comin

Jmem Tek designs ASIC solutions, hardware security IP, and IC design services for quantum-resilient cybersecurity, including NIST-certified post-quantum cryptography and hardware-anchored identity authentication.

CybersecurityQuantum ComputingSemiconductors

John Chang(Founder, Chairman, CEO)inPaul Lo(Co-Founder, CTO)in

Co-investors500 GlobalMosaic Venture Lab

LELANTOS INClelantostech.com

Lelanto is a technology company that applies domain expertise to solve problems with a focus on creating a safer, cleaner, and healthier world.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechHardwareImpact & Social GoodIoTSemiconductors

Jose Bahamonde(Co-founder & CEO)inStylianos Siontas(Co-founder & COO)Ioannis (John) Kymissis(Co-founder & Advisor)

Lemurian Labslemurianlabs.com

Lemurian Labs develops Tachyon, a software stack that runs AI workloads on any hardware and cloud while matching or exceeding the performance of hand-tuned kernels.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsOakland, US

Jay Dawani(Founder & CEO)inRobert Ferguson(Chief Financial Officer)Ron Gershoni(Chief Executive Officer)Sanjay Tolia(Director)

Co-investors1Flourish CapitalBlackhorn Venturesfutureland venturesGood Growth CapitalMistral Venture PartnersOrigin Ventures+12 more

Mentiummentium.techJun 2026

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.

AI & Machine LearningSemiconductorsSpace TechSanta Barbara, US

Konstantin Likharev(Co-founder)Dimitri Strukov(Co-founder)Mirko Prezioso(CEO)inFarnood Merrikh Bayat(CTO)inPaul Daniel(CFO)

BoardJohn Bowers(Director)

Co-investorsExcellis HoldingAntlerLerer HippeauMatchstick Ventures

mmTronmmtron.comin

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

Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSemiconductors

Mona Molaasgari(President and Chief Operating Officer (COO))inSeyed Tabatabaei(Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO))in

Co-investorsBand of AngelsSand Hill Angels

Morf Chipmorf-chip.com

MoRF develops a silicon-compatible photonics platform using a proprietary III-V material stack that enables field-driven electro-optic modulation with high bandwidth and low energy use, integrated through standard CMOS silicon manufacturing.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Asaf Cohen(CEO & Founder)inMaxim Varenik(CTO & Founder)

Neurophosneurophos.cominNov 2025

Neurophos develops photonics and metamaterials-based compute hardware, combining optical systems with analog and digital silicon.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsAustin, US

Patrick Bowen(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Traverso(Founder)inHod Finkelstein(Executive Officer)inPreston Woo(Executive Officer)in

BoardChristopher Alliegro(Director)Nathan Kundtz(Director)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBeyond Earth VenturesBosch VenturesBuilder CapitalDnx VenturesDuke Capital Partners+10 more

Niobium Microsystemsniobiummicrosystems.com

Niobium builds an encrypted cloud computing platform based on fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), keeping data encrypted while in use.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeep TechDayton, US

Jorge Myszne(Executive Officer)Kevin Yoder(President & CEO)inMatthew Farrell(Executive Officer)Georgios Dimou(Executive Officer)Lucas Duncan(Executive Officer)David Archer(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsFusionJobsOhio VenturesOhio Innovation FundMorgan Creek Capital

Oculioculi.ai

Oculi develops semiconductor-based AI vision processors that embed machine learning at the pixel level for real-time, energy-efficient edge AI.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors

CharbelPhilippe O. Pouliquen(Founding Member, Co-Inventor & Chief Scientist)Dr. Rizk(Chairman)Patrick(President & CEO)Fred(CPO)

Co-investorsTSVC

Owlaiowlai.us

Owl AI develops long-wave infrared (LWIR) thermal imaging sensors and cameras for pedestrian detection in automotive ADAS, defense/battlefield intelligence, and civil surveillance applications.

Deep TechDefense TechHardware

Co-investorsOPAMP CAPITALSand Hill Angels

Phinomicsphinomics.comin

Phinomics is a cancer drug discovery platform that captures extrachromosomal circular DNA (the "Circulome") at high resolution from matched tumor and normal patient samples, integrating it with DNA, RNA, epigenetics, and proteomics into a multi-omic knowledge graph.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Massa Shoura(Founder, CEO, CSO)inStephen Levene(Founder, CTO)in

Phosiophosio.cominMar 2026

Phosio develops UV-curable metal oxide precursors that enable low-temperature deposition for optical and electronic components used in smart glasses, semiconductors, and display technologies.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsSemiconductorsCorvallis, US

Omid Sadeghi(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardBryn Pilney(Director)inAndrew Greenville(Director)Joe O'Keeffe(Director)

Co-investorsElevate CapitalMESHTEL Venture Capital, Inc.Sierra Ventures

Polynpolyn.ai

Polyn develops neuromorphic front-end chips using its NASP technology to perform always-on processing of raw sensor data, enabling on-device edge AI products.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors

Powerdownsemipowerdownsemi.com

PowerDown Semiconductor develops low-power circuit technology that reduces dynamic switching power in computing systems, enabling higher performance without increased thermal output.

Deep TechEnergyHardwareSemiconductors

ProbiusDXprobius.bioin𝕏Aug 2025

Probius develops Quantum Electrochemical Spectroscopy (QES), a label- and reagent-free electrochemical sensing technology that detects and quantifies thousands of analytes—proteins, metabolites, and cells—from microliter-scale biological samples in about 30 minutes.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechSemiconductorsFremont, US

Chaitanya Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)inEmmanuel Quevy(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsCota CapitalHeuristic Capital PartnersQubits VenturesSocial StartsTSVC

Q P Tq-p-t.com

QPT develops technology to improve the efficiency of electric motors, which account for 45% of global electricity consumption and are a major contributor to carbon emissions from fossil fuel burning.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareSemiconductors

Rob Gwynne(Founder & CTO)James Cannings(Executive Chairman & Acting CFO)inIan Stacey(COO)in

Co-investorsAlumni Ventures

Quadricquadric.ioin𝕏

Quadric builds AI inference processors and software for edge deployment.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Co-investorsCota CapitalTrucks VCIFCInternational Finance CorporationLeawood Venture Capital Llc

Quantum Pixelquantum-pixel.com

Q-Pixel develops polychromatic RGB microLED technology, covering material growth, device fabrication, and display assembly, and operates as a fabless microLED display innovator.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

RAAAM Memory Technologiesraaam-tech.comin

RAAAM is a semiconductor IP company founded by researchers specializing in VLSI design, developing and commercializing on-chip embedded memory technology for chipmakers building AI/ML and other memory-intensive applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareIoTSemiconductors

Co-investorsSerpentine VenturesIAG Capital PartnersLIFTT

Redsemiconductorredsemiconductor.com

RedSemiconductor develops processor technology for edge computing applications, targeting use cases such as low-power local AI inference, in-vehicle sensor fusion, high-bandwidth data communications, and energy efficiency optimization.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Rune Energyrune.energy

Rune Energy develops solar power systems using an integrated approach spanning PV arrays, DC power delivery, integration architecture, and software and controls.

CleantechEnergyHardwarePalo Alto, US

Varun Palivela(Founder)in

Co-investorsLevel VenturesLOWERCARBONLowercarbon Capital

Salience Labssaliencelabs.aiFeb 2025 · $30M

Spin-out from the Universities of Oxford and Munster developing a novel semiconductor chip.

Vaysh Kewada(Founder)in

Co-investorsBorski FundCambridge Innovation CapitalOxford Science EnterprisesPerivoli InnovationsApplied VenturesDeeptech Labs

Senstekdxsenstekdx.comin

SensTek Diagnostics develops a solid-state molecular testing platform that enables rapid bacterial, fungal, and viral diagnostics across clinical, agricultural, water, and food safety applications.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesOakland, US

SigmaSensesigmasense.comin

SigmaSense builds a semiconductor and software sensing platform that converts raw signals into high-precision, real-time data for applications including battery health monitoring (Onboard EIS), touch and touchless human interfaces, and industrial systems.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsAustin, US

Richard Seger(Executive Officer, Director)Edward R. Prince(Executive Officer)Stephen Sedaker(Executive Officer)Michael Shawn Gray(Executive Officer, Director)Dan Van Ostrand(Executive Officer)in

BoardLiting Cai(Director)

Co-investorsFoxconn Technology Group

Silvertechsemisilvertechsemi.com

Silvertech is commercialising a patented lateral silicon carbide (SiC) FET transistor technology aimed at improving power MOSFETs used for power conversion in applications like EVs, data centres, grid synchronisation, and inverters.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardwareQuantum ComputingSemiconductors

Dr Michael Harvey(CEO)Dr Richard Harris(CTO)

BoardDr Rowan Gilmore(Chairman)

Simplexmicrosimplexmicro.com

Simplex Micro designs RISC-V microprocessor intellectual property, including scalable vector processors that range from 1 to 8-wide architectures.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsTustin, US

Dr. Thang Tran(Founder and Chief Technology Officer)

SPARK Microsystemssparkmicro.comin𝕏

SPARK Microsystems develops ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless connectivity technology for applications including Physical AI, XR, audio, gaming, human interface, and IoT devices.

Deep TechHardwareIoTSemiconductors

Co-investors+ND CapitalCycle Capital

Spinncloudspinncloud.comin

SpiNNcloud Systems builds neuromorphic, brain-inspired computing hardware based on its SpiNNaker2 Arm-based AI processors, aimed at running AI workloads at supercomputer scale with higher energy efficiency than GPUs.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductors

Co-investorsAtlanticBanyan VenturesSpinLab

Sweet Atomssweetatoms.comin

Sweet Atoms produces biomass-derived carbon materials and advanced coatings for energy storage, environmental filtration, and biomedical applications.

Circular EconomyCleantechEnergyNew Materials

Syntharasynthara.aiin

Synthara develops ComputeRAM, an embedded chip architecture that significantly improves energy efficiency and latency for AI inference on microcontrollers by leveraging in-memory computing.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsZurich, CH

Manu(Co-founder)Alessandro Aimar(Co-founder)

Co-investorsExcellis HoldingVsquared Ventures

TeraSpatialteraspatial.aiSep 2024

Palo Alto, US

Dhinakarraj Gantala(Executive Officer)Ahmed Alkhateeb(Executive Officer)Jeyanandh Paramesh(Executive Officer, Director)Cormac Conroy(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardBruce Hallett(Director)

Veriquantixveriquantix.com

VeriQuantix presents itself as a data security company focused on protecting enterprise data against breaches.

CybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsUniSeed Pty Ltd.

Visic Techvisic-tech.comin

VisIC Technologies develops Gallium Nitride (GaN) power semiconductor devices for automotive and industrial applications, with a focus on high-reliability electric drive and power conversion solutions.

CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationSemiconductorsVienna, IL

Tamara Baksht(CEO)in

Co-investorsKIA

Waveworkswaveworks.tech

WaveWorks develops radio-free wireless endpoints that stream data at very low power, aiming to reduce or eliminate batteries in devices like controllers and styluses and to replace cables with low-power wireless links.

Deep TechHardwareIoT

Weeteqweeteq.comin

A company developing circuit-level AI solutions for power optimization, partnering with semiconductor companies and system integrators to accelerate market adoption of their Ultra Edge® technology.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsScotland, GB

Taner(Founder)SteveAli

Wiconnectglobalwiconnectglobal.com

WiConnectGlobal develops silicon-photonics and co-packaged optical solutions for data center and AI infrastructure, focusing on energy-efficient optical connectivity.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsColumbia, US

XCELERIUM INCxcelerium.comin

Xcelerium develops processors for real-time AI in autonomous physical systems such as robots, vehicles, and drones.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors

Naser Adas(Founder)in

Zenosemizenosemi.com

Zeno Semiconductor develops and licenses memory and logic technologies, including a 1-transistor Bi-SRAM cell and a Boosted Transistor, designed to be manufacturable on standard CMOS and FinFET processes without new materials.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Yuniarto Widjaja(Founder and CEO)Zvi Or-Bach(Executive Chairman)

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

GigantorNanohydrochemOSCPSilvertechSonical

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Silicon Catalyst made?
Silicon Catalyst has 66 tracked investments, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Silicon Catalyst invest at?
Silicon Catalyst invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Silicon Catalyst focus on?
Silicon Catalyst focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, Medical Devices, New Materials, Quantum Computing, SaaS, Semiconductors.
Where is Silicon Catalyst located?
Silicon Catalyst is headquartered in Brisbane, AU.
Who does Silicon Catalyst co-invest with?
Silicon Catalyst most often shares deals with Raptor Group, Sand Hill Angels, Good Growth Capital, among 86 tracked co-investors.

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