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

Deep TechHardwareIoTSemiconductors

MIMatthias Imboden(Chief Executive Officer & Founder)inRSRoss Stanley(Chief Scientific Officer & Partner)in

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

Anthony Hill(Founder)

Co-investorsMIMicron VenturesOPOpen Opportunity Fund

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)RSRoman Shaposhnik(Executive Officer)inTDTanya DadashevainDSDouglas Smith(Executive team (former Broadcom IP architect))in

BoardWensi Wu(Director)

Co-investorsCOConstructor Capital US

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-investorsARArchangel Network of FundsGAGarage CapitalRARaptor GroupTWTwo Small Fish VenturesSASand Hill Angels

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

MWMark Wade(Founder)inAWAlex Wright-Gladstein(Founder)inChen Sun(Founder)Milos Popovic(Founder)Rajeev Ram(Founder)Vladimir Stojanovic(Founder)

Co-investorsNVNVIDIAALAlumni VenturesAXAxevil CapitalBABasecamp FundBEBerkeley FrontierBLBlue Bear Ventures+27 more

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

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

Deep TechHardwareNew Materials

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-investorsFIFirst Trust Capital Partners

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

NMNathan Monroe(Founder & CEO)in

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

Co-investorsFEFelicis VenturesFUfutureland venturesGOGood Growth CapitalNENeotribe VenturesSBSBXi

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

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 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 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

JBJonathan B. Rosenberg(Executive Officer, Director)JRJothy Rosenberg(Founder & Executive Chairman)inJMJohn MacPhee(Executive Officer)inGSGreg Sullivan(Chief Scientist (former))in

BoardVMVivjan Myrto(Director)inKaigham Gabriel(Director)

Co-investorsDEDellin InvestmentsDUDuke Capital PartnersVUVU Venture PartnersHYHyperplane Venture CapitalQUQualcomm Ventures

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)inJJJIMMY JEON(Executive Officer)CHRIS OLNEY(Executive Officer)inHUBERT A.J. WHYTE(Director)

BoardBRIAN IMRIE(Director)RALPH GARCEA(Director)

Eridan builds Software Defined Radios for Private 5G networks, using a proprietary Switch-Mode Direct Polar transmitter with Gallium Nitride power stages to deliver higher signal fidelity and lower power consumption than conventional radios.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTRoboticsSemiconductorsSunnyvale, US

DKDoug Kirkpatrick(Founder)inVPVivek Pathak(Executive Officer)inDADouglas A Kirkpatrick(Executive Officer, Director)Amy Lamboley(Executive Officer)inSusan Kamin(Executive Officer)PDPaul Draxler(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsDIDiamond Edge VenturesEVEvolution VC PartnersMOMonta Vista CapitalPAPage One VenturesRIRising TideSASand Hill Angels+3 more

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

DJDr. John D. TerryEVErik VaderseninDADr. Anthony Reid

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

BRBryan Rice(President and CTO)in

Co-investorsCOCove Fund

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

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

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 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

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

JCJohn Chang(Founder, Chairman, CEO)inPLPaul Lo(Co-Founder, CTO)in

Co-investors50500 GlobalMOMosaic Venture Lab

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 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

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

Co-investors1F1Flourish CapitalALAlumni VenturesBLBlackhorn VenturesBLBlueLake.vcFUfutureland venturesGOGood Growth Capital+13 more

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

KLKonstantin Likharev(Co-founder)DSDimitri Strukov(Co-founder)MPMirko Prezioso(CEO, co-founder)inFMFarnood Merrikh Bayat(CTO)inPDPaul Daniel(CFO)

BoardJBJohn Bowers(Director)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesCOConstructor Capital USEXExcellis HoldingANAntlerLELerer HippeauMAMatchstick Ventures

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

Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSemiconductors

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

Co-investorsBABand of AngelsNUNuFund Venture GroupSASand Hill Angels

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)

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

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsAustin, US

PBPatrick Bowen(Executive Officer, Director)inAndrew Traverso(Founder)inHFHod Finkelstein(Executive Officer)inPWPreston Woo(Executive Officer)in

BoardChristopher Alliegro(Director)NKNathan Kundtz(Director)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesBEBeyond Earth VenturesBOBosch VenturesBUBuilder CapitalDNDnx VenturesDUDuke Capital Partners+10 more

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)KYKevin Yoder(President & CEO)inMatthew Farrell(Executive Officer)GDGeorgios Dimou(Executive Officer)Lucas Duncan(Executive Officer)DADavid Archer(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesFUFusionJOJobsOhio VenturesOHOhio Innovation FundMOMorgan Creek Capital

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

CharbelPOPhilippe O. Pouliquen(Founding Member, Co-Inventor & Chief Scientist)Dr. Rizk(Chairman)Charbel Rizk, PhD(Founder)inPatrick(President & CEO)Fred(CPO)

Co-investors41412 Venture FundGAGaingelsTSTSVC

Owl AI develops image sensing technology, with expertise spanning low-noise imaging, data converters, and hardware DSP for applications in the automotive, consumer electronics, and defense markets.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareMobility & TransportationSemiconductorsRochester, US

Chuck Gershman(CEO)inGene Petilli(System Architect)Wade AppelmanWilliam "Sandy" Harrison(Finance Executive)Tony Ciccarelli(VP, Engineering)Doug McBane(VP, Quality & Operations)

Co-investorsGAGaingelsOPOPAMP CAPITALSASand Hill Angels

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

MSMassa Shoura(Founder, CEO, CSO)inSLStephen Levene(Founder, CTO)in

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

OSOmid Sadeghi(Chief Executive Officer)in

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

Co-investorsELElevate CapitalMEMESHTETEL Venture Capital, Inc.SISierra Ventures

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

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

Deep TechEnergyHardwareSemiconductors

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)inEQEmmanuel Quevy(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsCOCota CapitalHEHeuristic Capital PartnersJOJoyance PartnersQUQubits VenturesSOSocial StartsTSTSVC

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

RGRob Gwynne(Founder & CTO)JCJames Cannings(Executive Chairman & Acting CFO)inIan Stacey(COO)in

Co-investorsALAlumni Ventures

Quadric builds AI inference technology for edge devices, drawing on its team's background in processor IP and AI software.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Daniel Firu(Founder)Nigel Drego(Founder)Veerbhan Kheterpal(Founder)

Co-investorsCOCota CapitalPEPear VCTRTrucks VCUNUncork CapitalINInternational Finance CorporationLELeawood Venture Capital Llc

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 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-investorsLILIFTTSESerpentine VenturesIAIAG Capital Partners

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 is a mobile app where users voice chat and play indie multiplayer games with friends, and where developers build those games using its SDK without writing backend code.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeveloper ToolsGamingSocialNew York City, US

SGSanjay Guruprasad(Founder)inPeter Goldsborough(Founder)Varun Palivela(Founder)William Layden(Founder)Bjarke Felbo(CTO)Amani Albrecht(Chief of Staff)

Co-investorsBYbyFoundersHUHuman CapitalMAMakers FundTHThe E14 FundVEVentureSouqWAWashington Harbour Partners+8 more

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-investorsCUCube Infrastructure ManagersLELevel VenturesLOLowercarbon CapitalSPSpark Capital

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

VKVaysh Kewada(Founder)in

Co-investorsBOBorski FundCACambridge Innovation CapitalONOndine CapitalOXOxford Science EnterprisesPEPerivoli InnovationsAPApplied Ventures+1 more

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

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)DVDan Van Ostrand(Executive Officer)in

BoardLiting Cai(Director)

Co-investorsFOFoxconn Technology Group

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

DMDr Michael Harvey(CEO)DRDr Richard Harris(CTO)

BoardDRDr Rowan Gilmore(Chairman)

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

DTDr. Thang Tran(Founder and Chief Technology Officer)

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+N+ND CapitalCYCycle Capital

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-investorsATAtlanticBABanyan VenturesSPSpinLab

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

Circular EconomyCleantechEnergyNew Materials

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-investorsEXExcellis HoldingVSVsquared Ventures

Palo Alto, US

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

BoardBruce Hallett(Director)

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

CybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsUNUniSeed Pty Ltd.

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

TBTamara Baksht(CEO)in

Co-investorsKIKIA

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

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

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

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors

NANaser Adas(Founder)in

Co-investorsALAlumni Ventures

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)

Zepsor develops zero-power sensor technology that dramatically reduces battery consumption for IoT and sensing applications.

Deep TechHardwareIoTBoston, US

MRMatteo Rinaldi(Co-Founder & CEO)inZQZhenyun Qian(Co-Founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsRARaptor Group