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Walden International

Venture capital

San Francisco · Seed–Late Stage · 8 people tracked

Also known as PACVEN WALDEN MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

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Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
HQ
San Francisco, CA, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1987
Private fund assets
$1.3B
VC funds
20
Tracked investments
16
Unicorns
2
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
2

Team · 8 people

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Yimin Zimmerer· Managing Directorin

What they invest in

from 14 of 16 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×6Semiconductors ×6Hardware ×5Deep Tech ×4Cloud Computing ×3Enterprise Software ×3SaaS ×3Data & Infrastructure ×2

HQs:United States×10China×1South Korea×1Singapore×1

Investments · 16 tracked

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By year:2019 · 12018 · 12 dated

Aeonsemiaeonsemi.cominFeb 2019✓ verified

Aeonsemi is a fabless semiconductor company that designs timing and networking silicon for AI infrastructure, including Ethernet transceivers, automotive Ethernet chipsets, and silicon oscillators and timing devices.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US

Colin Weltin-Wu(Founder)inYunteng Huang(Executive Officer, Director)David Wang(Director)Xi Chen(Director)

Co-investorsIDG CapitalSequoia CapitalSusquehanna International Group

Aquantiamarvell.comin𝕏acquired by Marvell Technology · May 2019 · $452M

Marvell designs custom silicon and provides interconnect and network switch products for AI data center infrastructure, serving hyperscalers, enterprises, and telecom carriers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSemiconductorsSan Jose, US

Phil Delansay(Co-Founder; President & CEO (2004-2009), later SVP Business Development)Ramin Farjadrad(Co-Founder; Chief Architect (2005-2012), later VP Technology Development)inRamin Shirani(Senior Vice President, Engineering; Director)Linda Reddick(Senior Vice President, Finance (previously Chief Financial Officer, Sept. 2009-Jan. 2016))Phillippe Delansay(Executive Officer)Mark Voll(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalAugust CapitalCelesta CapitalGLOBALFOUNDRIESICCP Venture PartnersLightspeed Venture Partners+10 more

Atmosicatmosic.comin𝕏

Atmosic designs ultra-low-power wireless connectivity and compute chips for connected devices, aiming to extend battery life or enable battery-free operation.

HardwareIoTSemiconductorsCampbell, US

David Su(Founder)inMasoud Zargari(Founder)in

Co-investorsClear VenturesDolby Family VenturesSutter Hill Ventures

Com2uScom2us.com

Com2us is a game development and service company.

Gaming

Co-investorsAtinum Investment Co. Ltd.Storm Ventures

Ematic Solutionsematicsolutions.comin

Ematic Solutions is a digital marketing consultancy that helps companies adopt and implement marketing technologies and end-to-end services.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Co-investors500 GlobalAC VenturesRight Click CapitalTNBAuraMDI VenturesWavemaker Partners

Eta Computeetacompute.comin𝕏

Eta Compute develops ModelCat, an AI-in-the-loop system that generates, retargets, and benchmarks production-ready AI models grounded in real hardware constraints for edge and on-device deployment.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareThousand Oaks, US

Paul Washkewicz(Executive Officer)Gopal Raghavan(Executive Officer, Director)Tim Semones(Executive Officer)

BoardHemant Kanakia(Director)

Co-investorsAcorn Pacific Ventures

Inphiinphi.comin𝕏acquired by Marvell

Marvell designs custom silicon and system-level connectivity products—including interconnects and network switches—for AI data center infrastructure, enterprise networking, and 5G carrier applications.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Loi Nguyen, PhD(Founder)in

Co-investorsICCP Venture PartnersAtreides ManagementCapitalGMaverick SiliconSutter Hill VenturesValor Equity Partners

Intecellsintecells.com

Intecells develops plasma-based manufacturing equipment and process technology for producing battery electrodes, aiming to make electrode production more energy-efficient and enable dry coating and solid-state battery manufacturing at scale.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyWilmington, US

Jun Liu(Founder)inChristian Buske(Executive Officer, Director)Xiaohong Gayden(Executive Officer, Director)in

MarvelBiomemarvelbiome.com

MarvelBiome is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing Live Biotherapeutic Products through engineered bacterial consortia designed to treat disease-specific conditions.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessWoburn, US

Elamparithi Jayamani(Chief Technical Officer)inJ. Amaranath Govindan(President and Chief Scientific Officer)inPriti Chatter(Director)Mukesh Chatter(Director)

BoardG. Zachary Gund(Director)Gary Ruvkun(Director)

Pliopspliops.com

Creates products enabling cloud and enterprise data centers to access data up to 50x faster with lower computational load and power consumption.

Moshe Twitto(Founder)in

Co-investorsBrilliance VenturesExpon CapitalKoch Disruptive TechnologiesNaissState of Mind VenturesIntel Capital+1 more

SambaNova Systemssambanova.aiin𝕏Mar 2018 · $676M

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)in

BoardLip-Bu Tan(Director)in

Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge VenturesBattery VenturesBerkeley FrontierCambium CapitalCelesta CapitalCelesta Capital+16 more

SemiDrivesemidrive.com

SemiDrive designs automotive-grade processors for intelligent vehicle cabins, integrating CPU, GPU, AI accelerators, and video processing capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningIoTSemiconductorsBeijing, CN

Co-investorsLenovo Capital and Incubator Group (LCIG)Vertex Ventures ChinaMatrix Partners ChinaSequoia CapitalShanghai STVC GroupVertex Ventures

Snorkel AIsnorkel.aiin𝕏

Snorkel AI provides a platform and research for building training data and evaluation environments for frontier AI and agentic AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechRedwood City, US

Henry Kiss Ehrenberg(Founder)inChristopher (Chris) Ré(Co-Founder)Braden Hancock(Co-Founder (former Head of Technology))inHenry (Kiss) Ehrenberg(Co-Founder (former Head of Engineering))inParoma Varma(Co-Founder (former Head of Solutions))inManas Joglekar(Co-Founder / Founding Engineer (former))in

Co-investorsAccenture VenturesAdditionBlackRockGreylock PartnersGV (Google Ventures)In-Q-Tel+6 more

SugarCRMsugarcrm.comin𝕏

Sugar Sell is a CRM platform that guides sales reps toward the highest-impact accounts, opportunities, and next actions by combining CRM data with ERP data such as order history and using AI to surface account risk and expansion opportunities.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechCupertino, US

Clint Oram(Founder)inLarry Augustin(Executive Officer, Director)inSteve Valenzuela(Executive Officer)inAndrew Chmyz(Executive Officer)inDavid Roberts(Chief Executive Officer)inSteve Boss(Chief Sales Officer)in

Co-investorsAccel-KKRNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Runa CapitalTech Square VenturesThreshold VenturesDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)+1 more

Swingvyswingvy.comin𝕏

Swingvy provides cloud-based HR software that centralizes employee information, organization charts, directories, and e-payslips, and supports leave and expense claim workflows.

Cloud ComputingHR TechSaaS

Hyojun Lee(Founder)in

Co-investorsBig Basin CapitalAviva VenturesBass InvestmentSamsung Venture Investment CorporationSamsung Ventures

Other

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

Narus

Exits · 3

1 IPOs · 2 acquisitions · showing 2

Aquantiaacq. by Marvell TechnologyInphiacq. by Marvell

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Walden International made?
Walden International has 16 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited.
What stage does Walden International invest at?
Walden International invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Walden International focus on?
Walden International focuses on Media & Entertainment, Semiconductors.
Where is Walden International located?
Walden International is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Does Walden International lead rounds?
Walden International typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Walden International co-invest with?
Walden International most often shares deals with Lightspeed Venture Partners, August Capital, Greylock Partners, among 24 tracked co-investors.

Co-investors · 80

Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.

Both backed · 2
$4.4M – $214M
GV (Google Ventures)

GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning since its early days, building a global portfolio of more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.

$250K – $50M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.

Both backed · 2
$1.7M – $87M
Greylock Partners

Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.

Both backed · 2
$100K – $200M
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.

Both backed · 2
$200K – $40M
Mayfield Fund

Mayfield is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage consumer and marketplace companies, backing founders from inception through IPO.

$500K – $12M
Intel Capital

Intel Capital is the corporate venture capital arm associated with Intel, investing in and supporting technology companies as they scale.

$1M – $20M
Celesta Capital

Celesta Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in deep tech companies at the forefront of science and engineering.

$5M – $20M
SV Angel

SV Angel is a firm that has backed startup founders since the 1990s, leveraging a large network of founders, industry leaders, and regulators to support portfolio companies.

Both backed · 1
Battery Ventures

Battery Ventures is a global investment firm that has backed more than 450 companies over its 40-year history, operating its investment staff as a single global unit.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $100M
SoftBank Vision Fund

SoftBank Vision Fund invests globally in AI-focused companies working to transform and create industries.

Both backed · 1
Eclipse Ventures

Eclipse is a venture firm that backs entrepreneurs building companies in the physical and essential economy — industries tied to resilience, competitiveness, and security.

Both backed · 1
$200K – $5M
68 more co-investors

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