Fundraising Fox
🦊/People
Sign in

Tim Phillips

Founder

Chief Executive Officer & President, Founder at Empower

Greater Boston

FoundedEmpower

Find your path to Tim

94 people in our graph share verified history with Tim — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Gil RosenunlockedTim: together at International Rectifier (2005–2006)
Tim: together at International Rectifier
×8Tim: together at University of Rhode Island
×2Tim: together at University of Rhode Island - College of Business

About

Tim Phillips is the Founder, CEO, and President of Empower Semiconductor. He has more than 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, spanning end markets including AI, data center, mobile, automotive, and renewables, and holds 32 US patents. His background includes international business operations across North America, Asia, and Europe, as well as three acquisitions and a divestiture.

Chief Executive Officer & President, Founder at Empower

Intro paths

→

In turn, Tim can intro founders to Empower's investors below.

Empower's investors · 14

ARPA-Esince 2018Atreides ManagementBoston · since 2025CapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checks · since 2025Fidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2025Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2024Innovation EndeavorsPalo Alto · $1M – $15M checks · since 2024Knollwood Investment AdvisoryHunt Valley · since 2025Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2024Maverick SiliconSan Francisco · since 2025Raptor GroupMiami BeachSamsung Catalyst FundSan JoseSocratic PartnersBoston · since 2025Sutter Hill VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $5M checks · since 2024Walden CatalystSan Francisco · $550K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Empower

GSGene Sheridan
Gene SheridanFounder

Experience

  1. Empower SemiconductorCEO & President, Foundercurrent2020 — presentSan Jose, CA
  2. Empower SemiconductorCo-Founder, Chief Operating Officer & Board Member2013 — 2020Milpita, CA
  3. Navitas SemiconductorAdvisory Board Member2014 — 2018El Segundo, CA
  4. Phillips Semiconductor ConsultingPresident2011 — 2013Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
  5. International RectifierVice-President & GM, Enterprise Power BU2008 — 2011Providence, RI
  6. International RectifierVice-President North America, Industrial & Multi-Market2008Torrance, CA
  7. International RectifierVice-President, Enterprise Power BU2001 — 2008El Segundo, CA
  8. ON SemiconductorManager, Marketing & Applications1994 — 2001Providence County, Rhode Island, United States

Skills & more

Executive Management8Strategic Planning10Technical Marketing5Mergers & Acquisitions4Valuation Analysis2Opportunity Analysis2Investor Relations2Power Management Applications & Architectures3Product Roadmap Development1Power IC Design1Power Management23Designs2
+12 moreMergersProduct ManagementValuationSemiconductorsStrategic ConsultingStart-upsProduct DevelopmentProduct MarketingEnterprise SoftwareAnalogFailure AnalysisSemiconductor Industry

From Tim's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tim Phillips?
Tim Phillips is the Founder, CEO, and President of Empower Semiconductor. He has more than 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, spanning end markets including AI, data center, mobile, automotive, and renewables, and holds 32 US patents. His background includes international business operations across North America, Asia, and Europe, as well as three acquisitions and a divestiture.
Where does Tim Phillips work?
Tim Phillips is Chief Executive Officer & President, Founder of Empower.
What companies did Tim Phillips found?
Tim Phillips founded Empower.
Where did Tim Phillips go to school?
Tim Phillips studied at University of Rhode Island - College of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); University of Rhode Island (Bachelor of Electrical Engineering).

Founder mafias

Same school

Shared employers