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- Startup requirements
- startup (ie not steady state)
- semi company (ie not application software)
- product company (ie. not services)
- Alphabetical listing
- Short single sentence description
- All entries must be confirmed with public link
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- Categorize the startup based on technology table below
- Use standard two letter country codes
- Do NOT edit the README directly, it's auto-generated
- Pie-chart is from March 5, 2024 (not auto-generated)
| Technology | Description |
|---|---|
| ASIC | Custom silicon |
| AI | AI hardware |
| ANALOG | All things analog |
| CHIPLETS | Chiplet related |
| EDA | Design automation tools |
| HEALTH | Health centric devices |
| HPC | High performance computing |
| MEMORY | Memory |
| MEMS | MEMS based technology |
| MFG | Manufacturing related |
| NETWORKING | Various connectivity pieces |
| RF | Wireless |
| PHOTONICS | Photonic based startups |
| QUANTUM | Quantum computing |
| RISC-V | RISC-V based startups |
| SECURITY | Security techhnology |
| SENSORS | Sensing devices |
| SPACE | Space technology |
| Company | Technology | Founded | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelercom | RF | 2016 | UK | 5G physical layer for high-performance networks |
| Agile Analog | EDA | 2017 | UK | Automating design of analog circuitry |
| Agita Labs | SECURITY | 2018 | US | Processing security technology/IP |
| Aistorm | AI | 2011 | US | Charge domain based AI processing |
| Akhetonics | PHOTONICS | 2021 | DE | Optical computing devices |
| Alif Semiconductor | AI | 2019 | US | Integrated SoC for AI at the edge |
| Allspice.io | EDA | 2018 | US | Design platform for streamlined hardware development |
| Alpha ICs | AI | 2016 | US | AI co-processors for edge devices |
| Ampere Computing | HPC | 2017 | US | Cloud native manycore CPUs |
| Anabrid | ANALOG | 2023 | DE | Analog computer on a chip |
| Analog Inference | AI | 2018 | US | Analog in-memory AI inference accelerators |
| Analog Photonics | PHOTONICS | 2012 | US | LIDAR and other optical technologies |
| Andapt | ANALOG | 2014 | IE | Programmable power management ICs |
| Anello | PHOTONICS | 2018 | US | Photonic based gyroscopes for navigation |
| Aniah | EDA | 2019 | FR | Circuit analysis software |
| Applied Brain Research | AI | 2013 | CA | AI solutions for edge devices |
| Aspinity | AI | 2015 | US | Analog in-memory AI inference accelerators |
| Astrus | EDA | 2022 | CA | AI platform designed to automate microchip design |
| Atlantic Quantum | QUANTUM | 2022 | US | Scalable quantum computers |
| Atmosic | RF | 2016 | US | Battery free wireless devices |
| Avicena | PHOTONICS | 2019 | US | Optical uLed interconnect technology |
| Axelera | AI | 2021 | NL | Low power AI edge processors |
| Ayar Labs | PHOTONICS | 2015 | US | Electronic-photonic communication chipsets |
| Baya Systems | CHIPLETS | 2023 | US | Chiplet Based Semiconductor Design |
| Beacon Photonics | PHOTONICS | 2023 | US | Integrated photonics platform |
| Beam | RF | 2015 | IL | Phased array antennas |
| Black Semiconductor | MFG | 2021 | DE | Graphene based devices for translating between electronics and photonics |
| Blaize | AI | 2010 | US | Graph streaming processor for AI applications |
| Blue Cheetah | CHIPLETS | 2018 | US | Rapidly customizable die-to-die interconnect solutions |
| Bluespec | RISC-V | 2003 | US | RISC-V IP and System Development Tools |
| BoolSi | EDA | 2023 | US | Generate RTL from any codebase, in any language |
| cadlab.io | EDA | 2015 | US | Collaboration tools for PCB design |
| Celera | EDA | 2018 | US | Fully-automated analog/mixed-signal IC development tool. |
| Celestial AI | PHOTONICS | 2020 | US | Photonic fabric optical interconnect technology |
| Cellium | RF | 2016 | IL | Wireless infrastructure for indoor connectivity |
| Celtro | HEALTH | 2019 | DE | Energy harvesting self powering implantable medical devices |
| Celus | EDA | 2016 | DE | PCB design tools |
| Cerebras | HPC | 2016 | US | Wafer scale processors |
| Ceremorphic | HPC | 2020 | US | Analog computing architecture |
| Cerfe Labs | MFG | 2020 | US | Electronics materials and device research |
| Chipflow | ASIC | 2021 | UK | ASIC design platform |
| Chipletz | CHIPLETS | 2021 | US | Smart substrate enabling multiple ICs in a single package |
| Circuit Mind | EDA | 2018 | UK | PCB design tools |
| Classiq | EDA | 2020 | IL | Quantum computing software |
| Codasip | RISC-V | 2014 | DE | Supplier of RISC-V IP cores |
| Condor Computing | RISC-V | 2023 | US | High performance RISC-V processors |
| Cornami | HPC | 2011 | US | Configurable acceleration for full homomorphic encryption |
| DASH Tech IC | HPC | 2021 | US | Flexible processors for embedded applications |
| d-Matrix | AI | 2019 | US | Computing platform for data center AI inference |
| DeGirum | AI | 2017 | US | AI hardware and software to accelerate AI edge adoption |
| Dfiant | EDA | 2022 | US | Chip design tools |
| Dover | SECURITY | 2017 | US | SoC security IP |
| DreamBig | CHIPLETS | 2019 | US | Chiplet based ASIC platform |
| EdgeCortix | AI | 2019 | US | AI accelerators for edge devices |
| EdgeQ | RF | 2018 | US | Base station-on-a-chip |
| Efabless | ASIC | 2011 | US | Community powered ASIC platform |
| Efinix | FPGA | 2012 | US | Programmable FPGA products |
| Eliyan | CHIPLETS | 2021 | US | Interconnect technology |
| EnCharge AI | AI | 2021 | US | AI processing platform |
| Enosemi | PHOTONICS | 2023 | US | Photonics subsystems |
| enzzo | EDA | 2024 | US | AI driven hardware development |
| Eridan | RF | 2013 | US | RF Front End Module for wireless telecommunications |
| Esperanto | HPC | 2014 | US | Manycore RISC-V compute platform |
| Ethernovia | NETWORKING | 2018 | US | In vehicle networking |
| eTopus | NETWORKING | 2013 | US | High speed interconnect solutions |
| Evacorp | AI | 2023 | US | AI processing |
| Exo Imaging | HEALTH | 2015 | US | Handheld ultrasound device |
| Extropic | AI | 2022 | US | Physics based generative AI |
| Everactive | SENSORS | 2012 | US | Battery-less IoT sensing technology |
| Fabric Cryptography | SECURITY | 2021 | US | Cryptography hardware accelerators |
| Falcomm | RF | 2021 | US | Solid state power amplifiers |
| Ferric | ANALOG | 2010 | US | Single-chip power converters |
| Flex Logix | FPGA | 2014 | US | Embedded FPGA IP |
| Flux | EDA | 2019 | US | PCB design tools |
| FMC | MFG | 2015 | DE | Ferroelectric non-volatile random access memory technology |
| Forefrontrf | RF | 2020 | UK | Wireless communication devices |
| Furiosa | AI | 2017 | KR | AI coprocessors |
| Gemesys | AI | 2021 | DE | Analog AI processors |
| Gowin | FPGA | 2014 | CN | FPGA chip products |
| GrAI Matter Labs | AI | 2016 | FR | Programmable neuromorphic computing chips |
| Graphcore | AI | 2016 | UK | Intelligence processing unit for AI applications |
| Greenwaves | AI | 2014 | FR | Low power edge AI SoCs |
| Groq | AI | 2016 | US | AI processors |
| Gyrfalcon | AI | 2017 | US | AI processors |
| HaiLa | RF | 2017 | CA | Low power wireless communication for IoT |
| Hailo | AI | 2017 | IL | AI acceleration for edge devices |
| HawAI.tech | AI | 2019 | FR | AI accelerators |
| HyperAccel | AI | 2023 | KR | AI processors and server solutions for LLM/Gen AI |
| InCore Semi | RISC-V | 2018 | IN | RISC-V IP cores |
| Ingonyma | SECURITY | 2021 | IL | Hardware accelerators for cryptographic computation |
| Innatera | AI | 2018 | NL | Neuromorphic processors |
| Ipronics | PHOTONICS | 2019 | ES | Programmable photonics products |
| Jeeva Wireless | RF | 2015 | US | Battery-free wireless sensing technology |
| Jitx | EDA | 2016 | US | PCB design tools |
| Kandou | NETWORKING | 2011 | CH | Chip-to-chip connectivity solutions |
| Kepler Computing | HPC | 2018 | US | Stealth |
| Kittycad | EDA | 2021 | US | AI driven CAD |
| Kneron | AI | 2015 | US | Edge AI devices |
| Krutrim | AI | 2023 | IN | AI hardware |
| Lemurian Labs | AI | 2018 | CA | AI computing platform |
| Light Solver | PHOTONICS | 2019 | IL | Optical computing platform |
| Lightelligence | PHOTONICS | 2017 | US | Optical computing platform |
| Lighton | PHOTONICS | 2015 | FR | Optical computing platform |
| Lightmatter | PHOTONICS | 2017 | US | Optical computing platform |
| Luminous Computing | PHOTONICS | 2018 | US | Optical computing platform |
| Matx | AI | 2022 | US | Platform for AGI |
| MangoBoost | HPC | 2022 | US | Data processing units for data center |
| Memryx | AI | 2019 | US | AI computing platform |
| Mobilint | AI | 2019 | KR | AI inference accelerators |
| Morse Micro | RF | 2016 | AU | Low-power Wi-Fi chips |
| Movellus | ANALOG | 2014 | US | Clock distribution IP |
| Mythic | AI | 2012 | US | Analog ML accelerators |
| NcodiN | PHOTONICS | 2023 | FR | Optical interposers |
| Neologic | MFG | 2021 | IL | Quasi-CMOS transistor technology |
| Neureality | AI | 2019 | IL | Purpose-built AI-centric architecture |
| NeuroBlade | AI | 2018 | IL | Accelerators for high throughput data analytics |
| Neurophos | PHOTONICS | 2020 | US | Optical computing platform |
| Neurxcore | AI | 2023 | FR | AI accelerator IP based NVDLA |
| NextSilicon | HPC | 2017 | IL | High performance computing architecture |
| Niobium Microsystems | SECURITY | 2021 | US | Secure collection, processing, and distribution of critical data |
| Novelda | RF | 2004 | NO | Wireless ultra wideband for high resolution impulse radar |
| Novumind | AI | 2015 | US | Domain specific acceleration for AI applications |
| Nubis Communication | NETWORKING | 2020 | US | Optical communications technology |
| OmniDesign | ANALOG | 2015 | US | Low power analog IP |
| One Silicon Chip Photonics | PHOTONICS | 2016 | CA | Optical chips for precision motion sensing |
| Optalysys | PHOTONICS | 2013 | UK | Optical computing next-gen cryptography |
| Oso Semiconductor | RF | 2022 | US | Low power RF chipset |
| Owl | SENSORS | 2018 | US | Monocular 3D thermal ranging solutions |
| Oxford Quantum Circuits | QUANTUM | 2017 | UK | Quantum computing platform |
| Ozark ICs | ANALOG | 2011 | US | High temperature ruggedized electronics |
| Perceive | AI | 2015 | US | AI processing for edge devices |
| Phanofi | PHOTONICS | 2022 | DK | Optical transceivers for data centers & HPCs |
| Pharrowtech | RF | 2018 | BE | RF ICs for fixed-wireless access and high-capacity wireless links |
| Picocom | RF | 2019 | UK | Semiconductor products designed for 5G small cell infrastructure. |
| Plaid Semiconductor | CHIPLETS | 2023 | US | Interposers for chiplet integration |
| Pliops | HPC | 2017 | IL | Scalable data handling/acceleration |
| PointCloud | SENSORS | 2017 | US | 4D imaging sensors |
| Polyn Technology | AI | 2019 | IL | Neuromorphic Analog Signal Processor chips |
| PQShield | QUANTUM | 2018 | UK | Hardware co-processors Post-quantum Cryptography |
| PragmatiC | MFG | 2010 | UK | Manufacturer of low-cost flexible integrated circuits |
| Primemas | CHIPLETS | 2023 | US | SoC infrastructure for accelerated system development |
| Primis | EDA | 2023 | US | Generative-AI driven hardware design |
| proteanTecs | ANALOG | 2017 | IL | Analytics platform for increasing performance and reliability of electronic systems |
| PseudolithIC | MFG | 2019 | US | Heterogeneous integration process for RF applications |
| PsiQuantum | QUANTUM | 2015 | US | Quantum computers |
| Qadric.io | AI | 2016 | US | Edge processing for edge devices |
| Qualinx | RF | 2015 | NL | IoT GNSS based tracking and connectivity |
| Quilter | EDA | 2020 | US | AI driven PCB design |
| Quintessent | PHOTONICS | 2019 | US | Optical interconnect |
| Rain Neuromorphics | AI | 2017 | US | Brain-inspired hardware for AI applications |
| Ramon Space | SPACE | 2004 | IL | Computer system designed for computing in space |
| RapidSilicon | FPGA | 2021 | US | FPGA devices |
| rebellions_ | AI | 2020 | KR | AI processors |
| Recogni | AI | 2017 | US | Visual perception platform for autonomous vehicles |
| Redwood EDA | EDA | 2015 | US | Transaction level hardware design platform |
| Rivos | RISC-V | 2021 | US | Stealth |
| RoboSense | SENSORS | 2014 | CN | Advanced LiDAR environment perception technologies |
| Salience Labs | PHOTONICS | 2020 | UK | Photonic computing platform |
| SambaNova | AI | 2017 | US | AI processing |
| Saras Micro Devices | MFG | 2021 | US | Packaging solutions for effective power delivery |
| Scalinx | RF | 2015 | FR | Wideband RFIC frontends |
| Scintil | PHOTONICS | 2018 | FR | Photonic computing platform |
| Semidynamics | RISC-V | 2016 | ES | High performance RISC-V IP cores |
| Semifive | ASIC | 2019 | KR | ASIC platform |
| Semify | EDA | 2021 | DE | FPGA based platforms |
| SemiQon | QUANTUM | 2023 | FI | Quantum processors |
| Semron | AI | 2020 | DE | AI processing |
| SiFive | RISC-V | 2015 | US | RISC-V based IP provider |
| SiLC | PHOTONICS | 2018 | US | Photonics based imaging sensors |
| Silicon Box | MFG | 2021 | SG | Manufacturer of semiconductor design and device integration services |
| Silimate | EDA | 2023 | US | Co-pilot for chip designers |
| Silogy | EDA | 2023 | US | Collaborative CI/CD platform for integrated circuit design |
| SiMa.ai | AI | 2018 | US | AI processing for edge devices |
| SiPearl | HPC | 2019 | FR | Manycore processors for EU exascale supercomputing project |
| Skycore Semiconductors | ANALOG | 2021 | DK | Switched capacitor based integrated power converters |
| Spark Micro | RF | 2016 | CA | Transceiver technology for ultra-low power wireless communication |
| Speedata | AI | 2019 | IL | Analytics Processing Unit to accelerate big data and analytics workloads |
| StarFive | RISC-V | 2018 | CN | RISC-V processor core IP and devices |
| Swave | PHOTONICS | 2022 | BE | Holographic chips based on diffractive photonics technology |
| SWIR Vision Systems | SENSORS | 2018 | US | Image sensor technology designed for short-wave infrared cameras |
| Synthara | AI | 2020 | CH | In memory computation chips for AI |
| Syntiant | AI | 2017 | US | Neuromorphic processing for edge devices |
| Taalas | AI | 2023 | CA | Platform for quickly turning any AI model into custom silicon |
| Tachyum | HPC | 2016 | US | High performance processor architecture |
| Tenstorrent | ASIC | 2016 | CA | AI processing devices |
| Teramount | MFG | 2013 | IL | Packaging technology for photonic devices |
| Tetramem | AI | 2018 | US | AI accelerator for edge inference |
| Trameto | ANALOG | 2016 | UK | Energy harvesting PMICs |
| TriEye | SENSORS | 2017 | IL | Short-wave infrared imaging systems |
| Unifabrix | NETWORKING | 2020 | IL | CXL based secure connectivity solution |
| Untether AI | AI | 2018 | CA | AI processing devices |
| Upmem | AI | 2015 | FR | In memory processing devices for big data and AI |
| Usound | MEMS | 2012 | AU | Sound solutions based on MEMS technology |
| Vayyar | SENSORS | 2011 | IL | High resolution image sensors |
| Ventana Micro | RISC-V | 2018 | US | RISC-V CPU cores and compute subsystems |
| VyperCore | RISC_V | 2022 | UK | RISC-V processors |
| Xanadu | PHOTONICS | 2016 | US | Photonic based quantum computer |
| Xscape Photonics | PHOTONICS | 2022 | US | Photonic communication chips |
| Xsight Labs | HPC | 2017 | IL | Chipsets for accelerating data-intensive workloads |
| Yorchip | CHIPLETS | 2023 | US | Chiplet technology |
| Zendar | SENSORS | 2017 | US | High resolution software defined radar |
| ZeroASIC | CHIPLETS | 2020 | US | Chiplet based ASIC platform |
| zeroRISC | SECURITY | 2023 | US | RoT components |
| ZeroPoint | MEMORY | 2015 | US | Memory compression technology |
| ONiO AS | RISC-V | 2019 | NORWAY | Ultra low power RISC-V running from harvested energy ONLY |
| Company | Exit | Year | Value($M) | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia | IPO | 2016 | 1000 | Source |
| Agnilux | 2010 | NA | Source | |
| Alphawave | IPO | 2021 | 4300 | Source |
| Altair Semiconductor | Sony | 2016 | 212 | Source |
| Ambric | Shutdown | 2008 | 0 | Source |
| Annapurna Labs | Amazon | 2015 | 375 | Source |
| Anobit | Apple | 2012 | 500 | Source |
| Aquantia | Marvell | 2019 | 452 | Source |
| Arbe | IPO | 2021 | 525 | Source |
| Astera | IPO | 2024 | 5500 | Source |
| Axis Semiconductor | Shutdown | 2022 | 0 | Source |
| Banias | Alphawave | 2022 | 240 | Source |
| BrainChip | IPO | 2011 | NA | Source |
| Calxeda | Shutdown | 2013 | 0 | Source |
| Cambricon | IPO | 2020 | 5000 | Source |
| Clearspeed | IPO | 2007 | 20 | Source |
| Diakopto | Ansys | 2023 | NA | Source |
| Element14 | Broadcom | 2000 | 600 | Source |
| Espressif | IPO | 2017 | 1800 | Source |
| Fungible | Microsoft | 2023 | 190 | Source |
| GaN Systems | Infineon | 2023 | 830 | Source |
| Genapsys | Shutdown | 2022 | 0 | Source |
| Habana Labs | Intel | 2019 | 2000 | Source |
| Icera | Nvidia | 2011 | 367 | Source |
| Immedia | Amazon | 2017 | 90 | Source |
| Indie Semiconductor | SPAC | 2020 | 1400 | Source |
| Innovium | Marvell | 2021 | 1100 | Source |
| Innoviz | SPAC | 2021 | 371 | Source |
| Kalray | IPO | 2018 | 100 | Source |
| Lucata | Shutdown | 2024 | NA | Source |
| Lion Semiconductor | Cirrus | 2021 | 335 | Source |
| Lyric | ADI | 2011 | NA | Source |
| Kameleon | Ramon Space | 2022 | NA | Source |
| Mathstar | Shutdown | 2008 | 0 | Source |
| Minima | Acquired | NA | NA | Source |
| MixComm | Sivers | 2021 | 155 | Source |
| Mobix Labs | SPAC | 2023 | NA | Source |
| Movidius | Intel | 2016 | 400 | Source |
| Nervana | Intel | 2016 | 350 | Source |
| Nuvia | Qualcomm | 2021 | 1400 | Source |
| Occuli | Ambarella | 2021 | 307 | Source |
| PA Semi | Apple | 2009 | 278 | Source |
| Pensando | AMD | 2022 | 1900 | Source |
| PrimeSense | Apple | 2013 | 350 | Source |
| Provigent | Broadcom | 2011 | 360 | Source |
| Quantenna | Onsemi | 2019 | 1000 | Source |
| Sand 9 | ADI | 2015 | 30 | Source |
| SiByte | Broadcom | 2000 | 2000 | Source |
| SiCortex | Shutdown | 2009 | 0 | Source |
| Silicon Hive | Intel | 2011 | NA | Source |
| Soft Machines | Intel | 2016 | 250 | Source |
| Stream Processors | Shutdown | 2009 | 0 | Source |
| Stretch | Exar | 2014 | NA | Source |
| Tabula | Shutdown | 2015 | 0 | Source |
| Tensil.ai | NA | 2022 | NA | NA |
| Tilera | Ezchip | 2014 | 50 | Source |
| Upverter | Altium | 2017 | 2.8 | Source |
| Wavious | Shutdown | 2022 | 0 | Source |
| zGlue | Sold | 2021 | NA | Source |