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Applied Ventures

North America, California, United States, Santa Clara

Description

Applied Ventures is the venture capital fund of Applied Materials, the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology.

Investor Profile

Applied Ventures has made 88 investments, with 5 in the past 12 months and 24% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series B (30%)
  • Series A (22%)
  • Series Unknown (19%)
  • Series C (14%)
  • Series D (8%)
  • Seed (2%)
  • Post Ipo Equity (1%)
  • Post Ipo Debt (1%)
  • Pre Seed (1%)
  • Private Equity (1%)

Country Focus

  • United States (82%)
  • France (3%)
  • Taiwan (2%)
  • United Kingdom (2%)
  • South Korea (2%)
  • Singapore (1%)
  • Israel (1%)
  • China (1%)
  • India (1%)
  • Germany (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Manufacturing
  • Semiconductor
  • Electronics
  • Renewable Energy
  • Energy
  • Information Technology
  • Solar
  • Hardware
  • Consumer Electronics
  • Energy Storage
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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Applied Ventures frequently co-invest with?

D. E. Shaw & Co.
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 5
Lockheed Martin Ventures
North America, Maryland, United States, Bethesda
Co-Investments: 4
Core Capital Partners
North America, District of Columbia, United States, Washington
Co-Investments: 4
Amazon Alexa Fund
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Co-Investments: 3
Vertex Ventures China
Asia, Beijing, China, Beijing
Co-Investments: 4
Vertex Ventures
Asia, Central Region, Singapore, Singapore
Co-Investments: 4
Polaris Partners
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 5
Samsung Ventures
Asia, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea, Seoul
Co-Investments: 4
Intel Capital
North America, California, United States, Santa Clara
Co-Investments: 15
ARCH Venture Partners
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Co-Investments: 7

Which angels does Applied Ventures often collaborate with?

JB
Europe, Surrey, United Kingdom, Guildford
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Applied Ventures?

Qolab

Los Angeles, California, United States

Qolab is a technology company that engaged in research and development of superconducting quantum computers.

Information TechnologySaaSSoftware
Series AMar 17, 2025
Salience Labs

Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Salience Labs offers photonic solutions designed to enhance connectivity for AI data center infrastructure.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Data CenterIT InfrastructureMachine LearningSensorSoftware
Series AFeb 7, 2025
Amount Raised: $30,000,000
Ayar Labs

San Jose, California, United States

Ayar Labs develops optical I/O solutions for large-scale AI workloads to accelerate data movement within AI systems.

ComputerHardwareInformation TechnologySemiconductor
Series DDec 11, 2024
Amount Raised: $155,000,000
Microoled

Grenoble, Rhone-Alpes, France

Microoled is a provider of microdisplays for mobile near-to-eye viewing devices.

Consumer ElectronicsIndustrial ManufacturingSemiconductor
Series UnknownOct 1, 2024
TXOne Networks

Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan

TXOne Networks offers cybersecurity solutions to protect industrial control systems from cyberattacks.

Cyber SecurityInternet of ThingsIntrusion DetectionNetwork Security
Series BMay 7, 2024
Amount Raised: $51,000,000
VVDN Technologies

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

VVDN Technologies provides product engineering, design, and manufacturing services for OEMs and other technology companies.

Cloud ManagementInformation TechnologyManufacturingService IndustrySoftware
Series UnknownFeb 19, 2024
Lightspeed Photonics

Singapore, Central Region, Singapore

Lightspeed Photonics is a building of modular optoelectronic processors and interconnects for data centers and near-edge computing.

ComputerElectronicsReal TimeSemiconductor
Pre SeedSep 29, 2023
Ayar Labs

Emeryville, California, United States

Ayar Labs develops an optical I/O solution for applications that require high bandwidth and low latency using light to move data.

ComputerHardwareInformation TechnologySemiconductor
Series CMay 24, 2023
Amount Raised: $25,000,000
3d Glass Solutions

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

3D Glass Solutions provides customers complete glass-enabled systems integration services.

Electronics
Series CApr 19, 2023
Amount Raised: $30,000,000
Ionblox

Fremont, California, United States

Ionblox has developed high energy density lithium ion batteries for ground and aerial electric vehicles.

Electric VehicleElectronicsRenewable Energy
Series BFeb 8, 2023
Amount Raised: $32,000,000