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Silicon Catalyst

North America, California, United States, Santa Clara

Description

World's only startup incubator focused exclusively on semiconductor solutions

Investor Profile

Silicon Catalyst has backed more than 11 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 1 rounds, about 9% of its total and boasts 0 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Non Equity Assistance rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Israel, United Kingdom.
  • Strong thematic focus on Semiconductor, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (64%)
  • Series A (27%)
  • Non Equity Assistance (9%)

Country Focus

  • United States (82%)
  • Israel (9%)
  • United Kingdom (9%)

Industry Focus

  • Semiconductor
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Machine Learning
  • Electronics
  • Information Technology
  • Software
  • Hardware
  • Application Specific Integrated Circuit (Asic)
  • Robotics
  • Computer
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Silicon Catalyst frequently co-invest with?

Green D Ventures
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 1
AI Fund
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 1
Plug and Play
North America, California, United States, Sunnyvale
Co-Investments: 1
Streamlined Ventures
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 1
Good Growth Capital
North America, South Carolina, United States, Charleston
Co-Investments: 1
Oval Park Capital
North America, North Carolina, United States, Raleigh
Co-Investments: 1
Raptor Group
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 1
Futureland Ventures
North America, District of Columbia, United States, Washington
Co-Investments: 1
Alumni Ventures
North America, New Hampshire, United States, Manchester
Co-Investments: 2
Blue Lake Capital
Asia, Liaoning, China, Chaoyang
Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Silicon Catalyst often collaborate with?

JB
Europe, Surrey, United Kingdom, Guildford
Shared Deals: 1
MN
North America, California, United States, San Mateo
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Silicon Catalyst?

Lemurian Labs

Menlo Park, California, United States

Lemurian Labs develops efficient, high performance programmable hardware accelerators for edge AI and robotics workloads.

Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)Artificial Intelligence (AI)ElectronicsMachine LearningRoboticsSemiconductor
SeedSep 8, 2023
Amount Raised: $9,000,000
EnCharge AI

Santa Clara, California, United States

EnCharge AI delivers a battle-tested computing platform to unlock the best AI computing, from the edge to the cloud.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Embedded SoftwareMachine LearningSemiconductorSoftware
Series ADec 14, 2022
Amount Raised: $21,700,000
Salience Labs

Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Salience Labs is building a hybrid photonic-electronic chip for AI.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologyMachine LearningSensorSoftware
SeedMay 12, 2022
Amount Raised: $11,500,000
PolyN Technology

Caesarea, Hefa, Israel

Fabless semiconductor company that develops and manufactures at-sensor neuromorphic analog signal processing chips.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ElectronicsHardwareInformation TechnologyMachine LearningMobileSemiconductor
SeedApr 1, 2022
Amount Raised: $9,000,000
Lemurian Labs

Menlo Park, California, United States

Lemurian Labs develops efficient, high performance programmable hardware accelerators for edge AI and robotics workloads.

Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)Artificial Intelligence (AI)ElectronicsMachine LearningRoboticsSemiconductor
Non Equity AssistanceDec 23, 2021
Quadric

Burlingame, California, United States

Quadric is a Semiconductor IP licensor. Quadric's GPNPU processor blends machine learning inference performance with DSP programmability.

ComputerHardwareSemiconductor
Series AMay 14, 2019
Amount Raised: $15,000,000
Eridan

Mountain View, California, United States

Eridan is building the world's most efficient radios for 4G, 5G, and beyond.

Semiconductor
Series AMar 1, 2019
Amount Raised: $8,000,000
ProbiusDx

El Cerrito, California, United States

ProbiusDx is an electronic sensing company that provides a diagnostic technology for detecting and monitoring blood concentrations.

Health CareHealth Diagnostics
SeedOct 26, 2018
Amount Raised: $2,700,000
Seamless Microsystems

Santa Clara, California, United States

Seamless Microsystems offers patented Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs).

ElectronicsMedical DeviceTelecommunications
SeedJun 1, 2018
Amount Raised: $100,000
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
SeedAug 16, 2016
Amount Raised: $2,500,000