Startup Funding: July 2023

By Jesse Allen - 02 Aug, 2023 - Comments: 0

Investors pumped more than $2.8 billion into 123 companies July. It was a particularly strong month for photonics companies, with a photonic integrated circuit foundry raising more than $100 million. Startups this month also are using photonic technology in innovative ways. This includes an all-optical RISC processor, biomarker identification, faster fully homomorphic encryption, and more AI... » read more

Chip Industry Startup Funding Annual Report & Analysis: 2022

By The SE Staff - 31 Jan, 2023 - Comments: 0

Introduction New ideas fuel the semiconductor industry, and money enables those ideas. Tracking what startups get funded is one way to see which ideas are more viable and which problems need to be solved most urgently. In general, the more startups working on a solution to a particular problem, the greater the need for a viable solution — and the more likely one will be developed. Investo... » read more

Startup Funding: June 2022

By Jesse Allen - 06 Jul, 2022 - Comments: 0

Big money went to manufacturing in June, with a massive round for a Chinese analog foundry’s expansion to 55 – 40nm nodes. A fab management software startup also drew sizeable investment, as did a supplier of semiconductor-grade silicon components. Investors didn’t forget chip design, with three EDA companies receiving new funding, one of which drew over $100 million. Plus, numerous te... » read more

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Startup Funding: July 2023

Chip Industry Startup Funding Annual Report & Analysis: 2022

Startup Funding: June 2022