Start-ups

Lightmatter, based in Mountain View, has raised $400 million in a Series D round, bringing its valuation to $4.4 billion. The funding, led by investors advised by T. Rowe Price...

Conventional thinking holds that Light Emitting Diodes (LED) are too slow for communication links, right? What are microLEDs? Is it possible for microLEDs on a chip to scale to terabit...

HyperLight, a start-up based in Cambridge, Mass., that I developing thin film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonic integrated circuits (PICs), has secured $37 million in Series B funding led by Summit...

SambaNova Systems has launched SambaNova Cloud, the world’s fastest AI inference platform powered by its SN40L chip, offering unmatched performance for developers. The platform supports Meta’s popular open-source Llama 3.1...

AttoTude, a start-up based in Menlo Park, California, announced $29 million in a Series A funding round for its work in developing a next generation data center interconnect technology. This...

GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF) has joined Silicon Catalyst, the only incubator and accelerator exclusively focused on semiconductor solutions, as a Strategic and In-Kind Partner. This partnership aims to accelerate the...

HelixML, a start-up based in Bristol, UK, introduced a local Generative AI (GenAI) solution aimed at enterprises prioritizing data sovereignty and regulatory compliance. The platform allows organizations to use cutting-edge...

FuriosaAI, a start-up with offices in Santa Clara, California and Seoul, Korea, emerged from stealth to introduce its new AI accelerator, RNGD, designed to enhance the performance and efficiency of...

xMEMS Labs, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, introduced ots XMC-2400 µCooling chip, an active micro-cooling solution designed for ultramobile devices and AI applications. The all-silicon chip, which measures...

Sateliot, a start-up based in Barcelona, has taken a significant step forward in its mission to provide global Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity. On August 16, 2024, the company successfully...

Akeana, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, emerged from stealth to unveil its RISC-V portfolio. The company has raised over $100 million in capital from prominent investors like Kleiner...

Quantum Circuits, a spinout from Yale University specializing in superconducting quantum computing, has closed its Series B funding round with more than $60 million. This final investment round aims to...

Groq, a start-up based in Mountain View, California, raised $640 million in a Series D round, bringing its valuation to $2.8 billion. The funding was spearheaded by BlackRock Private Equity...