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Who invested in picoChip

7 rounds we have observed, with the 15 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Semiconductors

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$121Mraised across 7 rounds since 2001, from 7 sources

$7.0MSeries A$17MSeries B$21MSeries C$27MSeries D$20MSeries E$20MVenture$9.0MDebt
Latest round
Debt, $9.0MNov 2010
Biggest round
$27MSeries D · Jun 2007
Investors
15
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20012003200520072009
$7.0MSeries A$17MSeries B$21MSeries C$27MSeries D$20MSeries E$20MVenture$9.0MDebt
First round
Series A, $7.0M
Jan 2001
Biggest round
$27M
Series D · Jun 2007
Usual gap between rounds
2 years
the median of 6

The rounds

  1. Nov 2010
    Debt$9.0M1 new

    Reported by fis.dowjones.com

  2. Jun 2010
  3. Nov 2009
  4. Jun 2007
  5. Jun 2005
  6. Oct 2003
    Series B$17M2 new

    From a historical funding record

  7. Jan 2001
    Series A$7.0M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding record

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

The exit

ExitBuyerPriceWhen
AcquiredMindspeed Technologies$77MJan 2012

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Everyone who backed them

Atlas VentureVC firm5rounds
Pond VenturesVC firm5rounds
Scottish Equity PartnersPrivate equity4rounds
Intel CapitalCorporate VC3rounds
SVB CapitalVC firm1round
Samsung VenturesCorporate VC1round
IntelGrowth equity1round
AT&TCompany1round
Samsung ElectronicsGrowth equity1round
Samsung Ventures AmericaGrowth equity1round
AT&T Intellectual PropertyGrowth equity1round
RcapitalVC firm1round

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Quick answers about picoChip

Who invested in picoChip?

picoChip's investors include Atlas Venture, Pond Ventures, Scottish Equity Partners, Intel Capital and Highland Capital Partners, and 10 more on record.

How much has picoChip raised?

picoChip has raised $121M across 7 rounds since 2001.

When did picoChip last raise?

picoChip's most recent round was a Debt of $9.0M in Nov 2010.

What was picoChip's biggest round?

picoChip's largest round on record is $27M (Series D), in Jun 2007.

Who backed picoChip first?

picoChip's first round on record, in Oct 2003, was backed by Atlas Venture and Pond Ventures.

What stage is picoChip at?

picoChip's latest named round is a Debt, in Nov 2010.

Where is picoChip based?

picoChip is based in the United Kingdom.

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