Who invested in SIMTEK

3 rounds we have observed, with the 11 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.

Hardware & Electronics

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$15Mraised across 3 rounds since 2005, from 3 sources

$10MVenture$4.6MVenture$500KRound

Latest round: Round, $500KJan 2018
Biggest round: $10MVenture · Dec 2005
Investors: 11

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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.

200720092011201320152017

$10MVenture$4.6MVenture$500KRound

First round: Venture, $10M
Biggest round: $10M
Usual gap between rounds: 11.3 years

The rounds

Jan 2018
Round$500K1 new
- Graph Ventures
Source recordedSEC filing: $150K sold
Sept 2006
Venture$4.6M2 new3 returning
Reported by www10.sharecg.com
Dec 2005
Venture$10M8 new
- 2M Companies
- SF Capital
- Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc.
- Crestview Partners
- Renaissance Investment Management
- Straus Partners
- Toibb Enterprises
- Premier Asset Management
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.

Venture2005Venture2006Round2018SF CapitalRenaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc.

Straus Partners

Graph Ventures

2M Companies

Crestview PartnersRenaissance Investment ManagementCrestview CapitalToibb EnterprisesPremier Asset Management

The exit

ExitBuyerPriceWhen

AcquiredCypress Semiconductor$44MSept 2008

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Everyone who backed them

SF CapitalInvestment firm2rounds

Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc.VC firm2rounds

Straus PartnersVC firm2rounds

Graph VenturesVC firm1round

2M CompaniesFamily office1round

Crestview PartnersPrivate equity1round

Renaissance Investment ManagementVC firm1round

Crestview CapitalVC firm1round

Toibb EnterprisesInvestment firm1round

Premier Asset Managementno record of our own yet1round

Straus GEPTno record of our own yet1round

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Quick answers about SIMTEK

Who invested in SIMTEK?

SIMTEK's investors include SF Capital, Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc., Straus Partners, Graph Ventures and 2M Companies, and 6 more on record.

How much has SIMTEK raised?

SIMTEK has raised $15M across 3 rounds since 2005.

When did SIMTEK last raise?

SIMTEK's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $500K in Jan 2018.

What was SIMTEK's biggest round?

SIMTEK's largest round on record is $10M (Venture), in Dec 2005.

Who backed SIMTEK first?

SIMTEK's first round on record, in Dec 2005, was backed by 2M Companies, SF Capital and Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc. and 5 others.