United States · Investor

Cypress Semiconductor

Last cheque observed Dec 2006. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

Series BSeries CSaaSStaffing AgencyAutomotive

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque7251days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$9.2MRounds led0 of 2Sole investor1 roundsExits2 from the portfolio
Pitch Cypress Semiconductor

Cypress Semiconductor highlights

  1. 01

    2 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $6.4M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
SaaSStaffing AgencyAutomotive
Based in
San Jose, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2006

    1 round

  2. Dec
    SpectraLinearSeries B · US$6.4MSole investor
  3. 2001

    1 round

  4. Nov
    AlvestaSeries C · US$12MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

SpectraLinearBought by Silicon LaboratoriesUndisclosedJan 2011
AlvestaBought by EmcoreUndisclosedDec 2002

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Spansion$1.6BDec 2014
Ramtron International CorporationUndisclosedMar 2014
SIMTEK$44MSept 2008
Lara NetworksUndisclosedJun 2001
ScanLogicUndisclosedMay 2001

Quick answers about Cypress Semiconductor

What does Cypress Semiconductor invest in?

Cypress Semiconductor invests most often at Series B and Series C (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as SaaS, Staffing Agency and Automotive.

How active is Cypress Semiconductor?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2006.

How big are Cypress Semiconductor's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.2M.

Is Cypress Semiconductor investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2006.

What kind of investor is Cypress Semiconductor?

Cypress Semiconductor is a corporate VC based in San Jose, United States.

When was Cypress Semiconductor founded?

Cypress Semiconductor was founded in 1982.

Where does this information on Cypress Semiconductor come from?

From public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

Raising now?

Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board.

Find similar investorsOpen your CRM

Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. How we count · Report a correction · Is this your firm? Claim it