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Intel Capital

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 1123 cheques on record.

Deploying nowCorporate VC

Pre-seedSeedSeries AIaasPrivacyCybersecurity

Deploying now
86%of best year32cheques in 12 months, 1,123 on record
Since the last cheque16days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$22MCheque size, as they say$1.0M – $20MRounds led19 of 1,123Sole investor226 roundsExits160 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 84%
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Intel Capital highlights

  1. 01

    32 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Venture: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 226 rounds, median $8.5M

  4. 04

    160 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Founded in 1991, as the first corporate venture capital firmFrom their own website
Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$1.0M – $20M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
IaasPrivacyCybersecurity
Based in
Santa Clara, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first1,123 appearances

  1. 2026

    29 rounds

  2. Oct
    Salience LabsSeries B · GB · Silicon Angle$125MWith 8 others
  3. Oct
    Mueon Corp.Series A · US · Pulse 2.0$65MWith 8 others
  4. Sept
    BuildotsGrowth · IL · Ventureburn$130MWith 8 others
  5. Sept
    Beep, Inc.Series B · US · ABS Capital Partners$20MWith 1 other
  6. Sept
    Terragrit LLCSeed · US$20MWith 2 others
  7. Aug
    HiggsfieldSeries B · US · Google News search$400MWith 20 others
  8. Aug
    ZenitySeries C · IL · TechStartups$125MWith 10 others
  9. Aug
    Xsight LabsIL · Ventureburn$300MWith 6 others
  10. Aug
    Oxide Computer CompanySeries D · US$445MWith 1 other
  11. Jul
    Prime IntellectSeries A · US · TechCrunch$130MWith 11 others
  12. Jul
    SambaNova SystemsGrowth · US · TechCrunch$1.0BWith 15 others
  13. Jul
    OXMIQ LabsSeries A · Samsung Catalyst Fund$35MWith 9 others
  14. Jun
    CentricalSeries D · US$39MWith 2 others
  15. Jun
    RunpodSeries A · US$100MWith 2 others
  16. May
    HarkSeries A · US · TechCrunch$700MWith 11 others
  17. May
    QuantWareSeries B · NL · Ventureburn$178MLed
  18. Apr
    MerQubeSeries C · US$30MWith 3 others
  19. Mar
    CubeWorksVenture · US$4.1MWith 3 others
  20. Mar
    QnovoVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  21. Mar
    EPIC MicrosystemsSeries A · US · AICONIC VENTURES$21MWith 6 others
  22. Mar
    CensysSeries D · US$40MWith 4 others
  23. Mar
    Aira TechnologiesVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  24. Feb
    SambaNovaSeries E · US · TechStartups$350MWith 4 others
  25. Feb
    Opaque SystemsSeries B · US$24MWith 3 others
  26. Feb
    Field AIVenture · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  27. Jan
    Articul8Series B · US · TechCrunch$35MWith 3 others
  28. Jan
    Primarius TechnologiesSecondary · SV$99MSole investor
  29. Jan
    Cohere TechnologiesVenture · US$15MWith 3 others
  30. Jan
    Upscale AISeries A · US$200MWith 3 others
  31. 2025

    36 rounds

  32. Dec
    North Ocean PhotonicsVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  33. Nov
    Truffle SecuritySeries B · US · TechStartups$25MLed
  34. Nov
    RealSenseVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  35. Oct
    MatrixSpaceSeries B · US · TechStartups$20MWith 3 others
  36. Oct
    Orchid SecurityVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  37. Sept
    FigureSeries C · US · Crunchbase News$1.0BWith 14 others
  38. Sept
    ModerneVenture · US$5.0MWith 6 others
  39. Sept
    BriaVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  40. Sept
    MueonSeed · US$16MWith 2 others
  41. Aug
    FieldAIUS · TechCrunch$405MWith 10 others
  42. Aug
    AlkymiVenture · USUndisclosedWith 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.

The team

We hold 48 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 2 we have independently watched raise

BrowsehappyNotices and Disclaimers

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed160 in all

DysonicsBought by GoogleUndisclosedApr 2021
VelostrataBought by GoogleUndisclosedMay 2018
CoreOSBought by Redhat$250MJan 2018
InVisage TechnologiesBought by AppleUndisclosedNov 2017
Body LabsBought by Amazon$60MOct 2017
NeuStringBought by Yaana TechnologiesUndisclosedSept 2017
EyefluenceBought by GoogleUndisclosedOct 2016
API.AIBought by GoogleUndisclosedSept 2016
EmotientBought by AppleUndisclosedJan 2016
NexPlanarBought by Cabot Microelectronics CorporationUndisclosedDec 2015
Zend TechnologiesBought by Rogue Wave SoftwareUndisclosedOct 2015
Mformation TechnologiesBought by Alcatel-LucentUndisclosedSept 2015
EnvivioBought by Ericsson$125MSept 2015
BlackArrowBought by Cross MediaworksUndisclosedAug 2015
Telligent SystemsBought by Verint SystemsUndisclosedAug 2015
iStreamPlanetBought by Turner BroadcastingUndisclosedAug 2015
IkanosBought by Qualcomm AtherosUndisclosedAug 2015
PerspecsysBought by Blue Coat SystemsUndisclosedJul 2015
SoonrBought by AutotaskUndisclosedJul 2015
PowervationBought by ROHM Semiconductor$70MJul 2015

The latest 20 here. An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Intel Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Intel Capital put money into.

On podcasts

2 episodes naming Intel Capital in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Intel Capital

What does Intel Capital invest in?

Intel Capital invests most often at Series B and Venture (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Iaas, Privacy and Cybersecurity.

How active is Intel Capital?

1,123 investments on record, 32 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 19. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Intel Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Salience Labs (Series B, Oct 2026), Mueon Corp. (Series A, Oct 2026) and Buildots (Growth, Sept 2026).

How big are Intel Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $22M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $20M.

Does Intel Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 19 of its 1,123 investments on record (2%).

Where does Intel Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (84%) and Israel (8%).

Is Intel Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 32 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Intel Capital invest alongside?

Most often Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (23 rounds together), New Enterprise Associates (22 rounds together) and Sequoia Capital (21 rounds together).

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