# New Semiconductors Startups Founded Since 2020: Market Map 2026 (38 Companies) > 38 semiconductors startups founded in 2020 or later, mapped in 5 segments, best-funded first: $3.1B raised. Updated nightly. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-semiconductors-startups-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Photonics and optical chips 12 - [Lumilens](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumilens) - [Celestial AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/celestial-ai) - [Salience Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/salience-labs) - [Neurophos](https://millionrounds.com/company/neurophos) - [nEye.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/neye-ai) - [Monarch Quantum](https://millionrounds.com/company/monarch-quantum) - [NcodiN](https://millionrounds.com/company/ncodin) - [Swave Photonics](https://millionrounds.com/company/swave-photonics) - [Akhetonics](https://millionrounds.com/company/akhetonics) - [Aylight](https://millionrounds.com/company/aylight) - [Photon Queue](https://millionrounds.com/company/photon-queue) - [MicroAlign](https://millionrounds.com/company/microalign) ## Manufacturing and equipment 11 - [Eliyan](https://millionrounds.com/company/eliyan) - [BOS Semiconductors](https://millionrounds.com/company/bos-semiconductors) - [Lace Lithography](https://millionrounds.com/company/lace-lithography) - [Forefront RF](https://millionrounds.com/company/forefront-rf) - [Syenta](https://millionrounds.com/company/syenta) - [*QT* Qingxin Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/qingxin-technology) - [Wiseetec](https://millionrounds.com/company/wiseetec) - [Fabric Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/fabric-systems) - [BigEndian Semiconductors](https://millionrounds.com/company/bigendian-semiconductors) - [Skycore Semiconductors](https://millionrounds.com/company/skycore-semiconductors) - [Pearl Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/pearl-semiconductor) ## RISC-V and processors 8 - [Rivos](https://millionrounds.com/company/rivos) - [QuantWare](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantware) - [Efficient Computer](https://millionrounds.com/company/efficient-computer) - [Groove Quantum](https://millionrounds.com/company/groove-quantum) - [*LC* Lanxin Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/lanxin-computing) - [Keysom](https://millionrounds.com/company/keysom) - [VyperCore](https://millionrounds.com/company/vypercore) - [Ubitium](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubitium) ## Chip design and EDA 4 - [ChipAgents](https://millionrounds.com/company/chipagents) - [Cognichip](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognichip) - [Agentrys](https://millionrounds.com/company/agentrys) - [*SM* Shifan Microelectronics](https://millionrounds.com/company/shifan-microelectronics) ## Memory 3 - [XCENA](https://millionrounds.com/company/xcena) - [EnCharge AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/encharge-ai) - [SCI Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/sci-semiconductor) ## Segment by segment ### Photonics and optical chips 12 startups · $1.4B raised - [**Lumilens**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumilens) Lumilens addresses the red hot market for AI data center infrastructure by designing, manufacturing and selling photonic interconn United States $709M - [**Celestial AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/celestial-ai) Celestial AI is a semiconductor and AI infrastructure company specializing in optical interconnect technology for data centers and United States $250M - [**Salience Labs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/salience-labs) Salience Labs is a deep-tech semiconductor company based in Oxford, United Kingdom, specializing in all-optical silicon photonic solutions. United Kingdom $169M - [**Neurophos**](https://millionrounds.com/company/neurophos) Neurophos Inc. United States $110M - [**nEye.ai**](https://millionrounds.com/company/neye-ai) We are nEye.ai, an optical switch startup founded in 2020 to revolutionize the future of data centers. United States $80M - [**Monarch Quantum**](https://millionrounds.com/company/monarch-quantum) Monarch Quantum, Inc. United States $55M - [**NcodiN**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ncodin) NcodiN is a Paris-based deep-tech startup focused on optical interposer technology that incorporates integrated nanolasers. France $18M - [**Swave Photonics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/swave-photonics) Swave Photonics is a fabless semiconductor company based in Leuven, Belgium, founded in 2022. Belgium $7.0M ### Manufacturing and equipment 11 startups · $423M raised - [**Eliyan**](https://millionrounds.com/company/eliyan) Eliyan manufactures semiconductor interconnects to accelerate chiplet-based systems. United States $195M - [**BOS Semiconductors**](https://millionrounds.com/company/bos-semiconductors) BOS Semiconductors is a global fabless semiconductor company based in Seongnam-si, South Korea, founded in May 2022. South Korea $65M - [**Lace Lithography**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lace-lithography) Lace Lithography is a Norwegian semiconductor technology startup founded in July 2023 and based in Bergen, Norway, with an additio Norway $40M - [**Forefront RF**](https://millionrounds.com/company/forefront-rf) Forefront RF is a fabless semiconductor company based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, founded in 2020 by Dr. United Kingdom $33M - [**Syenta**](https://millionrounds.com/company/syenta) Syenta is an Australian deep-tech startup founded in 2022, focusing on advanced semiconductor packaging technology. Australia $32M - [*QT* **Qingxin Technology**](https://millionrounds.com/company/qingxin-technology) Qingxin Technology is a semiconductor automation equipment developer. - $15M - [**Wiseetec**](https://millionrounds.com/company/wiseetec) Suzhou Xinrui Technology is a semiconductor equipment research and development company. - $14M - [**Fabric Systems**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fabric-systems) Fabric Systems is a cryptography hardware technology company. United States $13M ### RISC-V and processors 8 startups · $691M raised - [**Rivos**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rivos) Rivos is a high-performance RISC-V system startup targeting integrated system solutions for enterprises. United States $250M - [**QuantWare**](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantware) QuantWare is a quantum computing hardware company based in Delft, Netherlands. Netherlands $209M - [**Efficient Computer**](https://millionrounds.com/company/efficient-computer) Efficient Computer is a Pittsburgh-based semiconductor and computer hardware company founded in 2022. United States $173M - [**Groove Quantum**](https://millionrounds.com/company/groove-quantum) Groove Quantum is a quantum hardware company based in Delft, Netherlands, founded in 2024 as a spinout from QuTech at TU Delft. Netherlands $32M - [*LC* **Lanxin Computing**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lanxin-computing) Lanxin Computing is a high-performance chip design company that focuses on the research and development of CPUs with RISC-V ecosystems. - $14M - [**Keysom**](https://millionrounds.com/company/keysom) Keysom is a French deeptech company founded in 2022 and based in Pessac, near Bordeaux. France $4.4M - [**VyperCore**](https://millionrounds.com/company/vypercore) VyperCore is a UK-based fabless semiconductor startup founded in 2022 by Ed Nutting and Russell Haggar. United Kingdom $3.8M - [**Ubitium**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubitium) Ubitium is a German fabless semiconductor startup founded in 2024, based in Düsseldorf with an R&D center in Rülzheim. Germany $3.7M ### Chip design and EDA 4 startups · $265M raised - [**ChipAgents**](https://millionrounds.com/company/chipagents) ChipAgents, developed by Alpha Design AI, is an innovative AI agent platform focused on semiconductor design and verification. United States $134M - [**Cognichip**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognichip) Cognichip Inc. United States $93M - [**Agentrys**](https://millionrounds.com/company/agentrys) Agentrys is an applied research team dedicated to advancing chip design through Agentic Design Automation (ADA). United States $25M - [*SM* **Shifan Microelectronics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/shifan-microelectronics) Shifan Microelectronics offers intelligent display SOC chip design and development services. - $14M ### Memory 3 startups · $292M raised - [**XCENA**](https://millionrounds.com/company/xcena) XCENA is a fabless semiconductor startup founded in 2022, originally named MetisX until its rebranding in December 2024. South Korea $179M - [**EnCharge AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/encharge-ai) EnCharge AI is a semiconductor and AI systems company based in Santa Clara, California, founded in 2022. United States $100M - [**SCI Semiconductor**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sci-semiconductor) SCI Semiconductor is a UK-based fabless semiconductor company specializing in memory-safe, high-integrity computing using CHERI technology. United Kingdom $13M **How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and was founded in 2020 or later. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in semiconductors, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026. ## More market maps [All maps](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps) [Market map **Semiconductors market map** 180 startups · 8 segments · $21B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/semiconductors-market-map)[Investors map **Who invests in semiconductors** 106 investors · 6 segments](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/semiconductors-investors-map)[Raised in 2026 **Semiconductors startups that raised in 2026** 44 startups · 7 segments · $9.0B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/semiconductors-raised-2026-market-map)[Market map · United States **Semiconductors market map: United States** 94 startups · 7 segments · $15B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/semiconductors-united-states-market-map)[Market map · Europe **Semiconductors market map: Europe** 45 startups · 4 segments · $2.1B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/semiconductors-europe-market-map)[Market map **Marketing tech market map** 1,963 startups · 7 segments · $41B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/marketing-tech-market-map) ## Who backs semiconductors? 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