# Semiconductors Startups That Raised in 2026: Market Map of 44 Companies > The 44 semiconductors startups that raised money in 2026, mapped in 7 segments and ranked by this year's rounds: $9.0B between them. Updated nightly. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/semiconductors-raised-2026-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Photonics and optical chips 11 - [Ayar Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/ayar-labs) - [Lumilens](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumilens) - [Salience Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/salience-labs) - [iPronics](https://millionrounds.com/company/ipronics) - [Neurophos](https://millionrounds.com/company/neurophos) - [nEye.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/neye-ai) - [Monarch Quantum](https://millionrounds.com/company/monarch-quantum) - [Quintessent](https://millionrounds.com/company/quintessent) - [Aylight](https://millionrounds.com/company/aylight) - [Photon Queue](https://millionrounds.com/company/photon-queue) - [MicroAlign](https://millionrounds.com/company/microalign) ## Manufacturing and equipment 11 - [Nearfield Instruments](https://millionrounds.com/company/nearfield-instruments) - [Eliyan](https://millionrounds.com/company/eliyan) - [*FT* FangQing Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/fangqing-technology) - [Frore Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/frore-systems) - [BOS Semiconductors](https://millionrounds.com/company/bos-semiconductors) - [Lace Lithography](https://millionrounds.com/company/lace-lithography) - [Syenta](https://millionrounds.com/company/syenta) - [Invisix](https://millionrounds.com/company/invisix) - [TUSK IC](https://millionrounds.com/company/tusk-ic) - [BigEndian Semiconductors](https://millionrounds.com/company/bigendian-semiconductors) - [Bonsai Micro](https://millionrounds.com/company/bonsai-micro) ## AI chips 8 - [Groq](https://millionrounds.com/company/groq) - [Tenstorrent](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenstorrent) - [FuriosaAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/furiosaai) - [OLIX](https://millionrounds.com/company/olix) - [Rebellions](https://millionrounds.com/company/rebellions) - [*C* Cornelis](https://millionrounds.com/company/cornelis) - [Moffett AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/moffett-ai) - [Vertical Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/vertical-semiconductor) ## RISC-V and processors 4 - [QuantWare](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantware) - [Efficient Computer](https://millionrounds.com/company/efficient-computer) - [*LC* Lanxin Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/lanxin-computing) - [Groove Quantum](https://millionrounds.com/company/groove-quantum) ## Memory 4 - [XCENA](https://millionrounds.com/company/xcena) - [TYLsemi](https://millionrounds.com/company/tylsemi) - [SCI Semiconductor](https://millionrounds.com/company/sci-semiconductor) - [Numem](https://millionrounds.com/company/numem) ## Power and compound semiconductors 3 - [Agnit Semiconductors](https://millionrounds.com/company/agnit-semiconductors) - [NextGO Epi](https://millionrounds.com/company/nextgo-epi) - [Kubos Semiconductors](https://millionrounds.com/company/kubos-semiconductors) ## Chip design and EDA 3 - [ChipAgents](https://millionrounds.com/company/chipagents) - [Cognichip](https://millionrounds.com/company/cognichip) - [Agentrys](https://millionrounds.com/company/agentrys) ## Segment by segment ### Photonics and optical chips 11 startups · $2.0B raised - [**Ayar Labs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ayar-labs) Ayar Labs is a semiconductor company focused on transforming AI infrastructure through high-speed, light-based optical I/O solutions. United States $725M - [**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 $700M - [**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 $128M - [**iPronics**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ipronics) iPRONICS is a Spanish deep-tech semiconductor company founded in 2019 as a spinoff from Universitat Politècnica de València. Spain $125M - [**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 - [**Quintessent**](https://millionrounds.com/company/quintessent) Quintessent is a Santa Barbara start-up that commercializes quantum dot-based lasers and photonic integrated circuits. United States $40M ### Manufacturing and equipment 11 startups · $1.0B raised - [**Nearfield Instruments**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nearfield-instruments) Nearfield Instruments (NFI) is a semiconductor metrology equipment company based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Netherlands $380M - [**Eliyan**](https://millionrounds.com/company/eliyan) Eliyan manufactures semiconductor interconnects to accelerate chiplet-based systems. United States $195M - [*FT* **FangQing Technology**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fangqing-technology) Fangqing Technology is a communications equipment developer. China $145M - [**Frore Systems**](https://millionrounds.com/company/frore-systems) Frore Systems is a semiconductor and thermal technology startup based in San Jose, California, with manufacturing operations in Ta United States $143M - [**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 - [**Syenta**](https://millionrounds.com/company/syenta) Syenta is an Australian deep-tech startup founded in 2022, focusing on advanced semiconductor packaging technology. Australia $26M - [**Invisix**](https://millionrounds.com/company/invisix) Invisix is a semiconductor monitoring company that provides next-generation measurement devices for semiconductor manufacturing. Netherlands $24M ### AI chips 8 startups · $5.2B raised - [**Groq**](https://millionrounds.com/company/groq) Groq, Inc. United States $1.8B - [**Tenstorrent**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenstorrent) Tenstorrent is a computing company that develops processors designed to help in faster training and adaptability to future algorithms. United States $1.5B - [**FuriosaAI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/furiosaai) FuriosaAI is a South Korean fabless semiconductor company founded in 2017, specializing in high-performance, power-efficient AI ch South Korea $620M - [**OLIX**](https://millionrounds.com/company/olix) OLIX is an AI company focused on developing advanced hardware solutions for AI inference workloads. United Kingdom $532M - [**Rebellions**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rebellions) Rebellions is a South Korean fabless semiconductor company founded in September 2020. South Korea $400M - [*C* **Cornelis**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cornelis) United States $205M - [**Moffett AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/moffett-ai) Moffett.AI, founded in 2018, is a sparse computing company that specializes in designing AI accelerator chips and next-generation China $150M - [**Vertical Semiconductor**](https://millionrounds.com/company/vertical-semiconductor) Vertical Semiconductor is an MIT-spun company dedicated to reinventing power conversion for AI chips and data centers. United States $73M ### RISC-V and processors 4 startups · $361M raised - [**QuantWare**](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantware) QuantWare is a quantum computing hardware company based in Delft, Netherlands. Netherlands $178M - [**Efficient Computer**](https://millionrounds.com/company/efficient-computer) Efficient Computer is a Pittsburgh-based semiconductor and computer hardware company founded in 2022. United States $157M - [*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 - [**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 $12M ### Memory 4 startups · $194M 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 $135M - [**TYLsemi**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tylsemi) AI infrastructure silicon requires solutions on 3 fundamentals: Power, IO and Memory apart from compute architecture. United States $43M - [**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 $10.0M - [**Numem**](https://millionrounds.com/company/numem) Numem is a semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California, founded in 2016. United States $5.9M ### Power and compound semiconductors 3 startups · $7.0M raised - [**Agnit Semiconductors**](https://millionrounds.com/company/agnit-semiconductors) AGNIT Semiconductors Private Limited is India's first vertically integrated Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor company, establish India $2.6M - [**NextGO Epi**](https://millionrounds.com/company/nextgo-epi) NextGO Epi is a semiconductor startup based in Berlin, founded in April 2025 as a spin-off from the Leibniz Institute for Crystal Growth. Germany $2.3M - [**Kubos Semiconductors**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kubos-semiconductors) Kubos Semiconductors is a UK-based company founded in 2017, located in Cambridge. United Kingdom $2.1M ### Chip design and EDA 3 startups · $219M 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 $60M - [**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 **How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and raised in 2026. 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 biggest raisers this year first. 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