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Semiconductors market map: United States
94 semiconductors startups based in the United States that have raised money in rounds we track, placed in 7 segments by what each says it does. Together they have raised $15B; the biggest segment is manufacturing and equipment.
94startups on the map
7segments
$15Braised between them
AI chipsmost funded segment
Solyndra
Silicor Materials
Frore Systems
Eliyan
Alereon
Zenverge
SiBEAM
Pixim
1366 Technologies
CNEX LABS
Kovio
Amalfi Semiconductor
WiSpry
Energy and Power Solutions- LSLegend Silicon
- BBinOptics
Sentons- EEngim
Akros Silicon
Zilker Labs
Samplify Systems- BTBrion Technologies
Crystal IS
Nuvotronics
+27 more
Funding by segment
- Manufacturing and equipment$3.9B51
- Photonics and optical chips$2.7B12
- RISC-V and processors$559M7
- Memory$494M7
- Chip design and EDA$301M7
- Neuromorphic and analog computing$189M6
- AI chips$6.4B4
Where they are based
- United States94$15B
United StatesFounded
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3 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M4
- $1M to $10M19
- $10M to $50M36
- $50M to $250M25
- $250M to $1B7
- $1B and over3
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
89 of 94 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States94
Startups by country, 1 country in all.
Segment by segment
Manufacturing and equipment
51 startups · $3.9B raised
- SolyndraSolyndra is a solar technology company based in Fremont, California.United States$1.8B
- Silicor MaterialsSilicor Materials engages in manufacturing and supplying polysilicon for solar cell production.United States$345M
- Frore SystemsFrore Systems is a semiconductor and thermal technology startup based in San Jose, California, with manufacturing operations in TaUnited States$223M
- EliyanEliyan manufactures semiconductor interconnects to accelerate chiplet-based systems.United States$195M
- AlereonAlereon is a fabless semiconductor company developing Ultrawideband wireless chipsets for wireless USB and Bluetooth apps.United States$123M
- ZenvergeZenverge is a fabless semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, founded in 2006.United States$118M
- SiBEAMSiBEAM is a fabless semiconductor company, develops intelligent millimeter wave technologies for high-bandwidth services.United States$114M
- PiximPixim is a semiconductor company that manufactures chips for video cameras.United States$91M
Photonics and optical chips
12 startups · $2.7B raised
Ayar LabsAyar Labs is a semiconductor company focused on transforming AI infrastructure through high-speed, light-based optical I/O solutions.United States$904M
LumilensLumilens addresses the red hot market for AI data center infrastructure by designing, manufacturing and selling photonic interconnUnited States$709M
LightmatterLightmatter is a Boston-based optical computing company founded in 2017 by MIT researchers.United States$433M
Celestial AICelestial AI is a semiconductor and AI infrastructure company specializing in optical interconnect technology for data centers andUnited States$250M
NeurophosNeurophos Inc.United States$110M
nEye.aiWe are nEye.ai, an optical switch startup founded in 2020 to revolutionize the future of data centers.United States$80M
Monarch QuantumMonarch Quantum, Inc.United States$55M
BroadLightBroadLight is a supplier of communication semiconductors and optical transceivers for cost-effective FTTP (Fiber-to-the-Premises).United States$45M
RISC-V and processors
7 startups · $559M raised
RivosRivos is a high-performance RISC-V system startup targeting integrated system solutions for enterprises.United States$250M
Efficient ComputerEfficient Computer is a Pittsburgh-based semiconductor and computer hardware company founded in 2022.United States$173M
Ventana Micro SystemsVentana delivers high-performance RISC-V CPUs with extensible instruction sets for cloud, data center, 5G, AI, and automotive markets.United States$55M
WintegraWintegra is a provider of integrated network processors for mobile backhaul, 3G and 4G wireless, and wireline broadband networks.United States$51M- ACAarohi communicationAarohi developed next-generation storage components and processors, used by systems suppliers.United States$14M
MobilygenMobilygen Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company focused on developing multimedia processors.United States$10M
AdaptevaAdapteva, Inc., now known as Zero ASIC Corp, is a fabless semiconductor company based in Lexington, Massachusetts.United States$6.0M
Memory
7 startups · $494M raised
d-Matrixd-Matrix is a semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, founded in 2019.United States$275M
EnCharge AIEnCharge AI is a semiconductor and AI systems company based in Santa Clara, California, founded in 2022.United States$100M
Spin MemorySpin Memory is a semiconductor company based in Fremont, California, specializing in MRAM technologies and products.United States$52M
TYLsemiAI infrastructure silicon requires solutions on 3 fundamentals: Power, IO and Memory apart from compute architecture.United States$43M
GrandisGrandis develops and licenses innovative non-volatile memory solutions derived from cutting-edge research in spintronics.United States$13M
NumemNumem is a semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California, founded in 2016.United States$5.9M
Memoir SystemsMemoir is a seed-stage startup specializing in scaling memory performance through an application-independent solution.United States$5.1M
Chip design and EDA
7 startups · $301M raised
ChipAgentsChipAgents, developed by Alpha Design AI, is an innovative AI agent platform focused on semiconductor design and verification.United States$134M
CognichipCognichip Inc.United States$93M
NangateNangate was an electronic design automation (EDA) company based in Silicon Valley, specializing in standard cell library design anUnited States$35M
AgentrysAgentrys is an applied research team dedicated to advancing chip design through Agentic Design Automation (ADA).United States$25M- NTNusym TechnologyNusym Technology engages in developing an intelligent functional verification approach that enables rapid verification closure.United States$8.1M
Breker Verification SystemsBreker Verification Systems is a private company based in San Jose, California, specializing in Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software.United States$5.0M
efabless corporationEfabless Corporation is a pioneering crowdsourcing platform and marketplace for chip design, based in Palo Alto, California.United States$900K
Neuromorphic and analog computing
6 startups · $189M raised
EnpirionEnpirion is an analog semiconductor company offering highly integrated power management solutions.United States$59M- IINPHIINPHI provides high-speed analog semiconductor solutions for the communications and computing markets in the United States.United States$46M
- SSymwaveSymwave develops analog- and mixed-signal integrated circuits and systems for applications requiring high-speed data transfer capabilities.United States$32M
Blue Cheetah Analog DesignBlue Cheetah Analog Design develops generators that can produce customized designs in a variety of process technologies.United States$24M
Triad SemiconductorTriad Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor company based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, founded in 2002.United States$14M
NewlansNewlans is a semiconductor company based in Acton, Massachusetts, founded in 2003.United States$14M
AI chips
4 startups · $6.4B raised
GroqGroq, Inc.United States$3.2B
TenstorrentTenstorrent is a computing company that develops processors designed to help in faster training and adaptability to future algorithms.United States$3.0B- CCornelisUnited States$205M
Vertical SemiconductorVertical Semiconductor is an MIT-spun company dedicated to reinventing power conversion for AI chips and data centers.United States$84M
How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in United States. 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.
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