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SEMICONDUCTOR STARTUP PROFILE

Black Semiconductor GmbH

Graphene photonic-electronic chip connectivity Graphene-based electronic-photonic integration and a planned 300 mm pilot production line for high-bandwidth chip connectivity.

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40source-linked companies
11headquarters countries
218named investor entities
Aug 26, 2026validated snapshot
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Baya Systems>$36MSoftware-defined fabric and chiplet system IPUnited States · Series B · Jan 23, 2025 Primary financing source · 1 sources Maverick Silicon · Synopsys · Matrix Partners +1
AkeanaUndisclosedRISC-V processor and system IPUnited States · Capital backing · stage not stated · Aug 13, 2024 Primary financing source · 1 sources Kleiner Perkins · Mayfield · Fidelity Ventures
Black Semiconductor€25.7MGraphene photonic-electronic chip connectivityGermany · Equity financing · Jun 12, 2024 Primary financing source · 1 sources Porsche Ventures · Project A · Scania Growth Capital +6
Pragmatic£162MFlexible integrated circuits and foundry manufacturingUnited Kingdom · Series D · first close · Dec 6, 2023 Primary financing source · 1 sources M&G Catalyst · National Wealth Fund · Northern Gritstone +5
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Photonics & interconnect

Black Semiconductor

Aachen · Founded 2020 · Active · private

Equity financing

Graphene photonic-electronic chip connectivity

Latest financing
€25.7MEquity financing · Jun 12, 2024
Financing valuation
UndisclosedNo public value is substituted
Latest indexed source
Jun 12, 2024Latest indexed source over 1 year
Named investor relationships
9Named by the announcement
Evidence trail
1 linked sourcePrimary financing source

Founders

Daniel Schall · Sebastian Schall

Core technology

Graphene-based electronic-photonic integration and a planned 300 mm pilot production line for high-bandwidth chip connectivity.

AI interconnectWafer-scale integrationData centers

Capital timeline

Only independently sourced events are shown; debt, grants, and incentives stay separate from equity.

IPCEI public funding commitment · €228.7MGovernment incentive · Kept separate from equity funding. company announcement · validated Jun 12, 2024
Cumulative disclosed
UndisclosedNo total is calculated from partial rounds.
Round amount basis
Exact as disclosedEquity

The €25.7M equity round and €228.7M public commitment are separate instruments. They are not summed into private funding or converted to USD.

These names attach only to the €25.7M equity financing. The €228.7M IPCEI public commitment remains a separate instrument.

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Evidence class
Primary financing source1 independently linked record
Latest validation
Jun 12, 2024Age is not proof of current operating status.
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Latest disclosed funding event

Top 12 USD-denominated rounds in the current snapshot

USD millions
Company and trusted financing announcements · through 4 Aug 2026USD millions · ≥ denotes a lower bound
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Latest disclosed semiconductor startup funding events shown in the chart
CompanyAmountStageAnnouncedBasis
SambaNova$1.0BSeries F · first close2026-07-08exact
Etched$700MFunding round · stage not stated2026-08-18exact
Tenstorrent>$693MSeries D2024-12-02lower-bound
Ayar Labs$500MSeries E2026-03-03exact
Rebellions$400MPre-IPO2026-03-30exact
Lightmatter$400MSeries D2024-10-16exact
SiFive$400MSeries G2026-04-09exact
Nearfield$380MSeries D2026-06-22exact
Groq$350MSeries A2026-08-17exact
d-Matrix$275MSeries C2025-11-12exact
Axelera AI>$250MFunding round · stage not stated2026-02-24lower-bound
Silicon Box$150MSeries B22026-06-08exact

Latest disclosed private valuation

Financing-date value, not a current market capitalization

USD billions
Company and reported financing disclosures · through 4 Aug 2026USD billions · ≈ approximate · ≥ lower bound
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Latest disclosed private semiconductor startup valuations
CompanyValuationAs ofMoney basisValue kind
Etched$21.0B2026-08-18Basis not statedexact
SambaNova$11.0B2026-07-08Post-moneyexact
Lightmatter$4.4B2024-10-16Basis not statedexact
Ayar Labs$3.75B2026-03-03Basis not statedexact
SiFive$3.65B2026-04-09Basis not statedexact
Groq$3.5B2026-08-17Basis not statedexact
Rebellions≈$2.34B2026-03-30Basis not statedapproximate
Tenstorrent$2.0B2024-12-02Pre-moneyexact
d-Matrix$2.0B2025-11-12Basis not statedexact
Nearfield$1.6B2026-06-22Basis not statedexact
Silicon Box$1.55B2025-07-01Basis not statedexact
Eliyan$1B2026-07-29Basis not statedexact
FuriosaAI≈$735M2025-07-30Basis not statedapproximate

Coverage by technology sector

Company count in this curated private-company universe

9 sectors
VLSI Market curated company universe · 4 Aug 2026Company count · status remains explicit
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Covered startup count by semiconductor technology sector
SectorCompanies
AI accelerators14
Photonics & interconnect9
Compute & IP6
Equipment & metrology3
Packaging & integration3
Display & microLED2
Flexible & printed electronics1
Power semiconductors1
Sensors & MEMS1

Stage mix: Late stage 14 · Expansion 11 · Early stage 5 · Strategic / growth 5 · Stage not stated 4 · Pre-IPO 1. Coverage count is not market share, investment share, or a complete census of private companies.

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