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SiLC Technologies, Inc.

Integrated FMCW coherent vision Single-chip silicon-photonics FMCW coherent 4D LiDAR and vision systems for robotics, mobility, and industrial inspection.

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13headquarters countries
286named investor entities
Oct 14, 2026validated snapshot
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SiLCUndisclosedIntegrated FMCW coherent visionUnited States · Strategic investment · Jun 22, 2026 Primary financing source · 3 sources Honda
CGD$32MMonolithic GaN power devicesUnited Kingdom · Series C · Jun 9, 2026 Primary financing source · 2 sources Undisclosed strategic investor · British Patient Capital · Parkwalk +4
Silicon Box$150MPanel-level advanced packaging and chiplet integrationSingapore · Series B2 · Jun 8, 2026 Primary financing source · 2 sources Investor relationships not disclosed by issuer
EnCharge AI>$100MAnalog in-memory AI computeUnited States · Series B · May 19, 2026 Primary financing source · 2 sources Tiger Global · Maverick Silicon · Capital TEN +15
SiFive$400MHigh-performance RISC-V processor IPUnited States · Series G · May 12, 2026 Primary financing source · 2 sources Atreides Management · Apollo Global Management · NVIDIA +4
LumotiveUndisclosedProgrammable optical semiconductorsUnited States · Series B-related investment extension · Apr 9, 2026 Primary financing source · 3 sources Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund · ITHCA Group
EPIC Microsystems$21MPower semiconductorsUnited States · Series A · Mar 25, 2026 Primary financing source · 1 sources Seligman Ventures · Intel Capital · AICONIC Ventures +4
Mojo Vision$17.5MGaN-on-silicon microLED platformsUnited States · Strategic investment · Mar 25, 2026 Primary financing source · 3 sources Future Ventures
Xscape$37MProgrammable optical fabrics for AI data centersUnited States · Series A add-on · Mar 11, 2026 Primary financing source · 1 sources Addition · IAG Capital Partners · NVIDIA
Amber Semiconductor$30MPower semiconductorsUnited States · Series C · initial close · Mar 10, 2026 Primary financing source · 1 sources Investor relationships not disclosed by issuer
EriduUndisclosedAI-scale networking and interconnectUnited States · Series A · Mar 10, 2026 Primary financing source · 1 sources Socratic Partners · John Doerr · Hudson River Trading +10
Positron$230MAI acceleratorsNot established · Series B · Feb 4, 2026 Primary financing source · 1 sources ARENA · Jump Trading · Unless +3
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Photonics & interconnect

SiLC

Monrovia, California · Founded 2018 · Active · private

Strategic investment

Integrated FMCW coherent vision

Latest financing
UndisclosedStrategic investment · Sep 10, 2024
Financing valuation
UndisclosedNo public value is substituted
Latest indexed source
Jun 22, 2026Indexed source in last year
Named investor relationships
1Named by the announcement
Evidence trail
3 linked sourcesPrimary financing source

Founders

Mehdi Asghari

Core technology

Single-chip silicon-photonics FMCW coherent 4D LiDAR and vision systems for robotics, mobility, and industrial inspection.

Machine visionRoboticsMobility

Capital timeline

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

Strategic investment · UndisclosedStrategic investment · structure undisclosed · Amount was not disclosed and is excluded from numeric comparisons.
HondaStrategic investor
company announcement · validated Sep 10, 2024
Last amount-disclosed round · $25MPrior disclosed round · Prior disclosed event; not substituted for the latest financing. company announcement · validated Nov 15, 2023
Cumulative disclosed
$56M · as of Nov 15, 2023Company-stated cumulative amount before the later undisclosed Honda investment.
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UndisclosedStrategic investment · structure undisclosed

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Evidence class
Primary financing source3 independently linked records
Latest validation
Jun 22, 2026Age 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
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
Ricursive Intelligence$300MSeries A2026-01-26exact
d-Matrix$275MSeries C2025-11-12exact
Axelera AI>$250MFunding round · stage not stated2026-02-24lower-bound
Positron$230MSeries B2026-02-04exact

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
SiMa.ai$1.45B2026-09-28Basis 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 accelerators17
Compute & IP15
Photonics & interconnect11
Equipment & metrology5
Packaging & integration3
Power semiconductors3
Sensors & MEMS3
Display & microLED2
Flexible & printed electronics1

Stage mix: Expansion 22 · Early stage 13 · Late stage 13 · Stage not stated 7 · Strategic / growth 4 · Pre-IPO 1. Coverage count is not market share, investment share, or a complete census of private companies.