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SEMICONDUCTOR STARTUP PROFILE

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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11headquarters countries
218named investor entities
Aug 26, 2026validated snapshot
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Tenstorrent>$693MAI compute, chiplets, and RISC-V IPCanada · Series D · Jun 30, 2026 Primary financing source · 2 sources Samsung Securities · AFW Partners · XTX Markets +11
xLight$40MFree-electron-laser EUV light sourcesUnited States · Series B · Jun 25, 2026 Primary financing source · 3 sources Playground Global · Boardman Bay Capital Management · Morpheus Ventures +2
AlixLabs€15MAtomic-layer-etch pitch splittingSweden · Series A · Jun 23, 2026 Primary financing source · 2 sources Stephen Industries · Global Brain
Innatera$5MNeuromorphic computing for the sensor edgeNetherlands · Series A extension · Jun 23, 2026 Primary financing source · 2 sources Innavest · Invest-NL · European Innovation Council Fund +3
Q.ANT$80MPhotonic computing for AI and HPCGermany · Series A · final close · Jun 23, 2026 Primary financing source · 2 sources Duquesne Family Office · Cherry Ventures · UVC Partners +8
MemryX$44MAt-memory edge-AI accelerationUnited States · Series B · Jun 22, 2026 Primary financing source · 2 sources Investor relationships not disclosed by issuer
Nearfield$380MAdvanced semiconductor nanometrologyNetherlands · Series D · Jun 22, 2026 Primary financing source · 2 sources Fidelity Management & Research Company · Temasek · Walden Catalyst Ventures +6
SiLCUndisclosedIntegrated FMCW coherent visionUnited States · Strategic investment · Jun 22, 2026 Primary financing source · 3 sources Honda
SiMa.aiUndisclosedSoftware-centric physical-AI inferenceUnited States · Strategic investment · Jun 16, 2026 Primary financing source · 3 sources Micron
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
Ayar Labs$500MCo-packaged optical I/OUnited States · Series E · Jun 2, 2026 Primary financing source · 2 sources Neuberger Berman · ARK Invest · Insight Partners +7
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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 90 days
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.
Round amount basis
UndisclosedStrategic investment · structure undisclosed

Honda's strategic investment amount was undisclosed; the chart therefore excludes the latest event rather than substituting the prior round or zero.

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Public evidence boundary

Coverage state and record dates remain visible; internal acquisition routes and exact provenance stay access-controlled.

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
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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