Intel Corporation, established in 1968, is a global leader in semiconductor chip manufacturing. The company designs, manufactures, and sells essential technologies for cloud, smart, and connected devices worldwide. Intel operates through various segments, offering platform products like central processing units and chipsets, and non-platform products such as accelerators, connectivity products, and memory and storage solutions. Additionally, Intel provides Internet of Things products and computer vision technology. Serving original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, and cloud service providers, Intel collaborates with other tech giants to advance computing and communications. Intel Capital, the company's strategic investment arm, invests in innovative startups targeting cloud, AI, 5G, and other disruptive technologies. With a workforce of over 100,000 employees globally, Intel is transforming from a PC-centric company to a data-centric one, powering the future of computing and communications.
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Skylo
Venture Round in 2025
Skylo Technologies, Inc. is an Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider that specializes in satellite connectivity for machines, sensors, and devices. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with additional offices in Bengaluru, India, and Tel Aviv, Israel, the company offers a satellite transceiver and IoT hub that enables real-time data transmission from offline sensors to the cloud. Skylo's services cater to various industries, including agriculture, logistics, and disaster management, facilitating applications such as productivity reporting, machine performance monitoring, and enhanced yield through direct sensor measurements. The company operates as a global non-terrestrial network provider, allowing IoT devices to connect directly via satellites and ensuring reliable connectivity even in remote areas lacking traditional cellular infrastructure. Its solutions are designed to deliver actionable intelligence for critical decision-making across multiple sectors.
Ayar Labs
Series D in 2024
Ayar Labs, Inc. specializes in the development of optical interconnect technology, focusing on high-density electronic-photonic chiplets and lasers designed to enhance data transmission capabilities. Its flagship product, TeraPHY, is a monolithic in-package optical I/O solution that enables high bandwidth, low latency, and power-efficient short-reach interconnects, making it suitable for applications in artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, cloud computing, telecommunications, and aerospace. The company's innovative approach leverages industry-standard silicon processing techniques to create optical interconnect chiplets that replace traditional electrical-based I/O, addressing performance and efficiency challenges in the semiconductor and computing industries. By optimizing data movement within AI systems, Ayar Labs aims to alleviate compute and bandwidth bottlenecks associated with complex large language models, thereby maximizing computational efficiency while minimizing costs and power consumption. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Emeryville, California, Ayar Labs also has an office in Santa Clara, California.
Skylo
Series C in 2024
Skylo Technologies, Inc. is an Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider that specializes in satellite connectivity for machines, sensors, and devices. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with additional offices in Bengaluru, India, and Tel Aviv, Israel, the company offers a satellite transceiver and IoT hub that enables real-time data transmission from offline sensors to the cloud. Skylo's services cater to various industries, including agriculture, logistics, and disaster management, facilitating applications such as productivity reporting, machine performance monitoring, and enhanced yield through direct sensor measurements. The company operates as a global non-terrestrial network provider, allowing IoT devices to connect directly via satellites and ensuring reliable connectivity even in remote areas lacking traditional cellular infrastructure. Its solutions are designed to deliver actionable intelligence for critical decision-making across multiple sectors.
TuMeke Ergonomics
Series A in 2023
TuMeke Ergonomics is a company based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2019, that specializes in an ergonomic assessment platform aimed at reducing workplace musculoskeletal injuries. The platform combines a mobile and web application to facilitate collaboration among teams across various locations. It provides automatic recommendations on postures that need attention and offers a dashboard for tracking safety performance over time. Utilizing advanced computer vision joint tracking technology, TuMeke's platform identifies hazardous tasks and assesses various safety risk factors by predicting the likelihood of injury. This enables businesses to effectively measure and monitor employee safety without disrupting productivity.
Oxide Computer Company
Series A in 2023
Oxide Computer Company, founded in 2019 and based in Oakland, California, specializes in the development and operation of data center infrastructure. The company designs and manufactures server racks tailored for on-premises computing environments, leveraging advanced technology to incorporate cloud hyper-scale innovations. These innovations enhance the density, efficiency, cost-effectiveness, reliability, manageability, and security of both hardware and software. Additionally, Oxide's solutions allow for the segmentation of racks into distinct zones based on their physical location, enabling companies and IT professionals to utilize innovative computing infrastructure while delivering hyper-scale cloud computing capabilities.
Formant
Series A in 2023
Formant is a technology company that specializes in monitoring and operations infrastructure for robotic fleets. Established in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers a cloud-based platform that enables clients to monitor robot performance, receive alerts, and conduct root cause analyses when issues arise. Formant's platform is designed to integrate with various robotic applications and existing tools, providing a secure and scalable cloud infrastructure that facilitates robotic automation. The company was founded by a team of experienced software engineers, roboticists, and product managers from notable tech organizations, emphasizing the belief that enhanced cloud infrastructure can optimize the collaboration between humans and robots.
Deep Sentinel
Venture Round in 2023
Deep Sentinel Corp. develops advanced home protection systems that utilize artificial intelligence to enhance security. Founded by David Selinger in 2016 and based in Pleasanton, California, the company focuses on creating effective crime prevention devices, including security cameras and alarms. Its innovative technology combines AI and computer vision to analyze video streams and contextual information to detect threats in real time. This enables proactive intervention before a potential crime occurs, thereby enhancing the safety of homes and businesses. With a research and development office in Taiwan, Deep Sentinel aims to differentiate itself in the competitive security market through a strong emphasis on user experience and cutting-edge technology.
Ayar Labs
Series C in 2023
Ayar Labs, Inc. specializes in the development of optical interconnect technology, focusing on high-density electronic-photonic chiplets and lasers designed to enhance data transmission capabilities. Its flagship product, TeraPHY, is a monolithic in-package optical I/O solution that enables high bandwidth, low latency, and power-efficient short-reach interconnects, making it suitable for applications in artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, cloud computing, telecommunications, and aerospace. The company's innovative approach leverages industry-standard silicon processing techniques to create optical interconnect chiplets that replace traditional electrical-based I/O, addressing performance and efficiency challenges in the semiconductor and computing industries. By optimizing data movement within AI systems, Ayar Labs aims to alleviate compute and bandwidth bottlenecks associated with complex large language models, thereby maximizing computational efficiency while minimizing costs and power consumption. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Emeryville, California, Ayar Labs also has an office in Santa Clara, California.
Fabric8Labs
Series B in 2023
Fabric8Labs, Inc., founded in 2015 and based in La Jolla, California, specializes in non-thermal metal 3D printing technology. The company has developed a distinctive process that combines stereo-lithography and electro-deposition, providing an innovative alternative to traditional powder bed fusion methods. This technology eliminates the need for metal powders, vacuum chambers, and lasers, which significantly reduces manufacturing costs. Moreover, Fabric8Labs' approach enhances material quality and simplifies the additive manufacturing process by utilizing cartridges that ensure safety during production and facilitate easy disposal of used salt cartridges. Through these advancements, Fabric8Labs aims to revolutionize the landscape of metal 3D printing.
Astera Labs
Series D in 2022
Astera Labs is a fabless semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, established in 2017. The company specializes in designing and supplying semiconductors and connectivity solutions tailored for data-centric systems. Its product range includes system-aware semiconductor integrated circuits, high-speed mixed-signal connectivity products, and various system components like PCIe smart retimers, riser cards, and GPU booster cards. Astera Labs focuses on enhancing PCIe connectivity to address performance bottlenecks in compute-intensive environments, such as server connectivity, distributed machine learning, and high-end gaming graphics. The company collaborates with processor vendors, cloud service providers, and manufacturing partners to deliver critical connectivity performance and facilitate flexibility and customization in their clients' systems. Astera Labs also offers design and testing services, alongside its COSMOS software suite, which enhances observability and predictive analytics in connectivity solutions.
Metalenz
Series B in 2022
Metalenz, Inc. is a company focused on the research, development, and production of advanced optical components, particularly for consumer electronics such as mobile phones and computers. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Weston, Massachusetts, with an additional office in San Francisco, Metalenz specializes in meta-optics that utilize structured Huygens' surfaces to manipulate light properties. This innovative approach allows for the creation of ultra-thin planar optics that enable high-resolution full-color imaging. By offering smaller and lighter alternatives to traditional lenses, Metalenz supports businesses in miniaturizing their products, enhancing their design flexibility and functionality in various high-volume applications, including automotive and other electronic devices.
Prophesee
Series C in 2022
Prophesee SA, founded in 2014 and based in Paris, France, specializes in advanced machine vision sensors and systems through its innovative neuromorphic vision technology. Originally known as Chronocam SAS, the company rebranded in 2018 to reflect its pioneering approach to computer vision, which mimics the human eye and brain by detecting essential motion information rather than capturing a series of images. This unique Metavision® method enables Prophesee to achieve exceptional performance metrics, including high-speed time resolution, dynamic range, and significant reductions in data volume and power consumption. Its technology caters to a diverse range of industries, including biomedical, gaming, industrial automation, mobile devices, robotics, security, and automotive applications. Prophesee's team of over 100 engineers holds more than 50 international patents and has established a global presence with offices in cities such as Grenoble, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Silicon Valley, supported by a network of prominent investors.
Anyscale
Series C in 2022
Anyscale, Inc. is a technology company based in Berkeley, California, founded by the creators of the open-source project Ray. It specializes in developing distributed programming platforms and tools that simplify the creation and scaling of artificial intelligence applications. Anyscale's software enables developers and machine learning engineers to effortlessly scale their applications from local environments to the cloud, eliminating the need for complex infrastructure. The company's framework allows users of varying skill levels to build and deploy compute-intensive applications efficiently, facilitating faster and more cost-effective market entry for AI products. Anyscale aims to enhance the end-to-end AI lifecycle, making it accessible for organizations to leverage AI technologies.
Fortanix
Venture Round in 2022
Fortanix Inc. specializes in developing advanced security solutions for mobile, cloud, and enterprise platforms. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, with an additional office in Singapore, the company offers a range of services including the Self-Defending Key Management Service (SDKMS), which is a cloud-native solution for enterprise encryption needs that integrates key management, encryption-as-a-service, and tokenization. Its Runtime Encryption technology utilizes Intel SGX to safeguard data, keys, and applications even when infrastructure is compromised, allowing businesses to securely process sensitive information in public and remote cloud environments. Fortanix also provides the Confidential Computing Enclave Manager, which manages the lifecycle of applications running in secure environments. The company has established partnerships with firms like Equinix and IBM Cloud and serves a diverse clientele, including several Fortune 50 companies. Fortanix has earned recognition as a Gartner Cool Vendor and was a runner-up in the RSA Innovation Sandbox. The company holds more than ten patents pending for its innovative security technologies.
Lilt
Series C in 2022
Lilt, Inc. is a company that specializes in artificial intelligence-based enterprise translation software. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Lilt offers a comprehensive platform that integrates adaptive neural machine translation technology with an enterprise translation management system and professional translators. This solution enables organizations to effectively scale their translation programs, accelerate their go-to-market strategies, and enhance the global customer experience. Lilt serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune 500 companies like Intel and consumer brands such as ASICS, as well as technology firms like Canva and DigitalOcean. The company also maintains additional offices in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Dublin, Ireland, reflecting its global reach in providing professional translation services.
SiFive
Series F in 2022
SiFive, Inc. is a semiconductor company that specializes in designing and manufacturing chips, particularly focusing on RISC-V architecture. Established in 2015 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with additional offices in locations such as Oregon, Texas, India, Taiwan, and France, SiFive provides a range of products including multi-core application processors, embedded microcontrollers, and system-on-chip solutions tailored for various applications such as IoT and wearables. The company emphasizes the use of open-source technology to enable faster and more cost-effective hardware development. By offering software development kits, toolchains, and customized silicon products, SiFive aims to democratize access to advanced semiconductor solutions, accelerating innovation for businesses of all sizes.
ParkourSC
Venture Round in 2022
ParkourSC is a logistics and supply chain company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Milpitas, California. The company focuses on digital transformation within the manufacturing and pharmaceutical sectors by offering a cloud-based sensor platform. This platform creates a digital twin of the supply chain, processing billions of events per second to provide real-time diagnostic and predictive insights regarding asset location, condition, utilization, and anomaly detection. By collecting data from various sources, ParkourSC enables continuous visibility into the context and timing of materials and assets, allowing businesses to proactively predict disruptions and enhance operational efficiency.
Cohere Technologies
Series D in 2022
Cohere Technologies Inc. is a technology company specializing in wireless bandwidth applications, headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Founded in 2010, the company has developed a software solution that enhances the performance of mobile and wireless networks, specifically for 4G and 5G systems. Its innovative orthogonal time frequency and space (OTFS) modulation scheme addresses limitations in current technologies, such as TDMA and OFDM, to increase bandwidth and throughput. Additionally, Cohere Technologies is recognized as a pioneer in software-enhanced networks and is working towards solutions compliant with future 6G standards. Their offerings include spectrum multiplier software that improves channel detection, estimation, and precoding, thereby enhancing user experience and meeting the growing demand for wireless connectivity.
MinIO
Series B in 2022
MinIO, Inc. is a developer of a high-performance, open-source object storage server that is compatible with Amazon S3 APIs. Founded in 2014 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company specializes in providing a Kubernetes-native object store optimized for cloud-native workloads. MinIO's platform is designed to support the growing demands of unstructured data, allowing enterprises to manage various workloads such as machine learning, analytics, and data backup from a single solution. It enables application developers to create their own cloud storage systems for diverse data types, including images, videos, and log files, while ensuring portability across both public and private cloud environments. Additionally, MinIO offers a public play server that allows developers and system administrators to familiarize themselves with S3-compatible object storage.
Spectrum Labs
Series B in 2022
Spectrum Labs, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2016. It specializes in developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-based platform designed to identify and moderate harmful online behavior across various formats, including text and audio. The company's primary product, Guardian, offers a suite of tools that includes behavior identification models, content moderation capabilities, and an analytics dashboard. Spectrum Labs serves clients in sectors such as dating, gaming, marketplaces, and social platforms. By enabling trust and safety teams to effectively identify toxic behaviors, the company helps reduce content moderation costs while enhancing the detection of potentially damaging actions that could harm brands.
VeriSIM Life
Series A in 2022
VeriSIM Life, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2017. It specializes in developing disease-specific biosimulation models that utilize artificial intelligence to predict the clinical outcomes of new drugs prior to clinical trials. The company offers a range of tailored solutions designed for pre-clinical and clinical programs, all centered around its validated BIOiSIM platform, which accommodates small molecules, large molecules, and viruses. By replacing traditional animal testing with sophisticated software simulations, VeriSIM Life aims to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of drug development, ultimately contributing to increased human life expectancy and the personalization of healthcare treatments.
Anyscale
Series C in 2021
Anyscale, Inc. is a technology company based in Berkeley, California, founded by the creators of the open-source project Ray. It specializes in developing distributed programming platforms and tools that simplify the creation and scaling of artificial intelligence applications. Anyscale's software enables developers and machine learning engineers to effortlessly scale their applications from local environments to the cloud, eliminating the need for complex infrastructure. The company's framework allows users of varying skill levels to build and deploy compute-intensive applications efficiently, facilitating faster and more cost-effective market entry for AI products. Anyscale aims to enhance the end-to-end AI lifecycle, making it accessible for organizations to leverage AI technologies.
DustPhotonics
Series B in 2021
DustPhotonics Ltd specializes in the design and manufacture of optical transceivers and modules, particularly for data centers, high-performance computing, and enterprise applications. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Modi'in, Israel, with an additional office in Cupertino, California. It utilizes its proprietary AuraDP technology to produce a range of products, including various transceivers like the 400G QSFP-DD SR8 and 100G QSFP28 SR4, as well as active optical cables. DustPhotonics aims to enhance network performance while reducing costs and power consumption, providing innovative solutions for clients facing increasing data challenges.
NeuroBlade
Series B in 2021
NeuroBlade, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Hod-Hasharon, Israel, specializes in the development and manufacturing of artificial intelligence chips designed for the inference phase in both data centers and end-devices. The company's innovative products aim to eliminate memory bottlenecks and support various AI topologies, thereby enhancing analytical query performance. NeuroBlade's proprietary computational memory technology combines extensive expertise in hardware, software, and algorithms to address the growing demand for efficient data analytics infrastructure. By focusing on reducing costs and power consumption, the company aims to facilitate faster insights for businesses navigating digital transformation. NeuroBlade also has operational presence in Taipei, Taiwan, and Palo Alto, California.
Astera Labs
Series C in 2021
Astera Labs is a fabless semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, established in 2017. The company specializes in designing and supplying semiconductors and connectivity solutions tailored for data-centric systems. Its product range includes system-aware semiconductor integrated circuits, high-speed mixed-signal connectivity products, and various system components like PCIe smart retimers, riser cards, and GPU booster cards. Astera Labs focuses on enhancing PCIe connectivity to address performance bottlenecks in compute-intensive environments, such as server connectivity, distributed machine learning, and high-end gaming graphics. The company collaborates with processor vendors, cloud service providers, and manufacturing partners to deliver critical connectivity performance and facilitate flexibility and customization in their clients' systems. Astera Labs also offers design and testing services, alongside its COSMOS software suite, which enhances observability and predictive analytics in connectivity solutions.
AEye
Post in 2021
AEye, Inc. develops advanced vision hardware, software, and algorithms for autonomous vehicles and driver-assistance systems. Based in Dublin, California, the company offers a range of products including the 4Sight Intelligent Sensing Platform, which integrates solid-state lidar with low-light cameras and artificial intelligence to provide precise and reliable perception of surroundings. AEye's unique software-defined lidar solutions are designed for dynamic applications in vehicle autonomy, smart infrastructure, and logistics, focusing on delivering faster and more accurate information. The company's notable products include the 4Sight A and 4Sight M sensors, as well as the AE100 and AE200 robotic perception systems, which cater to the mobility market. AEye operates globally, with offices in Germany, Korea, and the United States, and primarily generates revenue from customers in the United States, followed by Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
Motivo
Series A in 2021
Motivo Inc. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2015. It specializes in developing software solutions that leverage proprietary computational technology, including graph analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, specifically tailored for the semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) industry. Motivo's innovative approach dramatically enhances yield improvement through the use of terascale data analytics, enabling fabless design companies to optimize chip design and accelerate the introduction of new products. By focusing on explainable and interpretable AI and ML technologies, Motivo provides valuable insights that help improve manufacturing outcomes in the semiconductor sector.
Fabric8Labs
Series A in 2021
Fabric8Labs, Inc., founded in 2015 and based in La Jolla, California, specializes in non-thermal metal 3D printing technology. The company has developed a distinctive process that combines stereo-lithography and electro-deposition, providing an innovative alternative to traditional powder bed fusion methods. This technology eliminates the need for metal powders, vacuum chambers, and lasers, which significantly reduces manufacturing costs. Moreover, Fabric8Labs' approach enhances material quality and simplifies the additive manufacturing process by utilizing cartridges that ensure safety during production and facilitate easy disposal of used salt cartridges. Through these advancements, Fabric8Labs aims to revolutionize the landscape of metal 3D printing.
Hypersonix
Series B in 2021
Hypersonix Inc. develops an AI-driven autonomous data analytics software specifically for the consumer commerce industry. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company offers a predictive and prescriptive analytics platform designed to measure and monitor business performance in real-time. This platform enables users across various business functions, including sales, marketing, finance, operations, and supply chain, to make data-driven decisions by analyzing disparate data sources and extracting actionable insights. Hypersonix continuously monitors commerce systems and data signals to enhance financial performance through predictive analytics and prescriptive recommendations. Its comprehensive solution integrates insights, actions, testing, and performance measurement, ensuring accuracy and efficiency. The platform is easily compatible with existing e-commerce systems, making it a valuable tool for businesses seeking to drive profitable revenue growth.
Augtera Networks
Series A in 2021
Augtera Networks is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence solutions for network management. Founded in 2016 and based in Palo Alto, California, Augtera offers an AI-driven platform designed to enhance operations, planning, and orchestration across physical, virtual, and cloud network environments. The platform addresses the challenges of increasing scale and complexity in network management by providing tools for data integration, network modeling, and visualization. It aims to eliminate operational noise, facilitate proactive management, and prevent incidents in enterprise and service provider networks. Augtera's technology is utilized by a range of industries, including cloud services, finance, and telecommunications, enabling clients to automate and optimize their network operations effectively.
Text IQ
Convertible Note in 2021
Text IQ, Inc. is an artificial intelligence company that specializes in managing privacy, legal, and compliance issues for enterprises. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in San Francisco, Cork, and Vancouver, Text IQ offers an Unstructured Data Platform that employs advanced AI techniques, including unsupervised machine learning and deep learning, to identify and protect sensitive information within large datasets. The platform assists organizations in discovering documents that may pose reputational risks, supports compliance teams in detecting unusual activities, and enables faster case strategy development by efficiently analyzing extensive data. Text IQ serves a diverse clientele, including Global 2000 companies and government agencies, and has garnered attention from major financial, healthcare, and technology sectors. The company has experienced significant growth in both revenue and workforce, reflecting its successful implementation of AI solutions in critical industries.
Workboard
Series D in 2021
WorkBoard Inc. is an enterprise software company that specializes in providing an objectives and key results (OKR) platform designed to enhance organizational alignment and accountability. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, WorkBoard offers a comprehensive Enterprise Results Platform that facilitates the localization of company objectives to individual teams, allowing for effective alignment on outcomes and measurement of results. The platform enables organizations to coordinate actions, manage meetings, and ensure execution aligns with strategic priorities. By transforming traditional approaches to strategy alignment into a dynamic, data-driven practice, WorkBoard enhances transparency and fosters a results-oriented culture. Its solution supports teams in making goal achievement a habitual process, empowering them to execute rapidly and efficiently as organizations scale.
Mighty Networks
Series B in 2021
Mighty Networks is an online platform that allows creators and brands to build and nurture communities. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that enables users to create a cohesive experience by combining community interaction, content, online courses, and subscription commerce. This platform allows creators to sell experiences and expertise while providing a space for members to connect with each other. By integrating various elements under the creator's brand, Mighty Networks enhances the value of the community as more members join, making it an effective tool for fostering relationships and engagement among users.
SambaNova Systems
Series D in 2021
SambaNova Systems, based in Palo Alto, California, develops a technology platform that integrates hardware and software solutions for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on creating systems optimized for data processing, model training, and analytics, enabling high-performance execution of machine learning tasks. SambaNova's technology is designed to be flexible and scalable, catering to various sectors such as healthcare, finance, and autonomous vehicles. By enhancing the efficiency of AI-powered algorithms, SambaNova aims to support organizations in leveraging advanced data analytics effectively.
Iris.TV
Series B in 2021
Iris.TV, Inc. is a cloud-based platform that enhances video programming for publishers and content owners by facilitating personalized video streaming and improving audience engagement across multiple devices. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Los Angeles, with an office in New York, the company offers a suite of tools that includes Adaptive Stream for real-time personalized streaming, Asset IQ for automated data structuring and optimization, and IRIS Vision for business intelligence and programming management. By integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning, Iris.TV automates the delivery of customized content based on audience preferences and behaviors. The platform also provides data connectivity to improve viewing experiences and advertising outcomes, enabling scalable solutions for contextual ad targeting, verification, and video recommendations, thereby maximizing video consumption while simplifying operational processes for web, mobile, and OTT distribution.
Tetrate
Series B in 2021
Tetrate.io, Inc. is a company founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in application management for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. It offers an enterprise-ready service mesh platform designed to simplify the complexities faced by DevOps, security, and network administrators when managing modern cloud application infrastructures. The platform enables development teams to run and manage microservices efficiently, facilitating the modernization of applications and easing the transition to public cloud adoption for businesses. By partnering with enterprises on their app modernization journeys, Tetrate supports the development and deployment of microservices across various workloads and environments.
Metalenz
Series A in 2021
Metalenz, Inc. is a company focused on the research, development, and production of advanced optical components, particularly for consumer electronics such as mobile phones and computers. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Weston, Massachusetts, with an additional office in San Francisco, Metalenz specializes in meta-optics that utilize structured Huygens' surfaces to manipulate light properties. This innovative approach allows for the creation of ultra-thin planar optics that enable high-resolution full-color imaging. By offering smaller and lighter alternatives to traditional lenses, Metalenz supports businesses in miniaturizing their products, enhancing their design flexibility and functionality in various high-volume applications, including automotive and other electronic devices.
SummerBio
Venture Round in 2020
SummerBio LLC is an automation-based diagnostics company focused on providing COVID-19 testing services. Established in 2020 and based in Menlo Park, California, the company operates a CLIA-certified laboratory that utilizes a comprehensive, automated COVID-19 testing system. This system is designed to enhance the efficiency of the gold-standard RT-qPCR testing regimen by using advanced robotics, automated liquid handling, and innovative sample collection kits. By streamlining the testing process, SummerBio aims to deliver rapid, affordable, and high-volume testing solutions, ensuring that healthcare professionals and patients receive test results within a day.
Ayar Labs
Series B in 2020
Ayar Labs, Inc. specializes in the development of optical interconnect technology, focusing on high-density electronic-photonic chiplets and lasers designed to enhance data transmission capabilities. Its flagship product, TeraPHY, is a monolithic in-package optical I/O solution that enables high bandwidth, low latency, and power-efficient short-reach interconnects, making it suitable for applications in artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, cloud computing, telecommunications, and aerospace. The company's innovative approach leverages industry-standard silicon processing techniques to create optical interconnect chiplets that replace traditional electrical-based I/O, addressing performance and efficiency challenges in the semiconductor and computing industries. By optimizing data movement within AI systems, Ayar Labs aims to alleviate compute and bandwidth bottlenecks associated with complex large language models, thereby maximizing computational efficiency while minimizing costs and power consumption. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Emeryville, California, Ayar Labs also has an office in Santa Clara, California.
SigOpt
Acquisition in 2020
SigOpt, Inc. operates an advanced optimization platform designed to enhance the performance of machine learning models, A/B tests, and physical experiments. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, the company offers a REST API that integrates seamlessly into existing machine learning workflows. SigOpt's platform employs a black-box optimization approach, allowing users to input parameter spaces and performance metrics without needing to share underlying data. By continuously analyzing model performance, SigOpt refines its suggestions for optimal hyper-parameter configurations, thereby accelerating the model development process and improving results in a cost-effective manner. As of late 2020, SigOpt functions as a subsidiary of Intel Corporation.
Panoply
Series B in 2020
Panoply Ltd. offers a cloud-based data analytics platform designed to simplify and automate data management tasks. Its product, Panoply.io, provides an end-to-end solution that streamlines processes from data sourcing to analysis, significantly enhancing the efficiency of analysts and data scientists. The platform automates critical functions such as data modeling, normalization, and cleanup, while also managing infrastructure setup, server launching, scaling, and backup. Additionally, it supports real-time data transformations, flexible schemas, and advanced data privacy and security measures. By leveraging machine learning and natural language processing, Panoply.io reduces the complexity associated with data preparation and infrastructure management, allowing users to focus on analysis rather than technical details. Founded in 2015, Panoply is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, with an additional office in San Francisco, California.
Anyscale
Series B in 2020
Anyscale, Inc. is a technology company based in Berkeley, California, founded by the creators of the open-source project Ray. It specializes in developing distributed programming platforms and tools that simplify the creation and scaling of artificial intelligence applications. Anyscale's software enables developers and machine learning engineers to effortlessly scale their applications from local environments to the cloud, eliminating the need for complex infrastructure. The company's framework allows users of varying skill levels to build and deploy compute-intensive applications efficiently, facilitating faster and more cost-effective market entry for AI products. Anyscale aims to enhance the end-to-end AI lifecycle, making it accessible for organizations to leverage AI technologies.
Matroid
Series B in 2020
Matroid, Inc. is a computer vision company based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2016. It offers an intuitive platform that enables users to create and deploy custom computer vision detectors without the need for programming. The platform allows users to recognize specific people, events, and objects in visual media, monitor live television streams, and receive real-time notifications for custom events detected by security cameras. Matroid's solutions find applications across various industries, including construction, manufacturing, security, media, and retail. The company also provides Matroid On-Prem, a deployment solution that facilitates the monitoring of live streams and the searching of recorded video, enhancing the ability to respond to significant events as they occur.
Accurics
Series A in 2020
Accurics, Inc. is a cybersecurity company based in Pleasanton, California, that specializes in securing cloud-native infrastructure throughout the development and operational lifecycle. Founded in 2019, Accurics has developed a platform designed to protect hybrid and multi-cloud environments by scanning Infrastructure as Code for misconfigurations and potential vulnerabilities before the infrastructure is provisioned. The platform also continuously monitors production cloud deployments to detect changes that could introduce risks, allowing organizations to maintain a secure posture. By enabling organizations to codify security measures and programmatically address risks, Accurics supports compliance and governance efforts, fostering a secure environment for innovation in cloud technologies. The company also provides open-source tools to help organizations achieve cyber resilience.
Aledia
Series D in 2020
Aledia SA, established in 2011, specializes in the development and manufacturing of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The company's proprietary technology involves a 3D architecture using gallium-nitride-on-silicon microwires, enabling cost-effective production of LED chips at 25% the cost of traditional planar LED chips. Aledia's products cater to general lighting, automotive, and display applications, with a focus on mobile displays and microdisplays for AR/VR devices. Headquartered in Grenoble, France, the company has subsidiaries in Malacca, Malaysia, and Palo Alto, California.
ProteanTecs
Series C in 2020
ProteanTecs Ltd. is a software company that specializes in a cloud-based platform designed to enhance the performance and reliability of electronic systems. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Haifa, Israel, with additional offices in Tel Aviv, Santa Clara, and Bridgewater, the company utilizes data generated by chip-embedded agents and machine learning to predict faults before they lead to failures. Its solutions deliver valuable insights across the entire value chain, benefiting chip vendors, system vendors, and digital service providers. ProteanTecs offers various capabilities, including predictive maintenance, yield improvement, and performance tuning, aimed at reducing defect parts per million (DPPM) and enhancing overall electronic performance and quality.
Synthego
Series D in 2020
Synthego Corporation is a genome engineering company focused on advancing life science research and therapeutic development to improve human health. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Synthego offers a comprehensive platform that integrates proprietary hardware, software, bioinformatics, chemistries, and molecular biology. The company's product portfolio includes engineered cells, CRISPR kits, and bioinformatics tools designed for various applications such as pathway analysis, target validation, disease modeling, and diagnostics. By leveraging machine learning and automation, Synthego enables researchers in biotechnology and academia to conduct efficient and precise gene editing, facilitating rapid advancements in drug discovery and development. The company serves a global customer base, distributing its products through various channels, including online sales and partnerships in multiple countries.
Verta
Series A in 2020
Verta Inc. is a software infrastructure company founded in 2018 and based in Palo Alto, California, specializing in the management and deployment of data science and machine learning (ML) models. The Verta Model Delivery & Operations Platform allows users to package and deliver any ML model quickly, utilizing best practices in DevOps for continuous integration, delivery, operations, and monitoring. This technology streamlines workflows for enterprise data science teams, facilitating faster deployment of models into production while ensuring real-time monitoring of model performance and health. Verta's solutions enable data scientists to manage the entire lifecycle of their models, enhancing collaboration and operational efficiency.
SiFive
Series E in 2020
SiFive, Inc. is a semiconductor company that specializes in designing and manufacturing chips, particularly focusing on RISC-V architecture. Established in 2015 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with additional offices in locations such as Oregon, Texas, India, Taiwan, and France, SiFive provides a range of products including multi-core application processors, embedded microcontrollers, and system-on-chip solutions tailored for various applications such as IoT and wearables. The company emphasizes the use of open-source technology to enable faster and more cost-effective hardware development. By offering software development kits, toolchains, and customized silicon products, SiFive aims to democratize access to advanced semiconductor solutions, accelerating innovation for businesses of all sizes.
CYVision
Venture Round in 2020
CYVision is a vision systems and applications company with offices in Mountain View and Istanbul, specializing in the development of advanced augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies. The company focuses on creating a revolutionary platform that delivers fully immersive and realistic VR experiences, alongside high-quality AR applications. CYVision is particularly noted for its software-based holographic display technology, which is designed to enhance augmented reality experiences in challenging vehicular environments. This technology utilizes full-color 3D holographic displays that perform effectively under varying lighting conditions, from bright sunlight to dark stormy weather. By enabling users to perceive information as a natural 3D scene complete with visual depth cues, CYVision aims to provide a comfortable and engaging long-term viewing experience.
Synack
Series D in 2020
Synack, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that offers a crowdsourced security platform focused on penetration testing. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Synack connects organizations with a network of skilled ethical hackers who utilize proprietary scanning technology to assess security vulnerabilities. The platform provides a secure virtual testing environment where researchers can evaluate systems, helping to ensure data integrity, privacy, and confidentiality for clients. Synack's services encompass application security, cloud security, vulnerability management, and more, facilitating continuous testing of attack surfaces. By combining human intelligence from ethical hackers with artificial intelligence technology, Synack delivers scalable, efficient security assessments that yield actionable insights for organizations seeking to enhance their cybersecurity posture.
Lilt
Series B in 2020
Lilt, Inc. is a company that specializes in artificial intelligence-based enterprise translation software. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Lilt offers a comprehensive platform that integrates adaptive neural machine translation technology with an enterprise translation management system and professional translators. This solution enables organizations to effectively scale their translation programs, accelerate their go-to-market strategies, and enhance the global customer experience. Lilt serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune 500 companies like Intel and consumer brands such as ASICS, as well as technology firms like Canva and DigitalOcean. The company also maintains additional offices in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Dublin, Ireland, reflecting its global reach in providing professional translation services.
Axonne
Venture Round in 2020
Axonne Inc. specializes in the development and manufacturing of Ethernet network connectivity solutions tailored for the automotive industry. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company focuses on integrating various systems within connected vehicles, including autonomous driving sensors and displays, with compute clusters. Its proprietary technology encompasses mixed-signal circuits, algorithms, and digital signal processing, designed to meet the rigorous demands of applications such as autonomous driving and infotainment. Axonne's solutions prioritize functional reliability and power efficiency, particularly for electric vehicles, enabling enhanced safety, reliability, and security for drivers.
Retrace
Series A in 2020
Retrace Labs Inc. is a company that develops an artificial intelligence-based predictive analytics platform aimed at enhancing dental decision-making through real-time data. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Manhattan, New York, Retrace focuses on reducing the oral disease burden for health plans, providers, and patients. The platform offers various solutions, including financial and medical analytics, cybersecurity, and business intelligence, all designed to streamline the patient experience and improve payment processes for oral health providers. By utilizing intelligent automation, the company aims to minimize administrative burdens, such as surprise bills and prolonged communication with insurance providers, allowing dental professionals to concentrate more on patient care. Retrace selectively collaborates with top oral health providers and insurance companies, fostering a network that promotes efficiency and transparency in financial transactions within the dental industry.
Hypersonix
Series A in 2020
Hypersonix Inc. develops an AI-driven autonomous data analytics software specifically for the consumer commerce industry. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company offers a predictive and prescriptive analytics platform designed to measure and monitor business performance in real-time. This platform enables users across various business functions, including sales, marketing, finance, operations, and supply chain, to make data-driven decisions by analyzing disparate data sources and extracting actionable insights. Hypersonix continuously monitors commerce systems and data signals to enhance financial performance through predictive analytics and prescriptive recommendations. Its comprehensive solution integrates insights, actions, testing, and performance measurement, ensuring accuracy and efficiency. The platform is easily compatible with existing e-commerce systems, making it a valuable tool for businesses seeking to drive profitable revenue growth.
Astera Labs
Series B in 2020
Astera Labs is a fabless semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, established in 2017. The company specializes in designing and supplying semiconductors and connectivity solutions tailored for data-centric systems. Its product range includes system-aware semiconductor integrated circuits, high-speed mixed-signal connectivity products, and various system components like PCIe smart retimers, riser cards, and GPU booster cards. Astera Labs focuses on enhancing PCIe connectivity to address performance bottlenecks in compute-intensive environments, such as server connectivity, distributed machine learning, and high-end gaming graphics. The company collaborates with processor vendors, cloud service providers, and manufacturing partners to deliver critical connectivity performance and facilitate flexibility and customization in their clients' systems. Astera Labs also offers design and testing services, alongside its COSMOS software suite, which enhances observability and predictive analytics in connectivity solutions.
Reniac
Series A in 2020
Reniac, Inc. specializes in designing and developing intelligent data-aware architectures for various applications, servers, and data storage solutions. The company has created a data engine platform that enhances and optimizes open-source database implementations, particularly for data-centric applications. Reniac's offerings include a Cassandra I/O accelerator, a distributed and persistent cache, and a storage engine tailored for graph and SQL databases. Established in 2012 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Hyderabad, India, and Richmond, Canada, Reniac aims to address bottlenecks in data infrastructure workloads. Its cloud-based data engine is engineered to provide higher throughput and lower latency within a scale-out architecture, assisting enterprises in improving performance for critical workloads across public cloud, hybrid, and on-premise data centers without necessitating changes to existing applications.
SambaNova Systems
Series C in 2020
SambaNova Systems, based in Palo Alto, California, develops a technology platform that integrates hardware and software solutions for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on creating systems optimized for data processing, model training, and analytics, enabling high-performance execution of machine learning tasks. SambaNova's technology is designed to be flexible and scalable, catering to various sectors such as healthcare, finance, and autonomous vehicles. By enhancing the efficiency of AI-powered algorithms, SambaNova aims to support organizations in leveraging advanced data analytics effectively.
Joby Aviation
Series C in 2020
Joby Aviation, LLC is an electric mobility company focused on developing fully electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Santa Cruz, California, Joby aims to provide air-transportation-as-a-service by operating a fast, quiet, and convenient air taxi service set to launch in 2024. The aircraft is designed to carry a pilot and four passengers, with a range of 150 miles on a single charge and speeds reaching up to 200 mph. By delivering an innovative air transportation solution, Joby Aviation seeks to alleviate urban congestion and promote sustainable transit alternatives.
Anyscale
Series A in 2019
Anyscale, Inc. is a technology company based in Berkeley, California, founded by the creators of the open-source project Ray. It specializes in developing distributed programming platforms and tools that simplify the creation and scaling of artificial intelligence applications. Anyscale's software enables developers and machine learning engineers to effortlessly scale their applications from local environments to the cloud, eliminating the need for complex infrastructure. The company's framework allows users of varying skill levels to build and deploy compute-intensive applications efficiently, facilitating faster and more cost-effective market entry for AI products. Anyscale aims to enhance the end-to-end AI lifecycle, making it accessible for organizations to leverage AI technologies.
Habana Labs
Acquisition in 2019
Habana Labs Ltd. is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence processors designed for training deep neural networks and deploying inference in production environments. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Jose, California, with additional offices in Tel-Aviv, Israel, Gdansk, Poland, and Beijing, China, the company aims to enhance data center and cloud efficiency by providing significant improvements in processing performance, cost, and power consumption. Its AI processors are optimized for seamless integration into popular frameworks, enabling developers to achieve better performance and reduced energy usage in their applications. Habana Labs operates as a subsidiary of Intel Corporation.
Game.tv
Series A in 2019
Game.tv, Inc. operates an AI-based e-sports tournament platform designed to automate gaming tournaments for mobile gamers. Founded in 2018 and based in Campbell, California, the company offers its core product, Tourney, which serves as an AI-powered e-sports assistant capable of managing tournaments from inception to conclusion. The platform facilitates the organization of online competitions, enhancing gamers' experiences by providing tools for live streaming, community engagement, skill development, and rewards. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Game.tv enables users to immerse themselves in the mobile gaming environment and interact across diverse gaming communities.
Augtera Networks
Venture Round in 2019
Augtera Networks is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence solutions for network management. Founded in 2016 and based in Palo Alto, California, Augtera offers an AI-driven platform designed to enhance operations, planning, and orchestration across physical, virtual, and cloud network environments. The platform addresses the challenges of increasing scale and complexity in network management by providing tools for data integration, network modeling, and visualization. It aims to eliminate operational noise, facilitate proactive management, and prevent incidents in enterprise and service provider networks. Augtera's technology is utilized by a range of industries, including cloud services, finance, and telecommunications, enabling clients to automate and optimize their network operations effectively.
Prophesee
Series C in 2019
Prophesee SA, founded in 2014 and based in Paris, France, specializes in advanced machine vision sensors and systems through its innovative neuromorphic vision technology. Originally known as Chronocam SAS, the company rebranded in 2018 to reflect its pioneering approach to computer vision, which mimics the human eye and brain by detecting essential motion information rather than capturing a series of images. This unique Metavision® method enables Prophesee to achieve exceptional performance metrics, including high-speed time resolution, dynamic range, and significant reductions in data volume and power consumption. Its technology caters to a diverse range of industries, including biomedical, gaming, industrial automation, mobile devices, robotics, security, and automotive applications. Prophesee's team of over 100 engineers holds more than 50 international patents and has established a global presence with offices in cities such as Grenoble, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Silicon Valley, supported by a network of prominent investors.
Smart Edge
Acquisition in 2019
Smart Edge is a developer of multi-access edge computing (MEC) software located in Irvine, California. The company focuses on enhancing mobile communications for enterprises by providing a platform that incorporates analytics, caching computation, and traffic routing through microservers. This technology aims to improve data security and integrity while simplifying enterprise mobility. By positioning computing resources, applications, and content closer to users, Smart Edge enables clients to deploy both existing and new applications effectively, thereby generating new revenue streams and delivering an immersive user experience.
DustPhotonics
Series B in 2019
DustPhotonics Ltd specializes in the design and manufacture of optical transceivers and modules, particularly for data centers, high-performance computing, and enterprise applications. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Modi'in, Israel, with an additional office in Cupertino, California. It utilizes its proprietary AuraDP technology to produce a range of products, including various transceivers like the 400G QSFP-DD SR8 and 100G QSFP28 SR4, as well as active optical cables. DustPhotonics aims to enhance network performance while reducing costs and power consumption, providing innovative solutions for clients facing increasing data challenges.
VeriSIM Life
Seed Round in 2019
VeriSIM Life, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in San Francisco, California, established in 2017. It specializes in developing disease-specific biosimulation models that utilize artificial intelligence to predict the clinical outcomes of new drugs prior to clinical trials. The company offers a range of tailored solutions designed for pre-clinical and clinical programs, all centered around its validated BIOiSIM platform, which accommodates small molecules, large molecules, and viruses. By replacing traditional animal testing with sophisticated software simulations, VeriSIM Life aims to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of drug development, ultimately contributing to increased human life expectancy and the personalization of healthcare treatments.
ParkourSC
Series B in 2019
ParkourSC is a logistics and supply chain company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Milpitas, California. The company focuses on digital transformation within the manufacturing and pharmaceutical sectors by offering a cloud-based sensor platform. This platform creates a digital twin of the supply chain, processing billions of events per second to provide real-time diagnostic and predictive insights regarding asset location, condition, utilization, and anomaly detection. By collecting data from various sources, ParkourSC enables continuous visibility into the context and timing of materials and assets, allowing businesses to proactively predict disruptions and enhance operational efficiency.
Mesmer Eyes
Series A in 2019
Mesmer is a robotics process automation company focused on software development, headquartered in Palo Alto, California. It leverages artificial intelligence to enhance the speed and efficiency of app creation, aiming to transform software development practices over the next decade. Mesmer's suite of products includes tools for bug reporting, infrastructure building, autonomous crawling, user acceptance testing, test generation, and test execution. The technology enables comprehensive testing solutions, covering functional, end-to-end, UI, integration, and visual testing, while also automating monitoring and compliance tasks. By streamlining the testing process, Mesmer enhances productivity for development teams.
Kyndi
Series B in 2019
Kyndi, Inc. specializes in developing an explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) platform that serves government, financial services, and healthcare sectors. The company's Kyndi AI Platform employs machine learning to facilitate business regulation and provides auditable AI systems tailored for enterprises and government entities. Kyndi's solutions enhance strategy, planning, compliance, and research operations. Additionally, the platform features a Natural Language Search capability that enables organizations to swiftly and accurately extract answers from unstructured, text-based data. Founded in 2014, Kyndi is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with an additional office in Washington, D.C. Its technology aims to boost the productivity of knowledge workers by enabling more efficient information gathering and analysis, allowing clients to make informed decisions and seize opportunities effectively.
TrapX Security
Series C in 2019
TrapX Security, Inc. specializes in deception-based cybersecurity solutions that are designed to detect, analyze, and thwart advanced cyber attacks, including ransomware. The company's flagship product, DeceptionGrid, provides an automated security grid that offers real-time threat interception and actionable intelligence, enabling organizations to combat a variety of threats such as advanced persistent threats and malicious insiders. Additionally, TrapX Flex offers a Deception-as-a-Service solution tailored to address the security challenges posed by remote workforces. Serving a diverse range of sectors, including healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and government, TrapX Security caters to Global 2000 enterprises worldwide. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company has positioned itself as a key player in the cybersecurity landscape, focusing on delivering effective defenses against unseen and emerging threats.
NeuroBlade
Series A in 2019
NeuroBlade, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Hod-Hasharon, Israel, specializes in the development and manufacturing of artificial intelligence chips designed for the inference phase in both data centers and end-devices. The company's innovative products aim to eliminate memory bottlenecks and support various AI topologies, thereby enhancing analytical query performance. NeuroBlade's proprietary computational memory technology combines extensive expertise in hardware, software, and algorithms to address the growing demand for efficient data analytics infrastructure. By focusing on reducing costs and power consumption, the company aims to facilitate faster insights for businesses navigating digital transformation. NeuroBlade also has operational presence in Taipei, Taiwan, and Palo Alto, California.
Barefoot Networks
Acquisition in 2019
Barefoot Networks, Inc., founded in 2013 and based in Palo Alto, California, specializes in designing and developing programmable Ethernet switch chips. The company focuses on simplifying network programming, making it as straightforward as programming a CPU. Its product offerings include advanced features for network management operations, such as scalable load balancing and enhanced telemetry, which enable enterprises, data centers, and telecom providers to implement new functionalities in their network products without sacrificing performance. As of December 31, 2019, Barefoot Networks operates as a subsidiary of Intel Corporation.
BabbleLabs
Series A in 2019
BabbleLabs, Inc. specializes in developing speech enhancement and noise removal software aimed at improving communication in critical environments. The company's offerings include Clear Cloud, an API-based technology that eliminates unwanted noise from voice-sensitive projects; Clear Edge, a low-latency embedded solution for smart devices; Clear Command, which facilitates voice control and command recognition; and Clear Analytics, designed to extract actionable insights from speech streams. BabbleLabs addresses a variety of applications, including smartphones, business conferencing, customer service, automotive, and public safety. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Campbell, California, BabbleLabs leverages advancements in speech science, deep learning, and computational processing to enhance speech quality and intelligibility, thereby fostering better interactions between humans and machines.
LISNR
Venture Round in 2019
LISNR, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in ultrasonic communication protocols, enabling data transmission over audio. Founded in 2012, the company offers various solutions, including LISNR Point for close-range transmission, LISNR Zone for mid-range, and LISNR Radius for long-range communication between devices. Additionally, it provides the Acceptance Device, which facilitates the sending and receiving of data. LISNR's technology is utilized by clients in retail and mobility sectors, enhancing customer interactions by creating secure and seamless transactions. The company has established strategic partnerships with notable organizations such as Cisco, AEG, Intel, and Visa. Headquartered in Oakland, California, with an office in Cincinnati, Ohio, LISNR continues to innovate in the field of ultrasonic data communication.
Prisma SD-WAN
Series C in 2019
Prisma SD-WAN, formerly known as CloudGenix, specializes in software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) solutions designed to support hybrid cloud environments and mobile workforces. The company offers a platform that virtualizes enterprise networks, facilitating user connectivity to cloud and data center applications while minimizing the infrastructure needed for remote offices. Its products centralize critical network functions, such as firewalling and threat detection, and include the ION 2000 hardware appliance, which provides essential SD-WAN capabilities for small and remote offices. By enabling application-specific service-level agreements (SLAs), Prisma SD-WAN enhances application performance based on business priorities. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company caters to various industries, including retail, financial services, automotive, legal, and technology, striving to simplify network design and management while delivering significant cost savings and enhanced security.
Mighty Networks
Series A in 2019
Mighty Networks is an online platform that allows creators and brands to build and nurture communities. Founded in 2017 and based in Palo Alto, California, the company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that enables users to create a cohesive experience by combining community interaction, content, online courses, and subscription commerce. This platform allows creators to sell experiences and expertise while providing a space for members to connect with each other. By integrating various elements under the creator's brand, Mighty Networks enhances the value of the community as more members join, making it an effective tool for fostering relationships and engagement among users.
Reveal Biosciences
Series A in 2019
Reveal Biosciences, Inc. is a computational pathology company based in San Diego, California, founded in 2012. The company specializes in tissue-based research, offering a range of services including precision histology, pathology, in situ hybridization, whole slide imaging, image analysis, antibody validation, optimization, and immunohistochemistry. Reveal integrates artificial intelligence into pathology to enhance disease diagnosis from large whole slide microscope images, providing significant improvements in accuracy, speed, and cost-effectiveness. Its technology combines a histopathology laboratory with machine learning models to address challenges in tissue biology, thereby enabling clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech, academic, and governmental sectors to improve their research and clinical workflows. By utilizing its quantitative pathology platform, Reveal facilitates patient stratification, disease diagnosis, prognostics, and tumor detection, ultimately impacting healthcare outcomes positively.
Qolibri
Venture Round in 2019
Qolibri, Inc. is a technology company based in Roseville, California, specializing in solutions for semiconductor manufacturing subfabs. Founded in 2018, Qolibri focuses on developing innovative proprietary technologies that address critical challenges in semiconductor production, particularly in waste gas management. By offering these advanced solutions, the company aims to help businesses significantly reduce chip manufacturing costs while optimizing operational efficiency.
OnScale
Series A in 2019
OnScale Inc. specializes in on-demand scalable engineering simulation software designed to accelerate research and development while reducing costs for engineers. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, the company offers OnScale Multiphysics CAE software, which supports innovation across various sectors, including next-generation technologies such as MEMS IoT, 5G, biomedicine, and autonomous vehicles. This software serves a range of applications, including MEMS and filters, sensors, non-destructive evaluation, medical devices, and sonar technologies. Operating on a Software as a Service (SaaS) model, OnScale employs a pay-as-you-go subscription pricing structure, allowing users to access advanced computational resources without significant upfront investments.
SambaNova Systems
Series B in 2019
SambaNova Systems, based in Palo Alto, California, develops a technology platform that integrates hardware and software solutions for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on creating systems optimized for data processing, model training, and analytics, enabling high-performance execution of machine learning tasks. SambaNova's technology is designed to be flexible and scalable, catering to various sectors such as healthcare, finance, and autonomous vehicles. By enhancing the efficiency of AI-powered algorithms, SambaNova aims to support organizations in leveraging advanced data analytics effectively.
ProteanTecs
Series B in 2019
ProteanTecs Ltd. is a software company that specializes in a cloud-based platform designed to enhance the performance and reliability of electronic systems. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Haifa, Israel, with additional offices in Tel Aviv, Santa Clara, and Bridgewater, the company utilizes data generated by chip-embedded agents and machine learning to predict faults before they lead to failures. Its solutions deliver valuable insights across the entire value chain, benefiting chip vendors, system vendors, and digital service providers. ProteanTecs offers various capabilities, including predictive maintenance, yield improvement, and performance tuning, aimed at reducing defect parts per million (DPPM) and enhancing overall electronic performance and quality.
Tetrate
Series A in 2019
Tetrate.io, Inc. is a company founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in application management for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. It offers an enterprise-ready service mesh platform designed to simplify the complexities faced by DevOps, security, and network administrators when managing modern cloud application infrastructures. The platform enables development teams to run and manage microservices efficiently, facilitating the modernization of applications and easing the transition to public cloud adoption for businesses. By partnering with enterprises on their app modernization journeys, Tetrate supports the development and deployment of microservices across various workloads and environments.
Gojoya
Venture Round in 2019
Gojoya, Inc. is a technology company founded in 2018 and located in Silicon Valley, California, specializing in intelligent imaging systems. The company develops and markets innovative imaging products that incorporate built-in artificial intelligence for various applications, including unmanned aerial vehicles, robotics, autonomous driving, and mobile devices. By focusing on a disruptive architecture, Gojoya aims to enhance the capabilities of commercial drones, virtual reality systems, and autonomous vehicles, thereby addressing the growing demand for advanced imaging solutions in multiple industries.
Ineda Systems
Acquisition in 2019
Ineda Systems Inc. specializes in the design and distribution of low-power system-on-chip (SoC) solutions, focusing on improving power consumption for a range of applications, particularly in automotive and Internet-of-Things (IoT) sectors. The company's SoCs utilize a hierarchical computing architecture that allows multiple CPUs to operate independently while sharing resources, thus optimizing performance for various use cases. Ineda's products are essential for applications such as traffic sign recognition, adaptive cruise control, and wearable technology. The company serves diverse industries, including power management, public transportation, healthcare, and smart home systems. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with an office in Hyderabad, India, Ineda Systems aims to lead the market in low-power SoC development by leveraging its experienced team and innovative technology to create a comprehensive ecosystem for wearable devices and other platforms. Its products are distributed through various partners across the United States and Asia.
Fortanix
Series B in 2019
Fortanix Inc. specializes in developing advanced security solutions for mobile, cloud, and enterprise platforms. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, with an additional office in Singapore, the company offers a range of services including the Self-Defending Key Management Service (SDKMS), which is a cloud-native solution for enterprise encryption needs that integrates key management, encryption-as-a-service, and tokenization. Its Runtime Encryption technology utilizes Intel SGX to safeguard data, keys, and applications even when infrastructure is compromised, allowing businesses to securely process sensitive information in public and remote cloud environments. Fortanix also provides the Confidential Computing Enclave Manager, which manages the lifecycle of applications running in secure environments. The company has established partnerships with firms like Equinix and IBM Cloud and serves a diverse clientele, including several Fortune 50 companies. Fortanix has earned recognition as a Gartner Cool Vendor and was a runner-up in the RSA Innovation Sandbox. The company holds more than ten patents pending for its innovative security technologies.
AEye
Series B in 2018
AEye, Inc. develops advanced vision hardware, software, and algorithms for autonomous vehicles and driver-assistance systems. Based in Dublin, California, the company offers a range of products including the 4Sight Intelligent Sensing Platform, which integrates solid-state lidar with low-light cameras and artificial intelligence to provide precise and reliable perception of surroundings. AEye's unique software-defined lidar solutions are designed for dynamic applications in vehicle autonomy, smart infrastructure, and logistics, focusing on delivering faster and more accurate information. The company's notable products include the 4Sight A and 4Sight M sensors, as well as the AE100 and AE200 robotic perception systems, which cater to the mobility market. AEye operates globally, with offices in Germany, Korea, and the United States, and primarily generates revenue from customers in the United States, followed by Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
Habana Labs
Series B in 2018
Habana Labs Ltd. is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence processors designed for training deep neural networks and deploying inference in production environments. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Jose, California, with additional offices in Tel-Aviv, Israel, Gdansk, Poland, and Beijing, China, the company aims to enhance data center and cloud efficiency by providing significant improvements in processing performance, cost, and power consumption. Its AI processors are optimized for seamless integration into popular frameworks, enabling developers to achieve better performance and reduced energy usage in their applications. Habana Labs operates as a subsidiary of Intel Corporation.
Ayar Labs
Series A in 2018
Ayar Labs, Inc. specializes in the development of optical interconnect technology, focusing on high-density electronic-photonic chiplets and lasers designed to enhance data transmission capabilities. Its flagship product, TeraPHY, is a monolithic in-package optical I/O solution that enables high bandwidth, low latency, and power-efficient short-reach interconnects, making it suitable for applications in artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, cloud computing, telecommunications, and aerospace. The company's innovative approach leverages industry-standard silicon processing techniques to create optical interconnect chiplets that replace traditional electrical-based I/O, addressing performance and efficiency challenges in the semiconductor and computing industries. By optimizing data movement within AI systems, Ayar Labs aims to alleviate compute and bandwidth bottlenecks associated with complex large language models, thereby maximizing computational efficiency while minimizing costs and power consumption. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Emeryville, California, Ayar Labs also has an office in Santa Clara, California.
Arcadia Data
Series B in 2018
Arcadia Data Inc. is a data analytics company founded in 2012 and based in Campbell, California. It specializes in a unified visual analytics platform that enables businesses to build applications with ease and access data rapidly. The platform operates natively within modern data environments, such as Apache Hadoop, allowing users to perform visual analytics without the need to move data, thus enhancing performance and security. By offering the ability to generate real-time insights and design data-centric applications, Arcadia Data addresses the needs of enterprises in the big data and Internet of Things (IoT) landscape, bridging the gap between self-service data visualization and advanced analytics.
Delair
Series B in 2018
Delair is a prominent provider of visual intelligence solutions that help enterprises capture, manage, and analyze their assets. Founded in 2011 by aerospace industry experts, the company combines high-performance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) hardware with its advanced platform, delair.ai, to facilitate a comprehensive visual intelligence workflow that includes data management and analytics. Delair's solutions are utilized across more than 70 countries and are supported by a network of over 100 resellers in various industries, including mining, construction, agriculture, oil and gas, utilities, and transportation. The company has enhanced its market position through strategic acquisitions and investments, employing approximately 180 people with offices located in Toulouse, Paris, Los Angeles, and Singapore.
eASIC
Acquisition in 2018
eASIC Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in manufacturing platforms designed to reduce the cost of ownership and production time for customized silicon devices. The company offers the Nextreme family of devices, which significantly lower development costs and turnaround times compared to traditional standard cell ASICs, while also minimizing power consumption and unit costs. Among its key products are Nextreme-3 and Nextreme-2, representing the fourth and third generations of eASIC technology, respectively. Additionally, eASIC provides the easicopy ASIC, which offers original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) a pathway to transition from Nextreme devices to a cell-based easicopy ASIC, further reducing costs or enhancing performance. The eZ-IP alliance program complements this offering by providing verified eASIC-ready IP cores to expedite market entry for customers. eASIC's products find applications across a range of sectors, including wireless infrastructure and consumer handheld devices, and the company serves a global customer base. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, eASIC operates as a subsidiary of Intel Corporation.
Lumiata
Series B in 2018
Lumiata Inc. specializes in predictive health analytics tailored for risk-bearing organizations, including hospital networks and insurance carriers. Founded in 2013 and based in San Mateo, California, the company has developed a medical graph that organizes and analyzes diverse healthcare data, enabling real-time predictive analytics. Its flagship product, The Lumiata Risk Matrix, provides personalized predictions regarding individual health changes, supported by a chain of medical reasoning. By leveraging over 120 million patient records and proprietary clinical knowledge, Lumiata's machine learning tools empower healthcare providers and payers to enhance decision-making, manage costs, and improve patient care. The company serves a range of clients, including payers, population health organizations, and digital health companies, facilitating applications in underwriting and care management while prioritizing member privacy.
Preempt Security
Series B in 2018
Preempt Security, Inc. is a developer of enterprise security software that aims to protect organizations from insider threats and security breaches. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional research and development in Israel, Preempt's platform utilizes conditional access technology to enhance security visibility and control for both on-premises and cloud identities. By analyzing identity, behavior, and risk, the software allows for real-time threat detection and response, effectively addressing the challenge posed by compromised credentials, which account for a significant portion of security breaches. With a customer base of over 400 enterprises and more than 4 million workforce identities secured, Preempt facilitates the acceleration of digital transformation and supports initiatives such as Zero Trust and Conditional Access.
Bossa Nova Robotics
Series C in 2018
Bossa Nova Robotics is a provider of real-time, on-shelf product data for the global retail industry. Its technology collects terabytes of data that enables the retail ecosystem to optimize the omnichannel shopping experience. With a multidisciplinary team of robotics, computer vision, artificial intelligence, and big data scientists, Bossa Nova has solved the challenges to deploy fully autonomous service robots in busy and crowded environments. Bossa Nova is privately held and is founded in 2005. It is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Mountain View and Pittsburgh.
Airship
Series F in 2018
Airship, formerly known as Urban Airship, is a company that specializes in mobile customer engagement solutions, helping brands enhance their relationships with customers across various platforms. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, Airship offers an end-to-end Experience Platform that unifies customer interactions through mobile apps, websites, and other channels such as email and SMS. The platform provides tools for managing push notifications, in-app messages, and mobile wallet capabilities, enabling brands to optimize the customer lifecycle from acquisition to loyalty. With features like a no-code Experience Editor and AI-driven customer journey orchestration, Airship allows marketers and product managers to efficiently create and manage personalized customer experiences without extensive developer resources. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including retail, healthcare, and entertainment, empowering thousands of leading brands to adapt to the evolving landscape of mobile-first customer experiences.
Embodied
Series A in 2018
Embodied, Inc. is a robotics company based in Pasadena, California, specializing in the development of personal companion robots aimed at enhancing care and wellness. Founded in 2016 and formerly known as CareBots, Inc., the company has created Moxie, an interactive robot designed for children that promotes social, emotional, and cognitive development through play-based learning. Drawing on over 14 years of research in socially assistive robotics from the University of Southern California and extensive experience in consumer robotics, Embodied combines advanced artificial intelligence with engaging storytelling and animation techniques. The company's mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals and families by providing life-like, interactive robots that serve as motivators, coaches, and companions, empowering users to improve their own well-being.
Lyncean Technologies
Series B in 2018
Lyncean Technologies, Inc., founded in 2001 and based in Fremont, California, specializes in the development of miniature synchrotron x-ray sources. The company's flagship product, the Compact Light Source (CLS), provides on-demand access to high-quality X-rays suitable for various laboratory applications, significantly reducing the need for large, complex synchrotron facilities. By utilizing laser technology to replace traditional undulator magnets, the CLS is compact enough to fit in standard laboratory spaces and can be operated by academic and industrial users without extensive technical support. The CLS produces a narrow beam of nearly monochromatic X-rays, adjustable in energy, making it ideal for a range of scientific applications including protein crystallography and micro-tomography. Lyncean's innovations are protected by multiple patents, and its first commercial unit was sold in 2012 to researchers in Germany, where it has been in routine operation since 2015.
Fictiv
Series B in 2018
Fictiv Inc. is a manufacturing platform based in San Francisco, California, that facilitates the design, development, and delivery of custom parts. Established in 2013, Fictiv provides an online interface that allows users to obtain instant quotes, review manufacturing feedback, and manage orders with a network of vetted vendors. The platform leverages distributed manufacturing techniques, utilizing 3D printing and CNC machining to optimize production and delivery timelines. Fictiv serves a diverse clientele, including engineers, designers, startups, and larger enterprises, having successfully manufactured over 25 million parts to date. By streamlining the sourcing and supply of mechanical components, Fictiv helps companies accelerate their product development processes and bring innovative solutions to market more efficiently.
Prisma SD-WAN
Venture Round in 2018
Prisma SD-WAN, formerly known as CloudGenix, specializes in software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) solutions designed to support hybrid cloud environments and mobile workforces. The company offers a platform that virtualizes enterprise networks, facilitating user connectivity to cloud and data center applications while minimizing the infrastructure needed for remote offices. Its products centralize critical network functions, such as firewalling and threat detection, and include the ION 2000 hardware appliance, which provides essential SD-WAN capabilities for small and remote offices. By enabling application-specific service-level agreements (SLAs), Prisma SD-WAN enhances application performance based on business priorities. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company caters to various industries, including retail, financial services, automotive, legal, and technology, striving to simplify network design and management while delivering significant cost savings and enhanced security.
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