When was Silicon Catalyst founded?

Silicon Catalyst was founded in 2014.

Where is Silicon Catalyst's headquarters located?

Silicon Catalyst's headquarters is located in Santa Clara (United States).

How big is Silicon Catalyst's investment team?

Silicon Catalyst has a team of 80, including 15 partners.

How many companies has Silicon Catalyst invested in?

Silicon Catalyst has invested in 36 companies, including RAAAM & SigmaSense.

Which companies has Silicon Catalyst invested in lately?

Xen Quantum & Salience Labs are the latest investments by Silicon Catalyst.

How many exits has Silicon Catalyst been involved in?

Silicon Catalyst's portfolio has seen 1 acquisition.

Silicon Catalyst - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

Silicon Catalyst, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2014, is based in Santa Clara, United States. With a presence in 11 countries, it has supported around 36 startups in sectors like High Tech, Semiconductors. As of Oct 2026, Silicon Catalyst has witnessed 1 portfolio exit. Most notable companies in its portfolio include RAAAM, SigmaSense and Spark Microsystems. The program is backed by a team of 80 people who primarily support Seed startups based in United Kingdom. Its latest investment was a Undisclosed Seed round in Xen Quantum on Jun 17, 2026, which also saw participation from Cambridge Enterprise and Parkwalk.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2014

Location

Santa Clara, United States

Portfolio Companies

RAAAM, SigmaSense & 34 more

Sectors of Investment

High Tech, Semiconductors & 12 more

Stages of Investment

Seed

Locations of Investment

United States, Canada & 9 more

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Silicon Catalyst has a portfolio of 36 companies. Their most notable investmentis in Chaos PrimeTheir portfolio spans across United States, Canada, Israel and 8 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Semiconductors, Enterprise Applications and 11 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Silicon Catalyst:

1. RAAAM

Developer of on-chip memory technology designed as a SRAM replacement. The technology offers silicon area reduction and reduced power consumption. It is compatible with standard CMOS fabrication flow, requiring no additional process steps or cost. The patented technology enables the extension for on-chip memories.

Key facts about RAAAM

Founded Year: 2020
Location: Petah Tikva (Israel)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $24.5M
Employee Count: 24 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: J-Ventures, IAG Capital Partners and 11 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 11, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. SigmaSense

Developer of sensing technology for battery and interactive display applications. The company's technology enhances battery quality, safety, and performance through real-time insights. It also redefines touch and touch-less interactivity, overcoming thin stacks and high capacitive loads. The technology extracts high-resolution, high-accuracy data, even in noisy environments, and reduces hardware constraints for faster iterations.

Key facts about SigmaSense

Founded Year: 2015
Location: Austin (United States)
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $55.3M
Employee Count: 37 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: Foxconn Electronics, E Ink and 4 Others
Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Apr 19, 2024, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

3. Spark Microsystems

Provider of low-power radio transceivers for IoT applications. It develops radio transceivers that enable the internet of things applications. Its features include low power consumption during transmitting and receiving, ultra-short wireless latency, and time-of-flight positioning. It has applications in gaming, audio, smart home and home security equipment, industrial, retail, and medical sectors.

Key facts about Spark Microsystems

Founded Year: 2016
Location: Montreal (Canada)
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $58.7M
Employee Count: 95 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: ND Capital, Real Ventures and 10 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 23, 2026, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. Salience Labs

Developer of optical circuit switches for artificial intelligence infrastructure networking. These switch chips address networking constraints, facilitating high bandwidth and low latency connectivity. The switches are designed for compatibility, reliability, and manufacturability. The company's optical switch enables all-optical networking between compute nodes. It allows for network resizing and provisioning with switch reconfiguration, flow routing, and synchronisation technologies.

Key facts about Salience Labs

Founded Year: 2021
Location: Oxford (United Kingdom)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $45.3M
Employee Count: 66 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: Oxford Science Enterprises, Applied Materials and 11 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 31, 2024, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Lemurian Labs

Developer of software stack designed to run AI workloads on hardware. The software stack allows AI workloads to run on any hardware, at any scale. It matches or exceeds the performance of hand-tuned kernels. The software stack enables users to focus on models and algorithms. It allows evaluation of new xPUs and movement between clouds.

Key facts about Lemurian Labs

Founded Year: 2007
Location: Santa Clara (United States)
Stage: Series A
Total Funding till date: $37M
Employee Count: 46 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investors: Tola Capital, Raptor Group and 23 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 03, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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Silicon Catalyst has invested in 36 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 5 years. As of Jun 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Xen Quantum.

Here are Silicon Catalyst's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	1	0	1
2025	0	0	0
2024	0	0	0
2023	0	0	0
2022	1	0	1
2021	0	0	0
2020	0	0	0
2019	0	0	0
2018	0	0	0
2017	1	0	1

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Silicon Catalyst has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $11.5M.

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Silicon Catalyst has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications and Semiconductors. Notably, it has invested in 32 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 32 Tech companies, 21 Tech hardware companies and at least 11 companies focusing on Software.

Here are Silicon Catalyst's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
High Tech	3
Enterprise Applications	1
Semiconductors	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Silicon Catalyst has made most investments in United Kingdom (2), followed by United States where it has made 1 investment.

Here are Silicon Catalyst's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
United Kingdom	2
United States	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Silicon Catalyst has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Xen Quantum.

Here are the most recent investments by Silicon Catalyst:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Jun 17, 2026	Xen Quantum	United Kingdom	Seed	8100	Cambridge Enterprise [+3]
Jan 06, 2022	Salience Labs	United Kingdom	Seed	5838	Oxford Science Enterprises ... [+5]
Nov 10, 2017	Chaos Prime	United States	Seed	6537	-

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1 company from Silicon Catalyst's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Aeponyx in Jun 2025 by PASQAL for $*****.

Here are Silicon Catalyst's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Aeponyx	Jun 03, 2025	-	-	9516

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Silicon Catalyst has a team of 80 members including 15 Partners and 2 Principals located in United States, Israel and 1 more location. Silicon Catalyst's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

Here is a list of top team members in Silicon Catalyst:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
Sean Redmond	Partner	London	-	1 Email
Moshe Zalcberg	Partner	Tel Aviv	-	-
Tarun Verma	Partner	San Francisco	-	1 Email
Lance Bell	Partner	Mountain View	-	1 Email
Larry Chao	Partner	San Francisco	-	-
Daniel Armbrust	Partner	Palo Alto	-	-
Laura Swan	Partner	Sunnyvale	-	3 Emails
Danny Biran	Partner	Israel	-	1 Email
Nick Kepler	Partner	-	-	1 Email
Atiye Bayman	Partner	-	-	1 Email

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Over the past 9 years, 13 investors have co-invested in Silicon Catalyst's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Silicon Catalyst: Deeptech Labs has invested before Silicon Catalyst.
Top Co-investors of Silicon Catalyst: 9 investors entered a company along with Silicon Catalyst. These include investors like Oxford Science Enterprises (1 company).
Invested after Silicon Catalyst: A total of 3 investors have invested in Silicon Catalyst's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include EIC Fund (1 company) and ICM HPQC (1 company).