Annapurna Labs - About the company
Annapurna Labs is an acquired company based in Cupertino (United States), founded in 2011 by Avigdor Willenz and Nafea Bshara. It operates as a Home network platform-on-chip. The company has 151 active competitors, including 42 funded and 31 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Espressif, Rambus and Ambiq.
Company Details
Annapurna Labs is an Israel based super stealth mode start up. As of March 2015. It announced its Alpine product line which is a home network and storage platform-on-chip and subsystem solutions. It enables next generation digital services for connected home applications. Annapurna Labs was acquired by Amazon in 2015 for rumored amount of $350M.
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Founded Year
2011
Location
Cupertino, United States
Stage
Acquired
Investors
Ranked
56th among 151 active competitors
Employee Count
258 as on Mar 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Amazon (Jan 22, 2015)
Legal entities associated with Annapurna Labs
Annapurna Labs is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ANNAPURNA LABS INC CIN: 452588732 , United States, Active | Dec 31, 1999 | - | 10 (As on Dec 31, 2014) | - |
Annapurna Labs's acquisition details
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Annapurna Labs's funding and investors
Annapurna Labs is a funded company. Annapurna Labs has 2 institutional investors.
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Annapurna Labs' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Annapurna Labs are Avigdor Willenz and Nafea Bshara.
Here are the details of Annapurna Labs' key team members:
- Avigdor Willenz: Co-Founder of Annapurna Labs and founder of 2 other companies, Lightbits and Banias Labs. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.Contact Info: 2 email addresses
- Nafea Bshara: Co Founder of Annapurna Labs.
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Annapurna Labs' employee count trend
Annapurna Labs has 258 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Annapurna Labs's employee count trend over the years:
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Annapurna Labs's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Annapurna Labs include Espressif, Rambus and Ambiq. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Annapurna Labs, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Provider of wireless communication chips, software, cloud, and AIoT solutions | $3.3M | 75/100 | ||
2nd | Rambus 1990, Sunnyvale (United States), Public | Provider of AI-based silicon IP and chip solutions | - | 68/100 | |
3rd |  Ambiq 2010, Austin (United States), Public | Provider of AI-based system-on-chips for IoT applications | $385M | 67/100 | |
4th | _1583133011595.png?devicePixelRatio=2&height=30&width=30){kind=logo} Morse Micro 2016, Sydney (Australia), Series C | Provider of WiFi chips to enable IoT applications | $208M | 64/100 | |
5th | Developer of ASICs for block-chain computing | $43.7M | 60/100 | ||
6th | Calterah Semiconductor 2014, Shanghai (China), Series D | Developer of CMOS millimeter wave radar sensors | - | 60/100 | |
7th | Provider of SoCs for mobile communication, IoT connectivity and other applications | $1.45B | 60/100 | ||
8th | Omni Design Technologies 2015, Milpitas (United States), Series A | Ultra low power semiconductor IP cores | $35M | 57/100 | |
9th |  InvenSense 2003, San Jose (United States), Acquired | MEMS and magnetic sensor solutions for consumer, industrial, and automotive applications | $38M | 56/100 | |
10th | Amlogic 1995, Santa Clara (United States), Funding Raised | Fabless design company focussed on multimedia SoCs | - | 55/100 | |
56th | Annapurna Labs 2011, Cupertino (United States), Acquired | Home network platform-on-chip | - | 36/100 |
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Annapurna Labs's Investments and acquisitions
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