Cavendish Kinetics - About the company
Cavendish Kinetics is an acquired company based in San Jose (United States), founded in 1994 by Charles Smith. It operates as a Manufacturer of MEMS-based RFICs. Cavendish Kinetics has raised $75M in funding from investors like Qorvo, Wellington Partners Venture Capital and Tallwood Venture Capital. The company has 188 active competitors, including 40 funded and 71 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like MaxLinear, MACOM and SiTime.
Company Details
Manufacturer of MEMS-based RFICs. It designs and develops a MEMS platform that reduces the cost of incorporating MEMS components into semiconductors by eliminating expensive MEMS packaging. The company make tunable RF circuits for mobile phones, laptops, tablets. It can resolve the problem of adding more features to wireless devices, without increasing the number of radio devices or the size of the device.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1994
Location
San Jose, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$75M in 6 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
28th among 188 active competitors
Employee Count
16 as on May 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Qorvo (Oct 08, 2019)
Cavendish Kinetics's acquisition details
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Cavendish Kinetics's funding and investors
Cavendish Kinetics has raised a total funding of $75M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2001. Its latest funding round was a Series E round on Aug 24, 2015 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Cavendish Kinetics has 9 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Cavendish Kinetics:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Aug 24, 2015 | 1183868 | Series E | 1887936 | 7599534 | 5496657 | 3584947 |
2015 | 5673 | Series D | 8688 | 4955 | 8124 | 6948 |
Nov 11, 2014 | 2930240 | Series D | 4317732 | 9805642 | 1151515 |
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Cavendish Kinetics' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Cavendish Kinetics is Charles Smith.
Here are the details of Cavendish Kinetics' key team members:
- Charles Smith: Former Co-Founder of Cavendish Kinetics.
- Paul Dal Santo: CEO of Cavendish Kinetics.
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Cavendish Kinetics' employee count trend
Cavendish Kinetics has 16 employees as of May 26. Here is Cavendish Kinetics's employee count trend over the years:
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Cavendish Kinetics's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Cavendish Kinetics include MaxLinear, MACOM and SiTime. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cavendish Kinetics, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | MaxLinear 2003, Carlsbad (United States), Public | Developer of radio frequency, high-performance broadband and networking semiconductor solutions | $20M | 76/100 | |
2nd | MACOM 1950, Lowell (United States), Public | Manufacturer of RF, microwave, millimeter wave, and optical networking components | $183M | 72/100 | |
3rd | SiTime 2004, Sunnyvale (United States), Public | Provider of RF MEMS-based oscillators and resonators | $52M | 71/100 | |
4th |  Ambiq 2010, Austin (United States), Public | Provider of AI-based system-on-chips for IoT applications | $385M | 67/100 | |
5th |  Menlo Micro 2016, Irvine (United States), Series C | Provider of radiofrequency-based MEMS actuators | $235M | 66/100 | |
6th |  Impinj 2000, Seattle (United States), Public | RFID solutions for retail, healthcare, consumer electronics and IoT | $132M | 64/100 | |
7th | Qorvo 1991, Greensboro (United States), Public | Manufacturer of radio frequency (RF) and power solutions for multiple industries | - | 63/100 | |
8th |  Semtech 1960, Camarillo (United States), Public | Provider of semiconductors, IoT systems, and cloud connectivity solutions | - | - | 63/100 |
9th | Guerrilla 2013, Greensboro (United States), Public | Manufacturer of radio frequency integrated circuits for various applications | $20.6M | 62/100 | |
10th |  Finwave 2012, Waltham (United States), Series B | Provider of 5G/6G network application services | $41.5M | 62/100 | |
28th | Cavendish Kinetics 1994, San Jose (United States), Acquired | Manufacturer of MEMS-based RFICs | $75M | 51/100 |
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Cavendish Kinetics's Investments and acquisitions
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News related to Cavendish Kinetics
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Investment bank kicks off Midlands push with ex-Deloitte rainmaker Darren BoocockTheBusinessDesk.com•Mar 05, 2025•Cavendish Kinetics, Deloitte
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JK Tyre Reports ₹57 Crore Net Profit in Q3 FY25 Amidst Market ChallengesUdaipur Kiran•Feb 05, 2025•JK Tyre, Cavendish Kinetics, JK Cement, Jaykay Enterprises
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Qorvo Acquires Cavendish Kinetics, Supplier of MEMS Switches for MobileMicrowave Journal•Oct 07, 2019•Qorvo, Cavendish Kinetics
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Cavendish Kinetics SmarTuners Maximize Samsung Galaxy A8 RF PerformanceBusiness Wire•Jan 31, 2017•Cavendish Kinetics
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