When was Lime Micro founded?

Lime Micro was founded in 2005 and raised its 1st funding round 6 years after it was founded.

Where is Lime Micro located?

Lime Micro is headquartered in Guildford, United Kingdom. It is registered at Surrey Tech Centre Occam Road, The Surrey Research Park, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7YG.

Which legal entities is Lime Micro associated with?

Lime Micro is associated with Lime Microsystems Ltd.

How many employees does Lime Micro have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Lime Micro is 20.

Is Lime Micro a funded company?

Lime Micro is a funded company, having raised a total of $3.82M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Oct 26, 2011.

When was the latest funding round of Lime Micro?

Lime Micro's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Jul 01, 2018, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Lime Micro rank among its competitors?

Lime Micro ranks 10th amongst 48 active competitors, of which 11 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Spark Microsystems, which secured $12.4M in Mar, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Lime Micro?

Lime Micro's top competitors include Aquantia, Spark Microsystems and Eridan. Among them, Spark Microsystems secured the most recent funding round in March, 2026.

Lime Micro - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Manufacturer of field programmable RF transceivers. It develops field-programmable radio frequency transceivers for wireless broadband systems. These transceivers are used in wireless networking equipment that has applications in communication infrastructure, disaster relief networks, M2M technology, and verification systems.

Website: limemicro.com
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Registered Address: Surrey Tech Centre Occam Road, The Surrey Research Park, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7YG

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2005

Location

Guildford, United Kingdom

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$3.82M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Jul 01, 2018, $*****

Investors

Molten Ventures & 30 more

Ranked

10^th among 48 active competitors

Employee Count

20 as on Jun 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Aquantia & 55 more

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Lime Micro is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Lime Microsystems Ltd CIN: 5380695 , Germany, Active	Mar 01, 2005	-	22 (As on Dec 31, 2021)

Lime Micro has raised a total funding of $3.82M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 26, 2011. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Jul 01, 2018 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Lime Micro has 10 institutional investors and 21 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Lime Micro:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jul 01, 2018	1130370	Grant (prize money)	9013816	5308883	4245193	6099891
Jan 07, 2018	2951444	Grant (prize money)	5831578	9717533	7161820	Europa
Jun 16, 2014	6124418	Series A	2736076	3089586	5879031	Altera

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Lime Micro's Board of Directors

Lime Micro's board has 3 active members. Ebrahim Bushehri is part of team and John Flynn and Alan Duncan are independent board members.

Here is the list of Lime Micro's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
symrbxv	Team	-	Current	3y 7m
John Flynn	Independent board member	-	Current	18y 10m
cjvphfo	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 2m
{njinvw	Independent board member	-	Past	8y 7m
epibcij	Independent board member	-	Past	5y 5m
wpbqnxz	Independent board member	-	Past	8y 3m

Lime Micro's employee count trend

Lime Micro has 20 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Lime Micro's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Lime Micro include Aquantia, Spark Microsystems and Eridan. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Lime Micro, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Aquantia 2004, San Jose (United States), Acquired	Manufactures high-speed transceivers	$230M	New Enterprise Associates, Pinnacle Ventures ... & 22 others	64/100
2nd	Spark Microsystems 2016, Montreal (Canada), Series B	Provider of low-power radio transceivers for IoT applications	$58.7M	Idealist Capital, Sustainable Development Technology Canada ... & 10 others	63/100
3rd	Eridan 2013, Santa Clara (United States), Series B	Provider of a wireless transceiver	$16.1M	Social Capital, Capricorn & 12 others	62/100
4th	EFFECT Photonics 2010, Eindhoven (Netherlands), Series D	Developer of integrated optical communications products	$174M	Innovation Industries, Invest-NL & 10 others	58/100
5th	Doodle Labs 2010, Singapore (Singapore), Unfunded	Wireless embedded broadband subsystems provider	-	-	55/100
6th	Beken 2005, Shanghai (China), Funding Raised	ICs using RF CMOS transceiver technology	-	Spinnotec, Sunic Capital & 4 others	45/100
7th	Icera 2002, Bristol (United Kingdom), Acquired	Soft modem chipsets for mobile and broadband devices	$205M	Tudor Funds, Accel & 13 others	45/100
8th	ZettaCom 1999, Santa Clara (United States), Series C	Provider of switch fabric chips & advanced traffic management chips	$66.7M	GGV Capital, Norwest & 9 others	44/100
9th	HiLight Semiconductor 2012, Southampton (United Kingdom), Series C	Mixed-signal CMOS ICs for high speed fiber-optics based communications	$35.5M	Atlantic Bridge, Oyster Capital & 25 others	43/100
10th	Lime Micro 2005, Guildford (United Kingdom), Series A	Manufacturer of field programmable RF transceivers	$3.82M	Molten Ventures, In-Q-Tel & 29 others	41/100