When was Movea founded?

Movea was founded in 2007 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Movea located?

Movea is headquartered in Grenoble, France.

Is Movea a funded company?

Movea is a funded company, having raised a total of $18.7M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series B round, raised on Jan 07, 2008.

When was the latest funding round of Movea?

Movea's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Jul 31, 2012, with participation from 3 investors.

Where does Movea rank among its competitors?

Movea ranks 28th amongst 168 active competitors, of which 50 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Xsensio, which secured an undisclosed amount in Mar, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Movea?

Movea's top competitors include SiFive, MediaTek and SiMa.ai. Among them, Xsensio secured the most recent funding round in March, 2026.

Movea - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Q: Is Movea an acquired company?

Movea got acquired by InvenSense on Jul 07, 2014.

Movea is an acquired company based in Grenoble (France), founded in 2007 by Yanis Caritu. It operates as a Developed motion sensing and data fusion solution. Movea has raised $18.7M in funding. The company has 168 active competitors, including 50 funded and 27 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like SiFive, MediaTek and SiMa.ai.

Company Details

Movea has developed data fusion and motion processing solutions like software, firmware and IP for consumer electronics indutry. They licensed their SmartFusion technology to cutomers in mobile, Interactive TV and sports market to add interactivity to their products.. Movea was acquired by Invensense in 2014 to expand in this growing market.

Website: movea.com
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Founded Year

2007

Location

Grenoble, France

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$18.7M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Jul 31, 2012, $*****

Investors

Intel Capital & 5 more

Ranked

28^th among 168 active competitors

Similar Companies

InvenSense & 156 more

Exit Details

Acquired by InvenSense (Jul 07, 2014)

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Movea got acquired by InvenSense on Jul 07, 2014 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Movea has raised a total funding of $18.7M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 07, 2008. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Jul 31, 2012 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Movea has 6 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Movea:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jul 31, 2012	2538847	Series C	2924077	9891606	5866106	7700953
Jan 07, 2008	5224801	Series B	4547243	3988951	9999142	Gimv & 3 more

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The founders of Movea is Yanis Caritu.

Here are the details of Movea's key team members:

Yanis Caritu: Founder, Technical Fellow, CTO Group of Movea and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses

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Top competitors of Movea include SiFive, MediaTek and SiMa.ai. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Movea, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	SiFive 2015, San Mateo (United States), Series F	Developer of RISC-V core IP, boards, software, and tools	$366M	Spark Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures & 20 others	70/100
2nd	MediaTek 1997, Hsinchu (Taiwan), Public	Provider of AI-based neural processing unit chipsets	-	JAFCO Asia, VentureTech Alliance	67/100
3rd	SiMa.ai 2018, San Jose (United States), Series C	Developer of hardware and software platform for physical artificial intelligence	$355M	Fidelity Investments, Maverick Capital & 13 others	65/100
4th	Unisoc 2001, Shanghai (China), Acquired	Provider of SoCs for mobile communication, IoT connectivity and other applications	$1.45B	Silver Lake, CDBC & 14 others	60/100
5th	Xsensio 2014, Lausanne (Switzerland), Series A	Provider of wearable biosensors	$11.6M	DART Ventures, Mayo Clinic & 11 others	60/100
6th	Agile Analog 2017, Cambridge (United Kingdom), Series A	Provider of configurable analog intellectual property cores for semiconductor devices	$24M	In-Q-Tel, MMC Ventures & 19 others	60/100
7th	Rivos 2021, Mountain View (United States), Acquired	Provider of RISC-V based chips for computing	$250M	Intel, Matrix Capital Management & 9 others	59/100
8th	InvenSense 2003, San Jose (United States), Acquired	MEMS and magnetic sensor solutions for consumer, industrial, and automotive applications	$38M	Qualcomm Ventures, Sierra Ventures & 9 others	56/100
9th	Diamond Kinetics 2012, Pittsburgh (United States), Series C	Provider of impact sensors and app for real time swing analytics	$39.6M	Elysian Park, SeventySix Capital & 3 others	56/100
10th	Avnera 2004, Beaverton (United States), Acquired	Designing Analog System on Chip(ASoc) for audio products.	$59.7M	Icon Ventures, Pinnacle Ventures & 9 others	56/100
28th	Movea 2007, Grenoble (France), Acquired	Developed motion sensing and data fusion solution	$18.7M	Intel Capital, ISource Gestion & 4 others	44/100