How many total Semiconductors companies are there?

As of Sep 2026, there are 38,835 active companies in Semiconductors sector.

Which countries have the most Semiconductors companies?

United States (8,535) has the highest number of Semiconductors companies, followed by China (5,890) and India (3,578).

How many Semiconductors companies are funded?

As of Sep 2026, 8,548 companies in this sector have received funding.

Which company has raised the most funding in Semiconductors sector?

As of Sep 2026, Groq has secured $2.77B in funding, making it the highest-funded company in the Semiconductors sector.

Which country has attracted the most investment in Semiconductors companies?

With $113B in total funding, United States has attracted the most investment among Semiconductors companies.

Who are the top investors in Semiconductors companies?

The top investors in Semiconductors companies by number of investments are Europa, OSTI and National Science Foundation

How much venture capital has Semiconductors sector attracted?

In the last 10 years, venture capital firms have invested $65.9B in this sector.

How many unicorns has Semiconductors sector produced?

Globally, there are 42 unicorns in Semiconductors sector, to date.

Semiconductors - 2026 Market & Investments Trends

There are 41.5K companies in the Semiconductors sector across the world, with 8.55K funded companies having collectively raised $314B in venture capital money and private equity. Overall 6.02K of these are Series A+ funded and the sector has seen the creation of 42 Unicorns.

Semiconductors sector has seen 2.68K acquisitions and 1.78K IPOs. This represents almost 10.7% of all such companies - which is higher than the 4.1% exit rate of tech companies in general.

This sector includes companies engaged in manufacturing or developing their own semiconductor ICs, electronic components, and software for designing them.

Semiconductors sector is also known as Semiconductors & Electronics, Chip Technology or IC Tech.

Companies included in Semiconductors sector

Includes companies that manufacture ICs like digital, analog, MEMs, Sensors, photonics , embedded hardwares and softwares, display devices, and softwares like EDA tools

Companies excluded in Semiconductors sector

Excludes companies that act as distributer of semiconductor and electronic components, equipment manufacturers using electronic components, semiconductor manufacturing equipments, design service providers.

Key Metrics

Total Companies

41.5K

Top Companies

Nvidia, Mobileye & more

Total Funding

Funded Companies

Series A+ Companies

Series C+ Companies

Unicorns Created

IPOs

1.78K

Acquisitions

2.68K

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Semiconductors & Electronics or Chip Technology

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There are more than 41.5K companies in Semiconductors. Nvidia is the top Semiconductors company globally, ranked using Tracxn Score (what's this?).

Here are 5 of the top Semiconductors companies globally:

Company	Description	Location	Founded	Current Stage	Private Funding Raised
Nvidia	Developer of hardware and software solutions for artificial intelligence computing	Santa Clara (United States)	1993	Public	$5M
Mobileye	Developer of automated driving systems and vehicle safety sensor technology	Jerusalem (Israel)	1999	Public	$530M
Particle	Developer of a prototype to production connectivity platform for IoT	San Francisco (United States)	2011	Acquired	$135M
Qualcomm	Provider of semiconductor products and wireless technology solutions powering mobile communications	San Diego (United States)	1985	Public	-
Micron	Manufacturer of memory and storage solutions for various applications	Boise (United States)	1978	Public	$1.3B

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Companies founded year-on-year in the Semiconductors sector

234 new startups have been founded so far in 2026 in the Semiconductors sector. 1,228 Semiconductors startups were founded in 2018 - this is the most number of startups founded in any year in the last 10 years.

Total Number of Companies

Year	No. of companies
2026	234
2025	220
2024	287
2023	722
2022	826
2021	907
2020	985
2019	1,173
2018	1,228
2017	1,009

Companies founded across countries in the Semiconductors sector

United States has 8,535 Semiconductors startups, the most by any country, followed by China which has 5,890 startups and India which has 3,578.

Total Number of Companies

Country	No. of companies
United States	8,535
China	5,890
India	3,578
Germany	2,445
United Kingdom	2,010
Taiwan	1,082
South Korea	932
Canada	834
Japan	704
France	639

Stage-wise distribution of the Semiconductors sector

Out of the total 41,480 Semiconductors companies, 8,548 have secured funding. Among them, 6,018 have reached Series A or higher, and 5,198 to Series B or beyond.

Founded - 41,480

Funded - 8,548

Series A+ - 6,018

Series B+ - 5,198

Series C+ - 4,811

Company Stage	No. of companies
Founded	41,480
Funded	8,548
Series A+	6,018
Series B+	5,198
Series C+	4,811

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41.5K+ Total Companies
$314B+ Total Funding
8.6K+ Funded Companies
1.8K+ IPOs
2.7K+ Acquisitions
170+ Reports

Total funding year-on-year in the Semiconductors sector

The Semiconductors sector saw a total funding of more than $229B in the last 10 years. The most amount of funding was in 2025 at more than $33.7B. There has been a total funding of $33.2B in 2026 till date.

Total Funding

Year	Total Funding
2026	$33.2B
2025	$33.7B
2024	$25.1B
2023	$13.9B
2022	$14.7B
2021	$22.3B
2020	$24.5B
2019	$26.4B
2018	$28.3B
2017	$6.9B

Total funding across countries in the Semiconductors sector

In the last 10 years, Semiconductors startups in United States have recieved the highest funding among all countries - $113B. China follows with $45.4B and Germany with $5.81B.

Total Funding

Country	Total Funding
United States	$113B
China	$45.4B
Germany	$5.81B
Canada	$5.64B
Netherlands	$5.56B
United Kingdom	$5.24B
France	$3.08B
Switzerland	$2.26B
India	$1.44B
Italy	$392M

Total funding amount raised by stage in the Semiconductors sector

Over the last 10 years, the Semiconductors sector have seen $3.98B into Seed Stage funding rounds, $34.4B into Early Stage funding rounds and $52.8B go into Late Stage funding rounds.

Funding Stage	Total Funding
Post IPO	$63.7B
Late Stage	$52.8B
Debt	$41.5B
Early Stage	$34.4B
Grant	$25.8B
Seed Stage	$3.98B
PE	$3.81B
Other-Equity	$3.53M

Recent Funding Rounds in Semiconductors

In the year 2026, till September 2026, Semiconductors companies have raised $17.3B in equity funding across 286 rounds. In the same period last year (i.e. till September 2025), Semiconductors companies had raised $8.12B across 249 rounds. So, 2026 has seen a 113.6% rise in funding in Semiconductors companies as compared to 2025.

Here are some recent, important funding rounds in Semiconductors:

Company	Round Raised	Amount Raised	Funding Date	Investors
iPRONICS	Series B	9107	Sep 02, 2026	Maverick Capital and 12 more
TenX Semi	Seed	2881	Sep 02, 2026	South Park Commons and 1 more
Aeron Systems	Series A	1910	Aug 27, 2026	Riverwalk Holdings and 1 more
Hubei Hsingchen Technology	Series A	6303	Aug 27, 2026	-
Agentrys	Seed	8632	Aug 26, 2026	-

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Europa is the top investor in Semiconductors companies based on number of companies invested.

Here are some top investors in Semiconductors:

Investor	Location	Top Portfolio Companies
Europa	Belgium	Nvidia, Qualcomm, Micron and Fujifilm
OSTI	Oak Ridge (United States)	Intel, ZEISS, Analog Devices and Cerebras
National Science Foundation	Arlington (United States)	Nvidia, ZEISS, STMicroelectronics and Bridger Photonics
HHS	Washington, DC (United States)	Bruker, Arteris IP, Allegro MicroSystems and SiOnyx
EIC Fund	Brussels (Belgium)	IQM, Hailo, Axelera AI and Cailabs

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In the year 2026, till September 2026, 92 acquisitions happened in Semiconductors sector. Last year, in 2025, a total of 164 acquisitions happened in Semiconductors sector.

Here are some recent, important acquisitions in Semiconductors:

Company	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Date	Acquirers
Simulus	Business Acquisition	Sep 02, 2026	MulticoreWare
Peerless Electronics	Business Acquisition	Sep 02, 2026	FDH
LightSolver	Business Acquisition	Aug 31, 2026	Collplant
C2I Semiconductors	Business Acquisition	Aug 24, 2026	Infineon
Omnetics	Business Acquisition	Aug 18, 2026	ARXIS

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Acquisition trends in Semiconductors

Here are the acquisition trends in Semiconductors:

Total Number of Acquisitions

Year	No. of companies
2026	92
2025	164
2024	133
2023	189
2022	183
2021	233
2020	149
2019	161
2018	193
2017	153

In the year 2026, till August 2026, 45 IPOs happened in Semiconductors sector.

Here are some recent, important IPOs in Semiconductors:

Company	IPO Date	Exchange Symbol
Tempsens Instruments	Aug 28, 2026	Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), National Stock Exchange (NSE)
HAECHITECH	Aug 25, 2026	Korea Exchange (KRX)
Ingenic	Aug 25, 2026	Hong Kong Exchanges (HKG)
Upam	Aug 11, 2026	Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE)
Shenzhen Jiali Chuang Technology Development	Aug 04, 2026	Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE)

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Companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the Semiconductors sector

Most number of Semiconductors startups have been founded by alumni from Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of California (Berkeley).

College	No. of companies
Stanford University	138
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	118
University of California (Berkeley)	75
Tel Aviv University	53
University of California (Los Angeles)	49
Harvard University	45
University of Cambridge	43
Cornell University	42
Technion Israel Institute Technology	40
BITS Pilani	32

Total funding in companies founded by alumni from top colleges in the the Semiconductors sector

In the last 10 years, Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduates' Semiconductors companies have raised the most funding among top colleges. University of California (Berkeley) alumni are second, and Stanford University alumni are third.

College	Total Funding
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	$39B
University of California (Berkeley)	$34.5B
Stanford University	$12.4B
University of Cambridge	$5.09B
University of California (Los Angeles)	$3.25B
Tel Aviv University	$3.05B
Carnegie Mellon University	$2.99B
New York University	$2.77B
Imperial College London	$2.64B
University of Toronto	$2.08B