About Seligman
Seligman is a venture capital firm located in Menlo Park, United States. As of Oct 2026, Seligman is an active investor, having invested in 11 companies, with 11 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Semiconductors. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Clockwork Overall, Seligman portfolio has seen 3 unicorns, namely SambaNova Systems, Eliyan and Velaura AI. A lot of funds co-invest with Seligman, with names like HarbourVest Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Series B & 3 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Seligman's List of Top Investments
Seligman has a portfolio of 11 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Smallest.ai and Clockwork.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Semiconductors and 3 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Seligman:1. Cognichip
Developer of physics informed artificial intelligence models for chip design. This technology automates semiconductor architectural exploration, register transfer level development, and optimization processes. The software platform assists engineers in managing power, thermal, and interconnect requirements during the hardware creation cycle. It functions by applying computational models to reduce technical complexity and manual effort in the development of integrated circuits.
Key facts about Cognichip
- Founded Year: 2024
- Location: Redwood City (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $93M
- Employee Count: 89 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: NewBuild VC, Lux Capital and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 01, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Smallest.ai
Developer of speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and voice agent artificial intelligence models. The company provides low latency, high accuracy models to power voice and multi-modal artificial intelligence applications. The platform supports on-prem and private cloud deployments. It offers models for conversational artificial intelligence, voice cloning, and real time voice agents.
Key facts about Smallest.ai
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: 0 - ₹10 Cr as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $21.4M
- Employee Count: 23 as on Aug 31, 2025
- Investors: 3one4 Capital, Sierra Ventures and 27 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 30, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Exaforce
Provider of an agentic security operations platform with AI capabilities. The platform offers threat detection, triage, investigation, and response across various attack surfaces. It integrates with existing tools to streamline security operations. The platform uses multi-model AI to deliver consistent and precise outcomes. It provides capabilities for autonomous alert triage and AI-driven analysis. The platform is available as a service or managed detection and response.
Key facts about Exaforce
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: San Jose (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $263M
- Employee Count: 133 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: HarbourVest Partners, Touring Capital and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 12, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of AI-powered software and hardware. The platform offers a suite of generative AI systems for enterprises and government organizations. Its suite includes ChatGPT chatbots designed for banks, law firms, healthcare providers, and other sectors.
Key facts about SambaNova Systems
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $2.48B
- Employee Count: 405 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, GIC and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jul 08, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Eliyan
Key facts about Eliyan
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Santa Clara (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $295M
- Employee Count: 100 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Samsung Catalyst Fund, Celesta Capital and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 29, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Seligman's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
As of Oct 2026, it has made 11 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Clockwork.Seligman's Investments by Stage
Seligman has made 5 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $78.8M, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $78M, 2 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $422M, 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $3M and 1 investment in Series F stage with an average round size of $1B.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 5 |
Series B | 2 |
Series C | 2 |
Seed | 1 |
Series F | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Seligman's Investments by Sector
Seligman has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Semiconductors, Enterprise Infrastructure and Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 10 Tech companies, 9 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 6 AI-Native companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 6 |
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
Semiconductors | 5 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 4 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 2 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Seligman's Investments by Geography
Seligman has made most investments in United States (11).Seligman's recent investments
Seligman has made 11 investments in 2026 so far. Clockwork and Velaura AI are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Seligman:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 05, 2026 | United States | Series B | 7834 | [+3] | |
Aug 18, 2026 | United States | Series A | 1258 | ||
Aug 06, 2026 | United States | Series C | 3834 | [+16] | |
Jul 30, 2026 | United States | Series A | 8135 | [+1] | |
Jul 29, 2026 | United States | Series C | 8282 | [+2] |
Unicorns in Seligman's Portfolio
Seligman has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - Velaura AI, Eliyan and SambaNova Systems. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Velaura AI. It became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in Seligman's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 | Developer of low-power compute solutions tailored for data center, edge, and physical AI applications | 2022 | Santa Clara | Series A | hztgrqp | ||
64 | Manufacturer of enterprise and server class chips | 2021 | Santa Clara | Series C | wiqrgjx | ||
65 | Provider of AI-powered software and hardware | 2017 | Palo Alto | Series F | kmopg{p |
Co-investors of Seligman
Over the past year, 119 investors have co-invested in Seligman's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Seligman: Mayfield, Intel Capital and 73 others have invested in rounds before Seligman. There are 4 companies where Mayfield has invested before Seligman and 3 companies where Intel Capital has invested before Seligman.
- Top Co-investors of Seligman: 44 investors entered a company along with Seligman. These include investors like HarbourVest Partners (2 companies).
Recent News related to Seligman
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Clockwork.io Secures $31 Million in Funding, Announces Major Adoptions by LinkedIn, Together AI, and WhiteFiberPR Newswire•Oct 05, 2026•Clockwork, Whitefiber, Together AI, Seligman and 3 others
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Seligman Ventures Doubles Deployable Capital to $1 Billion as AI Infrastructure Investment Opportunity AcceleratesBusiness Wire•Sep 28, 2026•Seligman
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Former cryptomining startup Velaura AI raises $110m for its ultra-low power offeringsDCD•Sep 03, 2026•Seligman, StepStone Group, Mayfield, Premji Invest and 3 others
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Velaura AI Secures $110 Million Series A Funding, Reaching $1 Billion ValuationInside AI News•Aug 18, 2026•Samsung Catalyst Fund, Velaura AI, Capricorn, Mayfield and 4 others
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Seligman Ventures Leads Cognichip’s $60M Series A to Back Physics-Informed AI for Chip Design, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan and Seligman Ventures’ Umesh Padval Join the BoardMassinvestor•Apr 01, 2026•Seligman, Cognichip, Lux Capital, Walden Catalyst and 1 other
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Epic Microsystems Raises $21M in Series A FundingFinSMEs•Mar 25, 2026•EPIC Microsystems, Cambium Capital Partners, Intel Capital, Seligman and 3 others
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Sleep apnea biotech breathes easy with $62.5M financing ahead of PhIII trials for lead oral drugEndPoints News•May 04, 2022•Apnimed, Sectoral, Alpha Wave Global, NexPoint and 7 others
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Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund Announces a Special Fourth Quarter DistributionBusiness Wire•Dec 08, 2017•Seligman
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