Chip, quantum-computing and hardware startups. In the last 12 months Value Add VC tracked 46 venture rounds in Semiconductors & Hardware totaling $9.9B across 39 companies, with a median round of $150M. The last three months saw 25 rounds and $4.6B, ahead of the 12-month pace.
| Rounds tracked | Last 3 months | Last 6 months | Last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rounds | 25 | 41 | 46 |
| Dollars | $4.6B | $9.2B | $9.9B |
| Companies | 25 | 37 | 39 |
| Median round | $145M | $148M | $150M |
Rounds tracked by Value Add VC from filings, wire releases and news outlets, not a total for the whole market. Private companies only.
| Date | Company | Stage | Amount | Led by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2026 | SambaNova | Series F | $1B | General Atlantic |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Nexchip Semiconductor | — | $891M | — |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Positron AI | Series C | $875M | New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Groq | Growth | $650M | Disruptive, Infinitum |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Fab2 | Series A | $500M | Fundomo Management |
| Jun 6, 2026 | Flourish | — | $500M | Jeff Bezos |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Oratomic | Series B | $475M | ARCH Venture Partners, Spark Capital, Khosla Ventures |
| Jun 13, 2026 | SiFive | Series G | $400M | Atreides Management |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Groq | Growth | $350M | Disruptive |
| Aug 3, 2026 | OLIX | Series B | $312M | — |
| Date | Company | Stage | Amount | Led by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | Salience Labs | Series B | $125M | Bullhound Capital |
| Oct 8, 2026 | d-Matrix | — | Undisclosed | — |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Oratomic | Series B | $475M | ARCH Venture Partners, Spark Capital, Khosla Ventures |
| Oct 8, 2026 | Universal Quantum | Series A | $100M+ | DCVC |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Vinci | Series B | $250M | Advent International, Temasek, Xora |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Volantis | Series A | $88M | Lachy Groom, Abstract Ventures |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Efficient Computer | Series B | $97M | TQ Ventures |
| Sep 28, 2026 | SiMa.ai | Series C | $150M | Fidelity Investments, Amplify Partners |
| Sep 25, 2026 | DensityAI | — | Undisclosed | Andreessen Horowitz |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Agentic Solutions | — | $75K | — |
| Sep 18, 2026 | EVAS Intelligence | Series B | $280M | — |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Euclyd | Series A | $231M | — |