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At a glance
Intel Capital appears in 6 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2026. Its most frequent sectors in these rounds are AI & Infrastructure and Semiconductors & Hardware, and its most recent tracked deal was Salience Labs' $125M Series B round (Oct 14, 2026). It co-invests most often with AMD Ventures and Nvidia. ValueAddVC also tracks 1 fund managed by Intel Capital.
Strategy
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
AIDeep TechCloudSemiconductorsQuantum
Geographies
USASanta Clara, CA
Check size
$1M-$50MRecent changes
- Oct 14, 2026Oct 14, 2026Invested in Salience Labs (Series B, $125M) MarketMinute
- Sep 30, 2026Sep 30, 2026Invested in CScale (Series C, $145M) SiliconANGLE
- Sep 5, 2026Sep 5, 2026Sectors updated: AI, Deep Tech, Cloud, Semiconductors, Quantum intelcapital.com
- Aug 4, 2026Aug 4, 2026Invested in Zenity (Series C, $125M) BusinessWire
- Jul 8, 2026Jul 8, 2026Invested in Prime Intellect (Series A, $130M) TechCrunch
Earlier changes (3)
- Jul 1, 2026Jul 1, 2026Invested in OXMIQ Labs (Series A, $35M) OXMIQ
- Jun 10, 2026Jun 10, 2026Invested in Hark (Series A, $700M) Crunchbase News
- Jan 1, 2015Jan 1, 2015New fund: Intel Capital Fund I ($125M) Value Add VC funds tracker
Funds
1| Fund | Vintage | Size | Strategy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Capital Fund I | 2015 | $125M | Flagship | As of 2015Value Add VC funds tracker |
Portfolio
11 totalRecent Investment Activity
6Track record: led 0 and participated in 6 of 6 tracked venture rounds · 6 in the last 12 months
| Date | Company | Event | Role | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | Salience Labs | Series B | Participated | $125M | — | Bullhound CapitalLeadunverifiedAMD VenturesunverifiedIntel CapitalunverifiedSBI HoldingsunverifiedBritish Business BankunverifiedApplied VenturesunverifiedHudson River TradingOxford Science EnterprisesCambridge Innovation CapitalSilicon Catalyst Ventures | MarketMinute |
| Sep 30, 2026 | CScale | Series C | Participated | $145M | — | Atreides ManagementLeadunverifiedValor Equity PartnersLeadunverifiedPremji InvestLeadunverifiedNvidiaunverifiedIntel Capitalunverified | SiliconANGLE |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Zenity | Series C | Participated | $125M | — | Pulse story | |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Prime Intellect | Series A | Participated | $130M | $1B | TechCrunch | |
| Jul 1, 2026 | OXMIQ Labs | Series A | Participated | $35M | — | OXMIQ | |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Hark | Series A | Participated | $700M | — | Crunchbase News |
Sector / Stage Activity
By sector (portfolio)
AI infra
4 · 36%
Semiconductors
4 · 36%
Robotics
1 · 9%
Consumer
1 · 9%
AI security
1 · 9%
By stage (tracked rounds)
Series A
3 · 50%
Series C
2 · 33%
Series B
1 · 17%
Co-Investors
12Nvidia · 3 sharedAMD Ventures · 2 sharedDell Technologies Capital · 2 sharedIntel · 2 sharedParkway Venture Capital · 2 sharedQualcomm Ventures · 2 sharedSamsung Catalyst Fund · 2 sharedSoftBank Vision Fund · 2 sharedCompound Ventures (FKA Metamorphic Ventures) · 1 sharedMediaTek · 1 sharedQualcomm · 1 sharedSummit Partners · 1 shared
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- Oct 14, 2026Salience Labs Raises $125M For Photonic AI NetworkingSalience Labs has closed an oversubscribed $125 million Series B led by Bullhound Capital to scale its photonic optical-switching chips for AI datacenter networking, with AMD Ventures and Intel Capital joining as new investors.→
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- Sep 30, 2026CScale Exits Stealth With $145M for AI Optical LinksCScale emerged from stealth with $145 million in Series C funding -- $188 million raised in total, including backing from Nvidia and Intel Capital -- to build optical interconnects for gigawatt-scale AI data centers.→
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- Aug 17, 2026Chip Giants Backed $250B of Startup Rounds This YearSemiconductor companies have participated in startup financings collectively valued at more than $250 billion in 2026, with Nvidia alone taking part in a record 59 rounds and leading or co-leading at least 11.→
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Intel Capital FAQ
What companies has Intel Capital invested in?
Intel Capital's portfolio includes Salience Labs, CScale, Higgsfield, Zenity, SambaNova, Prime Intellect, and 5 more tracked companies.
Who does Intel Capital co-invest with most?
In the rounds Value Add tracks, Intel Capital most often invests alongside Nvidia (3 shared deals), AMD Ventures (2 shared deals), Dell Technologies Capital (2 shared deals), Intel (2 shared deals), Parkway Venture Capital (2 shared deals).
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Where these figures come from
- BusinessWireprimary source1 fact
- OXMIQprimary source1 fact
- SiliconANGLEmajor outlet1 fact
- TechCrunchmajor outlet1 fact
- Crunchbase Newsresearch database1 fact
- MarketMinuteValue Add VC data1 fact
- Value Add VC funds trackerValue Add VC data1 fact
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