At a glance
Maverick Silicon appears in 5 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2026, leading 2. Its most frequent sector in these rounds is Semiconductors & Hardware, and its most recent tracked deal was Fab2's $500M Series A round (Sep 9, 2026). It co-invests most often with StepStone Group. ValueAddVC also tracks 1 fund managed by Maverick Silicon.
Recent changes
- Sep 9, 2026Sep 9, 2026Invested in Fab2 (Series A, $500M) WOWTALE
- Sep 8, 2026Sep 8, 2026Invested in Celero Communications (Series C, $275M) citybiz
- Sep 2, 2026Sep 2, 2026Invested in iPronics (Series B, $125M) The Register
- Sep 2, 2026Sep 2, 2026Invested in Lyte (Series C, $165M) Crunchbase News
- Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 2026Invested in Upscale AI (Series A-1 (extension), $190M) Fortune
Earlier changes (1)
- Jan 31, 2025Jan 31, 2025New fund: Maverick Silicon Fund SEC EDGAR Form D
Funds
1| Fund | Vintage | Size | Strategy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maverick Silicon Fund | 2025 | — | Flagship | As of Feb 13, 2026SEC EDGAR Form D |
Portfolio
5 totalRecent Investment Activity
5Track record: led 2 and participated in 3 of 5 tracked venture rounds · 5 in the last 12 months · led 1 Series B, 1 Series C
| Date | Company | Event | Role | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | Fab2 | Series A | Participated | $500M | $3.7B | Fundomo ManagementLeadParadigmDuquesne Family OfficeunverifiedMaverick SiliconStepStone GroupProtagonistCorner CapitalUDC VenturesNaval Ravikant | WOWTALE |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Celero Communications | Series C | Participated | $275M | $3B+ | citybiz | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | iPronics | Series B | Led | $125M | — | Maverick SiliconLeadunverifiedLight Street CapitalLeadunverified | Pulse story |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Lyte | Series C | Led | $165M | $1.6 billion | Maverick SiliconLeadunverified | Pulse story |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Upscale AI | Series A-1 (extension) | Participated | $190M | $2B | Fortune |
Sector / Stage Activity
Co-Investors
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overlapping sector, stage or regionLatest Pulse
- Sep 14, 2026Nine US Rounds, $8.7B, Ten Days: September's Real PaceValue Add Pulse totaled the nine largest US venture rounds of September 5-11 and found $8.7 billion committed, with three deals at $1 billion or more.→
- Sep 2, 2026Ex-Apple Engineers' Lyte Raises $165M at $1.6BLyte, a robotics-perception startup founded by former Apple and PrimeSense engineers, raised a $165 million Series C led by Maverick Silicon at a $1.6 billion valuation to scale sensing for warehouse robots.→
- Sep 2, 2026iPronics Raises $125M for AI Data-Center OpticsSpanish photonics startup iPronics raised $125 million co-led by Maverick Silicon and Light Street Capital, with Nvidia joining as a strategic investor, to scale optical circuit switches that reconfigure AI data-center networks in sub-millisecond time.→
- Aug 10, 2026Point2 Technology Extends Series B to $136M With ArmPoint2 Technology expanded its Series B to $136 million as chip designer Arm joined as a strategic investor, backing the San Jose startup's RF-over-plastic interconnect technology for AI data center scale-up systems.→
Maverick Silicon FAQ
What companies has Maverick Silicon invested in?
Maverick Silicon's portfolio includes Fab2, Celero Communications, iPronics, Lyte, Upscale AI.
Who does Maverick Silicon co-invest with most?
In the rounds Value Add tracks, Maverick Silicon most often invests alongside StepStone Group (2 shared deals), Atreides Management (1 shared deal), CapitalG (1 shared deal), Duquesne Family Office (1 shared deal), Fundomo Management (1 shared deal).
Sources & methodologyshow
- SEC EDGAR Form Dprimary source1 fact
- Fortunemajor outlet1 fact
- Crunchbase Newsresearch database1 fact
- citybizValue Add VC data1 fact
- The RegisterValue Add VC data1 fact
- WOWTALEValue Add VC data1 fact
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