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Best Semiconductors Companies in Russia

The 39 best Semiconductors companies in Russia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: OptoGaN.

39companies tracked
$12.9Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
3have raised
Sources & further reading
  • $580.2 Billion Global Opportunity for Semiconductors by 2026
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SEMICONDUCTORS × RUSSIA

Our analysis of 219 Semiconductors companies

$47.9b in tracked funding; 70% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

219companies analysed
70%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
13unicorns
2017median founding year

Ranked: Best Semiconductors companies in Russia

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1OptoGaN
High Brightness LED manufacturer
$7M230 mo agoAcquiredMaxim Odnoblyudov
CEO
2004——
2Displair
Gesture-controlled, Interactive air display for business applications allowing multi-touch
$6M170 mo agoSeed—2010——
3NPK Industrial Geodetic Systems
GNSS sensor solution for underground pipeline and structural deformation monitoring
$25K102 mo agoSeed—2010DiscourseRubyRuby on Rails+10—
4Motive Neuromorphic Technologies
Developer of intelligent vision systems based on neural networks
—51 mo agoSeedAlexey Romanov
CEO
2015TildaGoogle Font APIYandex.Metrika+3—
5LED Microsensor NT
Manufacturer of light-emitting diodes
—178 mo agoSeedNikolay Stoyanov
Founder & CEO
2011——
650ohm Technologies
Provider of diversified electronic design automation tools for integrated circuits
——UnfundedAlexey Kalentyev
Co-Founder & CEO
2016——
7AkKo Lab
Manufacturer of nano-ink and graphene materials
——DeadpooledMark Geller
CEO
2009——
8Crocus Nanoelectronics
Manufacturer of electronic components, MRAM, integrated circuits, and related technologies
——Unfunded—2011——

Top 5 Semiconductors companies in Russia

#1
Acquired · Saint Petersburg, Northwestern Federal District · founded 2004 · 55 employees
$6.7Mraised
▾

OptoGaN manufactures LED and other luminary products including High Brightness Light Emitting Diodes (HB LEDs), Solid state lighting and LED modules. It has one of largest manufacturing plants for LED at St. Petersburg. The company was started after research at Helsinki university by russian scientists. The company is backed by Onexim and Rusnano Group.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2007Series A$6.7M
  • 2004Seed—
Founders & team
Maxim OdnoblyudovCEO
Investors
Nordic Venture, VNT Management, VIA equity, Tesi, Rusnano
#2
Seed · Astrakhan, Astrakhan Oblast · founded 2010 · 51 employees
$6.2Mraised
▾

Displair develops a 3D multi-touch screen technology that projects images onto an aerodynamic layer of fog, widely known as Leia Display System. The technology uses infrared camera, projector, motion sensors, and cold fog made up of ultra fine water droplets. This interactive air screen projects any multimedia content on air and creates content using machine vision technology. Their basic free software can be complemented by unique programs, to adapt in businesses like advertising, healthcare, gaming and education. Partnered with Nikon, Google, Microsoft, Volvo, Lexus, Sony, IBM among others.

Investors
SpinUp Venture, Leta Capital, Acrobator
#3
Seed · Omsk, Omsk Oblast · founded 2010
$24.8Kraised
▾

Industrial Geodetic Systems(IGS) provides GNSS sensor solution for the underground pipeline, & structural deformation monitoring. Offers a wearable device consisting of mutually perpendicular sensor, gyroscope & accelerometer with a GLONASS receiver to diagnose pipeline damages. The diagnosis method involves a contactless method in which magnetic field & magnetic gradients of ferromagnetic materials are analyzed to detect the pipeline deformations.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2018Seed$24.8K
Investors
Startup Wise Guys
Tech stack
AirtableApache Http ServerBootstrapD3DebianGoogle Analytics
#4
Seed · Russia · founded 2015
—raised
▾

Developer of intelligent vision systems based on neural networks. Its neuromorphic processors help in the detection and recognition of objects in video or images, identification of people and analysis of their actions, fixing violations of official duties by employees, and controlling the visual quality of products including high-speed conveyors. It applies to logistics, manufacturing, retail, and personnel control.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Alexey RomanovCEO
Investors
Kaspersky
Tech stack
Ddos-GuardGoogle Font ApiHammer.JsOpen GraphTildaYandex.Metrika
#5
Seed · Saint Petersburg, Northwestern Federal District · founded 2011 · 8 employees
—raised
▾

Manufacturer of semiconductor optical elements designed to focus on developing optoelectronic devices for mid-infrared spectral range. The company's elements include LEDs and photodiodes for the spectrum of wavelengths of 1,600-5,000 nanometers, enabling clients to use it as the component base for sensors of various substances such as liquids, gases, and solid matter.

Founders & team
Nikolay StoyanovFounder & CEO
Investors
Rusnano
Tech stack
PhpGentooNginx

Funding & investor landscape

$12.9Mtotal disclosed funding
3companies funded
2disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Rusnano4 rounds
Acrobator1 rounds
GS Venture1 rounds
Genezis Technology Capital1 rounds
Kaspersky1 rounds
Leader Asset Management1 rounds
Leta Capital1 rounds
Nordic Venture1 rounds
RVC USA1 rounds
SpinUp Venture1 rounds
Prism market signals · Russia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,030,329 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Semiconductors coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Russia

How research on Semiconductors is moving in Russia

A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 836 Russia-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201020182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 20% → 39% across 2010–2026.
top research entities
  • Moscow Engineering Physics Institute57
  • Russian Academy of Sciences43
  • Ioffe Institute41
  • National Research University of Electronic Technology36
  • Lomonosov Moscow State University31
leading researchers
Nikolay N. Prokopenko · Sergey Mosin · A. I. Chumakov · Vadim Kuznetsov · E.L. Pankratov · O. Dvornikov · Konstantin O. Petrosyants · S. O. Slipchenko
▲ Breakthroughs138 · 17%
▲ 17%→18% share
▲1.1× share momentum1 median citations44% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (17%→18% of field), led by Transistor.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Transistor2→9
  • Integrated circuit8→12
  • Heterojunction1→4
  • CMOS2→5
  • Chip2→4
Newly emergingPhotonics 0→6
Landmark Surface Plasmon Polariton Amplification upon Electrical Injection in Highly Integrated Plasmonic Circuits · 98 cites
◆ Advancements417 · 50%
▲ 44%→52% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations42% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (44%→52% of field), led by Transistor.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Transistor9→24
  • Amplifier5→20
  • Integrated circuit22→36
  • Voltage3→11
  • Photonics2→9
Newly emergingDopant 0→7
Landmark Nanoplasmonic waveguides: towards applications in integrated nanophotonic circuits · 636 cites
▼ Concerns48 · 6%
▲ 3%→7% share
▲2.3× share momentum0 median citations52% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (3%→7% of field), led by Electronics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Electronics1→5
  • Optoelectronics1→4
  • Transistor1→4
Landmark Review—Radiation Damage in Wide and Ultra-Wide Bandgap Semiconductors · 124 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Russia

Where semiconductors is researched across Russia

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Moscow131 · +0.40
Hot · DetectorAdvancing · WaveguideOpportunity · Printed circuit boardConcern · Optoelectronics
Saint Petersburg51 · +0.37
Hot · CapacitanceAdvancing · NanotechnologyOpportunity · Transistor
St Petersburg50 · +0.36
Hot · Semiconductor laser theoryAdvancing · LaserOpportunity · PhotonicsConcern · Optoelectronics
Yekaterinburg50 · +0.51
Hot · Three-dimensional integrated circuitAdvancing · Embedded systemOpportunity · MiniaturizationConcern · Integrated circuit
Tomsk48 · +0.49
Hot · Monolithic microwave integrated circuitAdvancing · MicrowaveOpportunity · CMOSConcern · Optoelectronics
Novosibirsk47 · +0.40
Hot · ConvertersAdvancing · Neuromorphic engineeringOpportunity · Power electronics
Rostov-on-Don40 · +0.43
Hot · Operational amplifierAdvancing · AmplifierOpportunity · Bipolar junction transistor
Nizhny Novgorod27 · +0.47
Hot · OpticsAdvancing · HeterojunctionOpportunity · Integrated circuit
Kazan’7 · +0.20

Common questions

How many Semiconductors companies are there in Russia?
Radar tracks 39 indexable Semiconductors companies headquartered in Russia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Semiconductors companies in Russia?
The Semiconductors companies in Russia on this list have raised a combined $12.9M in disclosed equity funding across 3 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Semiconductors company in Russia?
OptoGaN is the highest-funded Semiconductors company in Russia, with $6.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Semiconductors companies in Russia are funded?
3 of the 39 Semiconductors companies in Russia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Semiconductors unicorns are there in Russia?
None of the Semiconductors companies in Russia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Russia Semiconductors companies?
The most active investors in Russia Semiconductors companies on this list include Rusnano, Acrobator, GS Venture, Genezis Technology Capital, Kaspersky.
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