Radar · Semiconductors in San Francisco
Best Semiconductors Companies in San Francisco, United States
The 126 best Semiconductors companies in San Francisco, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Novellus Systems.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
126companies tracked
$2.4Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
60have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SEMICONDUCTORS × SAN FRANCISCO
Our analysis of 69 Semiconductors companies
$22.3b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
69companies analysed
88%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
8unicorns
2016median founding year
167kcombined LinkedIn audience
42%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Semiconductors companies in San Francisco
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novellus Systems Deposition equipment for semiconductor manufacturing | $880M | 298 mo ago | 2,855 | 1980 | — | 1,798 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 2 | Diamond Foundry 🦄 Technology company that specializes in creating diamonds using sustainable and eco-friendly methods | $315M | 63 mo ago | — | 2012 | R Martin Roscheisen Founder & CEO | 22 patents Synthetic diamond substrates for high‑power, high‑thermal‑density electronic packaging | — |
| 3 | Ouster Manufacturer of lidar sensors, perception software, and solutions for autonomy | $140M | 69 mo ago | 217 | 2015 | Angus Pacala Co-Founder & CEO | 335 patents Advanced 3D LiDAR hardware and signal‑processing for high‑resolution ranging and imaging | — |
| 4 | Particle Developer of a prototype to production connectivity platform for IoT 55Tech top 23%Funding top 24%Customers top 24%News top 30% All 12 signals ▾Techtop 23% Fundingtop 24% Customerstop 24% Newstop 30% Moattop 35% Growthtop 40% Producttop 47% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 47% Patentsbottom 39% Globalbottom 39% Innovationbottom 35% Tech: 67 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Funding: Raised $130M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 12 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $130M | 15 mo ago | 109 109 → 110 (+1%) | 2011 | Zach Supalla Co-Founder & CEO | 5 patents Pharma skin‑inflammation formulations, audio speaker hardware, VR headset devices, graphic‑design software. | 1 launch |
| 5 | Mocana IoT device and application security platform | $118M | 87 mo ago | 28 | 2002 | — | 140 patents Secure IoT device authentication, firmware/package integrity, and blockchain-based lifecycle management | — |
| 6 | Cepton Developer of perception solutions for safe and autonomous transportation applications | $100M | 43 mo ago | 103 103 → 69 (-33%) | 2012 | Jun Pei Co-Founder & CEO | 107 patents High‑resolution solid‑state lidar using multi‑detector arrays and advanced scanning optics | — |
| 7 | Tempo Automation Provider of yield management software | $87M | 85 mo ago | 188 | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Empower Semiconductor Developer of novel on-chip power management architecture 60Patents top 19%Innovation top 22%Funding top 25%Moat top 35% All 9 signals ▾Patentstop 19% Innovationtop 22% Fundingtop 25% Moattop 35% Talenttop 35% Newstop 40% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 43% Marketbottom 35% Patents: 153 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 111 filings since 2022 vs 41 in 2017-21 Innovation: 153 patents (top 30% of patent-holders) · 111 filings since 2022 vs 41 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $75M | 8 mo ago | 42 | 2014 | Tim Phillips CEO & President | 153 patents Advanced high‑voltage switched‑capacitor and reconfigurable DC‑DC power conversion | 1 award |
| 9 | Sense Photonics Developer of solid-state LiDAR-based sensors | $66M | 78 mo ago | 85 | 2016 | Shauna McIntyre CEO | 213 patents Advanced LiDAR and photon‑counting sensor technologies for high‑resolution ranging | — |
| 10 | Aclima Provider of connected sensor networks for environment awareness 53Moat top 21%Innovation top 22%Patents top 22%Funding top 30% All 10 signals ▾Moattop 21% Innovationtop 22% Patentstop 22% Fundingtop 30% Talenttop 39% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 43% Techbottom 38% Growthbottom 30% Newsbottom 18% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 80 patents Innovation: 80 patents (top 23% of patent-holders) · 44 filings since 2022 vs 22 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $64M | 21 mo ago | 51 | 2010 | Davida Herzl Co-Founder & CEO | 80 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 11 | Sofar Ocean Provider of marine weather forecasts and ocean condition monitoring solutions 64AI top 15%Tech top 24%Funding top 31%Moat top 31% All 11 signals ▾AItop 15% Techtop 24% Fundingtop 31% Moattop 31% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Producttop 46% Marketbottom 45% Patentsbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Innovationbottom 34% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Tech: 50 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $48M | 14 mo ago | 91 | 2012 | Tim Janssen Co-Founder & CEO | 10 patents Marine weather forecasting and metocean sensor integration solutions | 1 partnership |
| 12 | Iridigm Display Developed a new patented display technology for wireless devices | $47M | 263 mo ago | — | 1996 | Mark Miles Ex - Co-Founder & CTO | 8 patents MEMS-based interferometric display components and fabrication processes | — |
| 13 | Redfern Integrated Optics Developer and manufacturer of lasers, optical sources and subsystems | $41M | 135 mo ago | — | 2004 | Andrew Lewis CEO | — | — |
| 14 | Lion Semiconductor Provider of semiconductor solutions for power and battery management ICs | $33M | 67 mo ago | 3 | 2013 | — | 110 patents Hybrid switched‑capacitor DC‑DC converters and their control/feedback circuitry. | — |
| 15 | SiPort Radio chipset Manufacturer | $30M | 228 mo ago | 40 | 2004 | — | 19 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 16 | Light Polymers Liquid crystals for displays, and LED lighting | $29M | 105 mo ago | 18 | 2006 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Blue Cheetah Provider of design tools for the synthesis of ICs | $24M | 50 mo ago | 31 | 2018 | Eric Chang Co-Founder & CTO | — | — |
| 18 | Thintronics Developer of insulator technology for high-performance electronics and data transfer | $23M | 22 mo ago | — | 2019 | Stefan Pastine CEO | 25 patents Curable polymer films for PCB manufacturing and electronic circuit insulation | 4 job openings · 1 award |
| 19 | Safehub Developer of sensor solution for infrastructural risk and damage assessment | $19M | 62 mo ago | 18 | 2018 | — | 3 patents Real-time structural health monitoring of buildings and residential occupancy detection systems. | 1 launch · 3 partnerships · 1 award |
| 20 | NeuroSky Biosensor technology for insightful health and wellness biometrics in mobile devices | $18M | 151 mo ago | 60 | 2004 | Stanley Yang CEO | 96 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 21 | Novafora Manufactured digital video processing chips | $18M | 228 mo ago | — | 2004 | — | 47 patents Advanced video content processing, distribution, and interactive systems with novel addressing and scheduling architectures | — |
| 22 | Akash Systems Developer of thermal management solutions integrating diamonds with semiconductor technology | $18M | 83 mo ago | 16 | 2016 | Ty Mitchell Founder and Managing Director | — | 8 job openings |
| 23 | Tier Logic Limited information available | $16M | 227 mo ago | — | 2001 | Raminda Madurawe Co-Founder | — | — |
| 24 | Diode Provider of an AI-powered platform that automates circuit board design 72Growth top 20%Funding top 30%AI top 35%Talent top 38% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 20% Fundingtop 30% AItop 35% Talenttop 38% Techtop 44% Innovationtop 47% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 42% Patentsbottom 41% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $15.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $15M | 14 mo ago | — | 2024 | Davide Asnaghi Co-Founder & CEO | 7 patents High-efficiency laser pump diodes and organic LED display technologies | — |
| 25 | Nima IoT testing presence of gluten in their meal | $13M | 121 mo ago | 1 | 2013 | — | 25 patents Portable chemical/biological sensor systems for detecting target substances and toxins | — |
| 26 | Senova Systems Sensors to measure pH level | $12M | 124 mo ago | 8 | 2007 | — | — | — |
| 27 | Flux AI Developer of an AI-powered platform for PCB design and layout 74Tech top 22%Funding top 30%AI top 30%Growth top 35% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 22% Fundingtop 30% AItop 30% Growthtop 35% Moattop 36% Talenttop 38% Patentstop 39% Innovationtop 43% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 37% Tech: 44 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare Funding: Raised $12.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $12M | 3 mo ago | 46 | 2019 | Lance Cassidy Co-Founder & CDO | 22 patents In‑situ soil contamination detection and remediation monitoring technologies | 1 launch |
| 28 | Pakal Manufacturer of the IGBT for the electronic circuits | $9M | 26 mo ago | 6 | 2018 | Ben Quinones CEO | 23 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 29 | zGlue On demand electronic chip designing and development solutions | $7M | 100 mo ago | 21 | 2015 | — | 18 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 30 | Innova Dynamics Innova Dynamics: Surface innovation through transparent conductive films and inks | $6M | 169 mo ago | 2 | 2008 | — | — | — |
| 31 | Imagia Manufacturer of metamaterial-based optical elements for advanced imaging and display systems | $4M | 37 mo ago | 7 | 2019 | — | 35 patents Advanced metalens-based optical components for ultra‑low‑power, high‑speed imaging and sensing | — |
| 32 | Mirion Provider of radiation detection, measurement, analysis and monitoring products and services | $4M | 33 mo ago | 2,872 | 2006 | Thomas Logan Founder & CEO | 28 patents Radiation detection and personal dosimetry instrumentation for nuclear safety. | 1 internship · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 33 | PlantSense Sensors to measure environment around plants | $4M | 66 mo ago | 2 | 2006 | — | — | — |
| 34 | Avalent SoC platform and silicon design services | $3M | 288 mo ago | — | 1999 | DuenShun Wen CEO & President | — | — |
| 35 | Tensil Provider of chips for machine learning applications | $3M | 73 mo ago | 2 | 2018 | Tom Alcorn Founder | 5 patents Hardware compilation of AI computation graphs onto ASICs for accelerated inference | — |
| 36 | thistle technologies Developer of security infrastructure for IoT and embedded device applications | $2M | 61 mo ago | 8 | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 37 | Omnitron Sensors Manufacturer of sensors for the automotive industry 19Innovation top 40%Patents top 40%Funding top 45%Moat bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Innovationtop 40% Patentstop 40% Fundingtop 45% Moatbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 18% Innovation: 9 patents (top 70% of patent-holders) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Patents: 9 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $2M | 16 mo ago | 4 | 2019 | — | 9 patents MEMS optical scanning mirrors and fiber‑collimated arrays with precision locking | — |
| 38 | Mirada Technologies Long-range LiDAR solutions for autonomous vehicles | $966K | 86 mo ago | 3 | 2017 | Andrew Miner Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 39 | inspectAR Augmented reality app to interact with circuit boards | $850K | 76 mo ago | 7 | 2018 | Nick Warren Co-Founder | — | — |
| 40 | Zikon Nanotechnology lab creating innovative materials for a sustainable future | $800K | 156 mo ago | — | 1998 | Remy Cromer President & Co-Founder | 3 patents Advanced liquid crystal display element structures and manufacturing methods | — |
| 41 | Mobius Provider of electronic components marketing services | $735K | 6 mo ago | 9 | 2020 | Margaret Upshur Founder | 23 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | 2 job openings |
| 42 | CODAR High-frequency radar systems for ocean surface current and wave monitoring 22Growth top 35%Funding bottom 41%Tech bottom 36%Global bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingbottom 41% Techbottom 36% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 21% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $701k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $701K | 10 mo ago | 20 20 → 27 (+35%) | 1986 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 43 | ELLENEX LPWAN SOLUTIONS Manufacturer of industrial remote monitoring and IIoT sensor solutions | $686K | 33 mo ago | — | 2012 | Amin Shad Founder & CEO | — | 3 launchs |
| 44 | Visibl Semiconductors Developer of an on-premises AI platform for chip design teams | $500K | 5 mo ago | — | 2024 | Bryce Neil Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 45 | Sophris Provider of AI-powered platform that automates circuit board schematic reviews | $500K | 15 mo ago | — | 2024 | Aditya Iyengar Co-Founder | — | — |
| 46 | Inversion Semiconductor Manufacturer of chip fabrication machine | $500K | 15 mo ago | — | 2024 | Rohan Karthik Co-Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 47 | Atopile Designer & development of electronic circuit | $500K | 24 mo ago | — | 2023 | Narayan Powderly Co-Founder | — | — |
| 48 | Zelos Cloud The first cloud platform for firmware development and testing, offering powerful tools for emulation… | $500K | 36 mo ago | — | 2023 | John Ott Co-Founder | — | — |
| 49 | Exa Laboratories Developer of reconfigurable chips for artificial intelligence applications | $500K | 24 mo ago | — | 2024 | Elias Almqvist Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 50 | Krtkl Provider of embedded hardware and software for robotics | $150K | 55 mo ago | 9 | 2014 | Russell Bush Co-Founder | — | — |
Top 12 Semiconductors companies in San Francisco
#1
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2014 · 42 employees$75Mraised▾
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2014 · 42 employees
Developer of novel on-chip power management architecture. It enables the design of integrated voltage regulators in SoCs. It claims that the new architecture would improve the cost, size, and energy efficiency of voltage regulators for various applications from low-power mobile devices to high-end servers.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 19%Innovation
top 22%Funding
top 25%Moat
top 35%Talent
top 35%News
top 40%Patents: 153 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 111 filings since 2022 vs 41 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 153 patents (top 30% of patent-holders) · 111 filings since 2022 vs 41 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Funding: Raised $75.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series D (Sep 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers — 7.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series D$140M
- Mar 2023Series C$30M
- Oct 2021Series C$45M
Founders & team
Investors
Mesh Ventures, Samsung Catalyst Fund, Fidelity Investments, Maverick Silicon, CapitalG, Atreides Management
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpKinstaCloudflareHttp/3
#2
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2019 · 46 employees$12Mraised▾
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2019 · 46 employees
Developer of an AI-powered platform for PCB design and layout. The platform offers features such as automated component placement and routing, bill of materials generation, and design rule checks. It supports multi-layer designs and provides tools for schematic capture and layout editing. The platform facilitates collaboration with version control and permission management.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 22%Funding
top 30%AI
top 30%Growth
top 35%Moat
top 36%Talent
top 38%Tech: 44 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Funding: Raised $12.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series B (Feb 2026)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-powered
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers — 4.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series B$27M
- Oct 2021Seed$12M
- Series A$10M
Founders & team
Investors
Bain Capital Ventures, Outsiders Fund, 8VC, Liquid 2 Ventures, ASDF Ventures, Essence VC
Tech stack
AhrefsAmazon Web ServicesAmplitudeAngularCdnjsCloudflare
#3
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2011 · 109 employees$129.9Mraised▾
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2011 · 109 employees
Developer of a prototype to production connectivity platform for IoT. Its Photon Wi-Fi and the Electron 2G3G cellular are primary prototyping platforms for integrating connectivity into devices. The product is primarily aimed at designers and developers rather than at enterprises.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 23%Funding
top 24%Customers
top 24%News
top 30%Moat
top 35%Growth
top 40%Tech: 67 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Funding: Raised $130M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 12 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series C (Mar 2025)
Customers: App rating 4.2★ (289 reviews) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 30% of tracked companies
Audience (LinkedIn): 24k LinkedIn followers — 14.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Series C$5M
- Dec 2022Series C$12.2M
- Nov 2021Series C$30M
- Nov 2019Series C$40M
Founders & team
Investors
O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, Root Ventures, HAX, Collab Fund, Spark Capital, Qualcomm Ventures
Tech stack
AceAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAmerican ExpressApple Icloud Mail
#4
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2012 · 91 employees$47.6Mraised▾
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2012 · 91 employees
Provider of marine weather forecasts and ocean condition monitoring solutions. The company offers platforms for voyage optimization, marine sensing, and real-time ocean data. These platforms support maritime shipping, marine research, and sustainable commercial solutions. The company’s offerings include voyage simulation, optimization, and reporting, as well as tools for monitoring sound, water quality, water level, temperature, and currents.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 15%Tech
top 24%Funding
top 31%Moat
top 31%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Tech: 50 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Observability: Sentry
Funding: Raised $47.6M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 13 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Apr 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 24k LinkedIn followers — 14.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. IOOS Association) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$448.9K
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$718.8K
- Nov 2024Series B$22.2M
- Sep 2023Series B$5M
Founders & team
Investors
True Ventures, Craft Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Foundry, NASA, SK Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngularApple Icloud Mail
#5
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2024$15Mraised▾
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2024
Provider of an AI-powered platform that automates circuit board design. It provides users with a company that leverages artificial intelligence to automate circuit board design, streamlining the process and reducing production time. It also helps companies to design and manufacture custom PCBs with increased speed and efficiency.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 20%Funding
top 30%AI
top 35%Talent
top 38%Tech
top 44%Innovation
top 47%Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $15.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Apr 2025)
AI: Product described with: ai-powered, artificial intelligence
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers — 2.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Apr 2025Series B$14.5M
- 2024Seed$500K
Founders & team
Investors
Y Combinator
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailGoogle Font ApiGoogle Sign-InHstsNext.JsNext.Js App Router
#6
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2010 · 51 employees$64Mraised▾
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2010 · 51 employees
Operator of a purpose-driven technology company intended to catalyze bold climate action that protects public health reduces emissions, and delivers clean air for all. The company diagnoses the health of the air and tracks climate-changing pollution and is powered by its network of roving and stationary sensors, which measures air pollution and greenhouse gases at unprecedented scales and with block-level, hyperlocal resolution, and their professional analytics software, translates billions of scientific measurements into environmental intelligence for governments, companies, and communities, enabling governments, businesses, and communities to harness innovative environmental intelligence to raise awareness, manage climate-related risk and make smarter decisions in service of human and planetary health.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 21%Innovation
top 22%Patents
top 22%Funding
top 30%Talent
top 39%Market
bottom 43%Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 80 patents · Soonicorn
Innovation: 80 patents (top 23% of patent-holders) · 44 filings since 2022 vs 22 in 2017-21
Patents: 80 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 44 filings since 2022 vs 22 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Founders & team
Investors
LEONID, Clearvison Ventures, Kapor Capital, Social Capital, Womens VC Fund II, KTB Network
Tech stack
Hubspot Cms HubHubspotLightboxJqueryGoogle AnalyticsCloudflare Bot Management
#7
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2020 · 9 employees$735Kraised▾
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2020 · 9 employees
Provider of electronic components marketing services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Director of Sales, Sales Director
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series A$3M
- May 2023Seed$735K
- Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$20K
Founders & team
Investors
Lighthouse Labs, Undeterred Capital, Trolley Ventures, Spero Ventures, Outsiders Fund, REFASHIOND Ventures
#8
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2024$500Kraised▾
Seed · San Francisco, California · founded 2024
Developer of an on-premises AI platform for chip design teams. The platform executes tasks, guides decisions, and verifies progress across the chip design lifecycle. It serves as an intelligent design partner for semiconductor companies.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 646 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Seed$500K
Founders & team
Investors
Y Combinator
Tech stack
Google WorkspaceHstsNext.JsNext.Js App RouterNode.JsOpen Graph
#9
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2019$23Mraised▾
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2019
Developer of insulator technology for high-performance electronics and data transfer. It optimizes interconnect insulation, enabling high data rates at low power consumption. The company's technology reduces channel loss, delivering low power consumption for high-speed interconnects. It provides solutions for AI data centers, networking, RF microwave, and devices, impacting design for interactive, wearable, and edge AI applications. The company's unified insulator platform spans compute, switching, and networks, reducing loss for RF systems with better connectivity and higher signal quality.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 4.4% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 6 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +4 · hiring: Research Associate – Materials, Process Engineer - Advanced Packaging
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
M Ventures, TGVP, Tallwood Venture Capital, Maverick Capital, TransLink Capital, America’s Seed Fund
#10
Funding Raised · San Francisco, California · founded 1986 · 20 employees$701.2Kraised▾
Funding Raised · San Francisco, California · founded 1986 · 20 employees
High-frequency radar systems for ocean surface current and wave monitoring. Its SeaSonde HF radar system provides continuous, wide-area ocean observations. They also offer technical support for their products.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Funding
bottom 41%Tech
bottom 36%Global
bottom 29%Market
bottom 21%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $701k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Jul 2025)
Tech: 32 technologies across 1/8 capability areas
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Grant (prize money)$701.2K
Investors
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Tech stack
Animate.CssApache Http ServerCore-JsElementorFont AwesomeGodaddy
#11
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2019 · 4 employees$2.4Mraised▾
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2019 · 4 employees
Manufacturer of sensors for the automotive industry. It utilizes biomimicry to develop silicon photonic sensors. It integrates with LiDAR and robotic systems. It has applications in safety-critical systems, self-driving cars, and drones.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 19how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 40%Patents
top 40%Funding
top 45%Moat
bottom 49%Global
bottom 37%Market
bottom 18%Innovation: 9 patents (top 70% of patent-holders) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Patents: 9 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding: Raised $2.4M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series A (Jan 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Series A$13M
- Jul 2021Seed$2.4M
- Feb 2020Seed$150K
Investors
Corriente Advisors, Emerging Ventures, Break Off, StratMinds, 500 Global, L’ATTITUDE Ventures
#12
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2012 · 103 employees$100Mraised▾
Acquired · San Francisco, California · founded 2012 · 103 employees
Developer of perception solutions for safe and autonomous transportation applications. The company provides hardware and software products designed for integration into various systems. These products support long-range and near-range perception capabilities. The company also offers resources such as news, announcements, blogs, and videos.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 22k LinkedIn followers — 13.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Oct 2022Post IPO$100M
- Feb 2020Series C$50M
- Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Koito Manufacturing, Plug and Play Tech Center, LDV Partners, GRC SinoGreen, Trinity Capital
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementConstant ContactCore-JsFacebook Pixel
Funding & investor landscape
$2.4Btotal disclosed funding
65companies funded
178disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Tim Phillips
CEO & President · Empower Semiconductor
Lance Cassidy
Co-Founder & CDO · Flux AI
Matthias Wagner
Co-Founder & CEO · Flux AI
Zach Supalla
Co-Founder & CEO · Particle
Tim Janssen
Co-Founder & CEO · Sofar Ocean
Evan Shapiro
Co-Founder & CTO · Sofar Ocean
Davide Asnaghi
Co-Founder & CEO · Diode
Lenny Khazan
Co-Founder & CTO · Diode
Davida Herzl
Co-Founder & CEO · Aclima
Margaret Upshur
Founder · Mobius
Bryce Neil
Co-Founder & CEO · Visibl Semiconductors
Jordon Kashanchi
Co-Founder & CTO · Visibl Semiconductors
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 933,153 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 · United States
How research on Semiconductors is moving in the United States
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 8,739 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 42% → 60% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Georgia Institute of Technology489
- IMEC343
- Intel325
- Purdue University West Lafayette218
- Industrial Technology Research Institute177
leading researchers
Sung Kyu Lim · Krishnendu Chakrabarty · John H. Lau · David Z. Pan · Pradeep Lall · Muhannad S. Bakir · Philip G. Neudeck · Dae Hyun Kim
▲
Breakthroughs3,231 · 37%
▲ 32%→44% share
▲1.4× share momentum3 median citations38% since 2021mostly methods-led
Artificial neural network research is surging — papers jumped from 3 to 29, with convolutional neural networks newly emerging at 8.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photonics56→121
- Photonic integrated circuit49→81
- Artificial neural network3→29
- Detector25→48
- Scalability53→73
Newly emergingLithium niobate 0→8 · Convolutional neural network 0→8 · Adaptability 0→6
Landmark Stretchable and Foldable Silicon Integrated Circuits · 1,653 cites
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Advancements3,498 · 40%
▼ 43%→36% share
▼0.8× share momentum3 median citations28% since 2021mostly methods-led
Rapid single flux quantum research is intensifying — US semiconductor papers grew from 2 to 12, signaling accelerating superconducting logic interest.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photonics45→59
- Artificial neural network2→14
- Rapid single flux quantum2→12
- Detector20→29
- Image sensor2→11
Newly emergingReinforcement learning 0→7 · Reconfigurability 0→6 · Photocathode 0→6
Landmark A Review of GaN on SiC High Electron-Mobility Power Transistors and MMICs · 965 cites
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Concerns1,032 · 12%
▼ 13%→11% share
▼0.8× share momentum2 median citations30% since 2021mostly empirical
Hardware security vulnerabilities are rising — hardware security module papers doubled (6->13) and exploit research newly emerged at 9 papers.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photonics10→28
- Hardware security module6→13
- Thermal10→16
- Automotive industry2→8
- Photonic integrated circuit9→14
Newly emergingExploit 0→9 · Software deployment 0→5
Landmark A Survey of Hardware Trojan Taxonomy and Detection · 1,365 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where semiconductors is researched across United States
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.
Atlanta491 · +0.54
SF Bay Area314 · +0.57
Boston284 · +0.65
Los Angeles274 · +0.57
New York195 · +0.58
Austin146 · +0.52
Pittsburgh123 · +0.64
San Diego108 · +0.54
Ann Arbor87 · +0.68
Chicago71 · +0.63
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing semiconductors patents in the United States
United States semiconductors patent filing is cooling — 112,775 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by IBM, Applied Materials, Intel; annual filings 11572→7675.
112,775 filings8,000 assigneespeak 13822/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- IBM19691
- Applied Materials13119
- Intel11689
- Micron Technology10011
- Texas Instruments4804
- LAM RES4667
- Sandisk Technologies3051
- Qualcomm2897
Common questions
How many Semiconductors companies are there in San Francisco, United States?
Radar tracks 126 indexable Semiconductors companies headquartered in San Francisco, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Semiconductors companies in San Francisco, United States?
The Semiconductors companies in San Francisco, United States on this list have raised a combined $2.4B in disclosed equity funding across 65 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Semiconductors company in San Francisco, United States?
Novellus Systems is the highest-funded Semiconductors company in San Francisco, United States, with $880M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Semiconductors companies in San Francisco, United States are funded?
65 of the 126 Semiconductors companies in San Francisco, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Semiconductors unicorns are there in San Francisco, United States?
1 Semiconductors company in San Francisco, United States on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in San Francisco, United States Semiconductors companies?
The most active investors in San Francisco, United States Semiconductors companies on this list include Y Combinator, National Science Foundation, Bolt, Alumni Ventures, America’s Seed Fund.
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