Best Semiconductors Companies in Virginia, United States
The 58 best Semiconductors companies in Virginia, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Ocular Networks.
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.
Ranked: Best Semiconductors companies in Virginia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocular Networks Optical Networking Solutions provider | $50M | 305 mo ago | Acquired | Edward Kennedy Co-Founder & CEO | 1999 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Rapport Develops multicore processors for embedded systems | $26M | 224 mo ago | Deadpooled | Joe Inkenbrandt Founder | 2001 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Catch the Wind Manufacturers of laser wind sensor | $15M | 166 mo ago | Deadpooled | Philip Rogers CEO & President | 2008 | — | 28 patents Wind turbine blade health monitoring and aerodynamic sensing using lidar and laser Doppler. | — |
| 4 | XtremeSpectrum Provider of ultra-wideband ICs for multimedia connectivity applications | $12M | 289 mo ago | Acquired | John McCorkle Founder & CTO | 1998 | — | — | — |
| 5 | BioMech Provider of motion analysis technology for healthcare applications 21Funding top 45%Talent bottom 49%Product bottom 48%Market bottom 37% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $9.6M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $10M | 8 mo ago | Series A | Carter Brown CEO & President | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 6 | MicroXact Provider of probe stations for semiconductor and wafer testing | $8M | 73 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2004 | WordPressMySQLPHP+11 | 2 patents Memristor fabrication processes and high‑efficiency thermoelectric material/device engineering. | — |
| 7 | MS Technologies Detection sensors for various materials based on HF-QCM technology | $3M | 46 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1998 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | — |
| 8 | Sensor Logic Develops IoT based sensor solution for human health monitoring | $3M | 70 mo ago | Funding Raised | Graham Conran Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 9 | CW Optics Provider of optical design and development services | $2M | 330 mo ago | Deadpooled | Nee-Yin Chou President/CEO | 1992 | — | 99 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 10 | WindPole Ventures Offers wind data and weather monitoring sensors | $1M | 198 mo ago | Deadpooled | Sean Howe Co-Founder | 2008 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Electro-LuminX Lighting Manufacturer of lighting systems | $1M | 147 mo ago | Seed | Steve Pendlebury CEO & President | 2003 | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — | — |
| 12 | Prototype Productions A contract manufacturer | $1M | 171 mo ago | Early Stage | Joe Travez Founder & CEO | 1991 | — | 62 patents Integrated power and data communication interfaces for firearm accessory rails | — |
| 13 | SensorShare Sensors for measuring specific gravity and temperature for monitoring beer brewing process | $460K | 115 mo ago | Deadpooled | Conner Trebour CEO | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 14 | ParasitX Manufacturer of hydrometers | $105K | 124 mo ago | Deadpooled | Taylor McClenny Co-Founder | 2010 | — | 5 patents Fluid density sensing and control systems for process monitoring | — |
Top 12 Semiconductors companies in Virginia
#1
Series A · Midlothian, Virginia · founded 2013$9.6Mraised▾
Provider of motion analysis technology for healthcare applications. The company offer solutions like BioMech Lab in clinic and BioMech Lab at home, which utilize proprietary sensors to capture detailed motion data for therapy planning and patient analysis.
- Oct 2025Series A$345K
- Dec 2022Series A$4.3M
- Aug 2021Series A$1.3M
- Jan 2020Series A$4M
#2
Acquired · Reston, Virginia · founded 1999$50Mraised▾
Ocular Networks is a provider of optical network equipment. Its products enable local exchange carriers to transport native data/IP traffic, as well as legacy TDM-based data and voice traffic over a single switching fabric that uses a single hardware configuration. The acquisition enables Tellabs to build a strong portfolio of digital cross-connect and transport switching systems. Ocular Networks raised a total funding of $50 Million before acquistion.
- Jan 2001Series B$30M
#3
Deadpooled · Herndon, Virginia · founded 2001$25.5Mraised▾
Rapport develops embedded application multicore processors for the computer-intensive applications. The chips are used in accelerator boards and high-performance systems for government and commercial solutions ranging from intelligent sensor modules to networking devices. The company has created a ASIC verification methodology, implemented reference FPGA logic and created SystemC architectural model. The company targets mobile media, audio, video, and image processing markets for its products. The company has a strategic relationship with IBM.
- Oct 2007Series C$18.5M
- Jul 2005Series A$7M
#4
Funding Raised · Radford, Virginia · founded 2004$8.1Mraised▾
MicroXact specializes in designing and manufacturing probe stations for semiconductor and wafer testing, offering solutions from cryogenic to high temperatures. Founded in 2004, the company is a leading innovator in the industrial, military, and consumer markets.
- Jun 2020Grant (prize money)—
- Feb 2015Grant (prize money)$1.1M
- Jun 2014Grant (prize money)$1.1M
- Feb 2013Grant (prize money)$1.1M
#5
Funding Raised · Arlington, Virginia · founded 1998 · 8 employees$3.1Mraised▾
Detection sensors for various materials based on HF-QCM technology. Its products include EXPLOSCAN, a hand-held and portable explosives detector; DUOSCAN, a hand-held explosive, narcotics, and liquids detector capable of trace particle and vapor detection; and FOODSENSE, which is a hand-held food contamination detector using HF-QCM sensor technology. It has also launched liquid explosive detection solutions and desktop explosive and trace detection solutions. Its basic technology is High-Frequency Quartz Crystal Microbalance which uses different thin films which have affinities to particular materials on its active surface for detection. Apart from security, its products find applications in food and biomedical industries.
- Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$299.7K
- Sep 2016Grant (prize money)$2.6M
- Sep 2015Grant (prize money)$149.8K
#6
Deadpooled · Chantilly, Virginia · founded 2008 · 2 employees$14.6Mraised▾
Catch the Wind laser used to develop wind sensing systems. The company had developed a performance enhancement system for utility-scale wind turbines using a laser wind sensor (LWS) that simultaneously measured wind speed and direction at multiple distances up to 300 meters in front of the turbine, providing a three-dimensional view of actual approaching wind conditions. They had claimed that their systems could optimally control a wind turbine’s performance, increasing energy output and reducing damaging stress loads. Company changed name to BlueScout Technologies in 2012, and filed for bankruptcy in 2013.
- Aug 2012Post IPO$492.2K
- Dec 2010Post IPO$500K
- Apr 2010Post IPO$5M
- Jun 2009Post IPO$27.9K
#7
Acquired · Vienna, Virginia · founded 1998$12Mraised▾
Provider of ultra-wideband ICs for multimedia connectivity applications. Its chips deliver a faster data transfer rate using lesser power. It includes built-in quality-of-service protocols designed for multimedia applications.
- Jun 2002Series C$12M
- Nov 2001Series B—
#8
Funding Raised · Mclean, Virginia · founded 2018$3Mraised▾
SensorLogic manufactures IoT based sensor solution for human health monitoring. It leverages its proprietary Ultra Wide Band radar technology for detection of human activity without using video or personally identifiable data. It measures the human heart rate from a ceiling or wall. The sensors are non-invasive, tiny in size, and can be hidden behind the walls for the design and security consideration. The sensor solution is used in the hospitality sector, eldercare, and ATM centers.
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$649.7K
- Aug 2018Grant (prize money)$99.6K
- Jul 2018Grant (prize money)$2.3M
#9
Deadpooled · Hampton, Virginia · founded 1992 · 2 employees$2.4Mraised▾
Operator of a biophotonic technology company intended to specialize in hardware and software development of optical devices. The company offers expertise in system design and development, simulation, modeling, and data management and also specializes in human physiological monitoring, remote and in-situ sensing and inspection, environmental monitoring and biological, chemical warfare agent detection and identification.
- Jan 1999Grant (prize money)$521.6K
- Aug 1998Grant (prize money)$1.9M
#10
Seed · Richmond, Virginia · founded 2003 · 8 employees$1Mraised▾
Manufacturer of electroluminescent tape lights intended to provide solid-state lighting options. The company offers light in different thicknesses and lengths that can be used in staircases, outdoor spaces, shelves, table decoration, cars, and advertising hoarding, providing clients with tape lights that are brighter, more durable light, and use less energy.
#11
Deadpooled · Arlington, Virginia · founded 2008$1Mraised▾
WindPole provides wind resource data at hub height that includes historical wind data and real-time data.The company offers wind forecasting that improves operational effectiveness for utilities, grid operators, wind farm operators, and power traders. WindPole installs weather monitoring sensors and systems on 80+ meters (hub height) and broadcast towers.
- Jan 2010Series A$1M
#12
Early Stage · Ashburn, Virginia · founded 1991 · 18 employees$1Mraised▾
Prototype Productions provides contract manufacturing services to the biotech/medical, aerospace, defense, consumer, and security industries. Capabilities of the company include TIG welding, MG welding, Riveting, Adhesive bonding, Electron beam welding, Laser welding, Mechanical fastening, Soldering, Brazing, CNC Vertical Mills, CNC Horizontal Mills, Manual Lathes, Nickel Plating, Anodizing, Silk screening, Laser engraving, Powder coating, Teflon coating etc.
- Mar 2012Unattributed$1M
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How research on Semiconductors in Virginia is moving
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors in Virginia — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 131 papers.
Virginia Tech, UVA, and West Virginia University lead optimistic research (mean stance 0.56) on silicon carbide technologies, semiconductor materials, and integrated circuits, with breakthroughs and advancements dominating over concerns.
- Virginia Tech75
- University of Virginia41
- West Virginia University5
- Virginia State University3
- Virginia Diodes3
- Electronic circuit9
- CMOS9
- Chip7
- Optoelectronics6
- Integrated circuit6
- Optoelectronics8
- Electronic circuit7
- Terahertz radiation7
- Power (physics)6
- Integrated circuit6
- Electronics4
- Power (physics)4
- Three-dimensional integrated circuit3
- Electrical engineering2
- Automotive industry2
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