The document provides an overview of top business models and recent funding in the semiconductor industry. It shows that automotive SoC, intelligent processing units, and deep learning processing units received the most funding in the past year. For automotive SoC, the top funded company was Horizon Robotics which raised $1.5B in a Series C round. SambaNova Systems raised $676M in a Series D round for intelligent processing units. And Cerebras Systems raised $250M in a Series F round for deep learning processing units.

1. TRACXN TOP BUSINESS MODELS REPORT
April 04, 2022
SEMICONDUCTORS

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Contents
Semiconductors Funding Overview 3
Top Funded Business Models 4
One Pagers 9
Appendix 59
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Semiconductors - Funding in last 1 year
3
Digital ICs $5.4B
Analog and Mixed Signal ICs $3.0B
Photonics $1.9B
Sensors $1.8B
Display Technology $1.6B
Embedded Systems $882M
Y-o-Y Funding
Top Investors by Funding Rounds
Seed
Stage
Qiming Venture Partners
Shenzhen Capital Group
Glory Ventures
4
3
3
Early
Stage
Glory Ventures
Matrix Partners China
Intel
5
4
3
Late
Stage
BlackRock
SoftBank Vision Fund
Intel
4
4
3
Funding by Geography
Top Feeds by $ Funding
Top Funding Rounds
China (42%)
United States (41%)
Canada (5%)
Israel (4%)
United Kingdom (2%)
Netherlands (1%)
South Korea (1%)
Others (4%)
$ Funding # Rounds
Horizon Robotics
(2015, China)
$1.5B - Series C
JiChuang North
(2008, China)
$1.0B - Series E
SambaNova Systems
(2017, United States)
$676M - Series D
Magic Leap
(2011, United States)
$500M - Series G
PsiQuantum
(2016, United States)
$450M - Series D
Groq
(2016, United States)
$300M - Series C
Hesai Technology
(2013, China)
$300M - Series D
Vastai Technologies
(2018, China)
$251M - Series B
Cerebras Systems
(2015, United States)
$250M - Series F
CelLink
(2011, United States)
$250M - Series D
Black Sesame Technolog..
(2016, China)
$231M - Series C
Exo
(2015, United States)
$220M - Series C

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Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year (1/5)
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Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
1<> 0 Automotive SoC $2.0B 8 Horizon Robot.. | $1.5B | Series C Link
2<> 0 Intelligent Processing Units $767M 4 SambaNova Sys.. | $676M | Series D Link
3<> 0 Deep Learning Processing Units $535M 5 Cerebras Syst.. | $250M | Series F Link
4▲13 LiDAR $450M 9 Hesai Technol.. | $300M | Series D Link
5<> 0 Visual Processing Units $414M 11 Black Sesame .. | $231M | Series C Link
6-- Tensor Processing Units $300M 1 Groq | $300M | Series C Link
7▲7 Neural Processing Unit $270M 9 Hailo | $136M | Series C Link
8▲7 Biophotonic Imaging $220M 3 Exo | $220M | Series C Link
9▲3 Fabless Manufacturers $175M 1 SiFive | $175M | Series F Link
10▲14 Graphic Processing Units $154M 3 Muxi Integrat.. | $154M | Series A Link
* Rank is based on $Invested in last 1 year in the Business Model. ▲- Indicates change in Rank from previous 1 year.

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Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year (2/5)
5
Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
11-- Network Processors $142M 4 Yunhe Zhinet | $63.3M | Seed Link
12▼6 CMOS Image Sensors $77.9M 2 TriEye | $74.0M | Series C Link
13▲1 Electronic Packaging $75.0M 1 Kandou Bus | $75.0M | Series D Link
14▲18 MEMS Microphone Sensors $71.5M 5 USound | $30.0M | Series B Link
15▼12 IoT SoC $62.7M 12 Ambiq | $44.8M | Series D Link
16▲11 RFIC $53.7M 7 CanaanTek | $31.0M | Series C Link
17▲5 Power Management ICs $52.7M 3 Empower Semi.. | $45.0M | Series C Link
18▲40 Fibre Optic Sensors $51.3M 6 Prisma Photo.. | $20.0M | Series B Link
19-- Parallel Computing $50.0M 3 Cornami | $50.0M | Series C Link
20▲10 Human Presence Detection Sensors $44.7M 1 Novelda | $44.7M | Series D Link
* Rank is based on $Invested in last 1 year in the Business Model. ▲- Indicates change in Rank from previous 1 year.

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Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year (3/5)
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Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
21▲25 Flexible Sensors $43.7M 5 ISORG | $19.0M | Series C Link
22▼14 Silicon Photonic Materials $33.0M 1 DustPhotonics | $33.0M | Series C Link
23▲18 Sensors for Oil & Gas Industry $31.9M 4 Detect Techn.. | $12.0M | Series B Link
24▲25 Internet of Things $30.0M 1 Particle | $30.0M | Series C Link
25▲34 Sensors for Agriculture Industry $22.7M 9 FarmX | $18.0M | Series B Link
26-- Communication ICs $20.4M 21 Eigencomm | $157M | Series C Link
27-- Embedded Automotive $18.5M 2 IoTecha | $17.4M | Series B Link
28▲22 MEMS Gas Detection Sensors $17.5M 4 Nevada Nano | $16.2M | Series C Link
29▲23 Gas Detection Sensors $17.4M 4 H2scan | $70.0M | Series E Link
30▼12 Pressure Sensors $17.3M 3 TacSense | $15.8M | Series B Link
* Rank is based on $Invested in last 1 year in the Business Model. ▲- Indicates change in Rank from previous 1 year.

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Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year (4/5)
7
Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
31▼27 Multi-Parameter Sensor Developers $16.3M 7 OmniSensing .. | $15.6M | Series A Link
32▲19 Flexible Batteries $16.0M 1 BrightVolt | $16.0M | Series E Link
33-- Integrated Device Manufacturers $12.8M 4 Mauna Kea Semico.. | $12.8M | Seed Link
34-- Low Power Media Processor $11.8M 1 iDEAL Semico.. | $11.8M | Series B Link
35▼5 Sensors for Food Industry $10.0M 2 Dots | $17.1M | Series B Link
36▲10 Electronic Manufacturing Services $9.0M 6 PRETTL Electr.. | $9.0M | Series A Link
37-- Optical Molecular Spectroscopy $8.0M 2 Speclipse | $8.0M | Series A Link
38-- Embedded Application Security Software $8.0M 1 Foundries.io | $8.0M | Series A Link
39▼19 Thermal Sensors $4.2M 3 Meridian Inno.. | $8.0M | Series B Link
40▼42 2D Image Sensor $3.9M 4 Shansi Micro Tech.. | $3.9M | Seed Link
* Rank is based on $Invested in last 1 year in the Business Model. ▲- Indicates change in Rank from previous 1 year.

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Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year (5/5)
8
Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
41▼27 Biometrics Sensors $3.4M 1 Respiree | $3.4M | Seed Link
42▼26 Flexible Solar Cell $3.4M 1 Power Roll | $3.4M | Series B Link
43▼7 Programmable Logic Devices $2.5M 2 Rapid Silicon | $15.0M | Seed Link
44▼12 Sensor Fusion $1.7M 3 Navenio | $12.6M | Series B Link
45▼19 Sensors for Industrial Process Monitoring $1.7M 2 ProAxion | $1.7M | Seed Link
46▼19 Electronic Design and Simulation Tools $230K 1 Suitera | $230K | Seed Link
* Rank is based on $Invested in last 1 year in the Business Model. ▲- Indicates change in Rank from previous 1 year.

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Recent Funding Rounds
Horizon Robotics (2015, China)
$1.5B - Series C - Jun 2021
Black Sesame Technolo.. (2016, China)
Undisclosed - Series C - Sep 2021
$231M - Series C - Apr 2021
Nanjing Core Semicond.. (2018, China)
$154M - Series B - Jul 2021
LeddarTech (2007, Canada)
$116M - Series D - Feb 2022
AutoChips (2013, China)
$15.4M - Series B - Aug 2021
Microelectronics Tech.. (2018, China)
Undisclosed - Seed - Jan 2022
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Automotive SoC
01
9
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Analog and Mixed Signal ICs (Qualcomm)
(# Cos: 1287 | $22.2B)
System on chip (InvenSense)
(# Cos: 358 | $9.5B)
Automotive (Mobileye)
(# Cos: 21 | $4.5B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$2.0B (▲107%)
8(▲60%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
3
$4.5B
16
2
21
5
Mobileye
(1999, Israel, $530M)
LeddarTech
(2007, Canada, $256M)
Horizon Robotics
(2015, China, $3.1B)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Recent Funding Rounds
Intelligent Processing Units
02
10
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$767M (▲85.6%)
4( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$2.4B
14
1
16
7
Digital ICs (Micron)
(# Cos: 696 | $20.7B)
Microprocessors (NVIDIA)
(# Cos: 412 | $15.7B)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine
Learning (Cerebras Systems)
(# Cos: 149 | $10.5B)
Intelligent Processing Unit
(Graphcore)
(# Cos: 16 | $2.4B)
Graphcore
(2016, United Kingdom, $770M)
SambaNova Systems
(2017, United States, $1.1B)
Mythic
(2012, United States, $165M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
SambaNova Sys.. (2017, United States)
$676M - Series D - Apr 2021
Mythic (2012, United States)
$70.0M - Series C - May 2021
Quadric (2016, United States)
$21.0M - Series B - Mar 2022
Beijing Qingwei Intel.. (2006, China)
Undisclosed - Series B - Mar 2022

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Recent Funding Rounds
Deep Learning Processing Units
03
11
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$535M (▲42%)
5(▲150%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
3
$1.9B
13
-
16
5
Digital ICs (Micron)
(# Cos: 696 | $20.7B)
Microprocessors (NVIDIA)
(# Cos: 412 | $15.7B)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine
Learning (Graphcore)
(# Cos: 149 | $10.5B)
Deep Learning Processing Unit
(Cerebras Systems)
(# Cos: 16 | $1.9B)
Cerebras Systems
(2015, United States, $750M)
Nervana Systems
(2014, United States, $25.0M)
Deep Vision
(2015, United States, $43.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Cerebras Syst.. (2015, United States)
$250M - Series F - Nov 2021
Tenstorrent (2016, Canada)
$200M - Series C - May 2021
Ceremorphic (2020, United States)
$50.0M - Series A - Jan 2022
Deep Vision (2015, United States)
$35.0M - Series B - Sep 2021
Blue Dot (2019, South Korea)
Undisclosed - Series A - Jun 2021

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Recent Funding Rounds
LiDAR
04
12
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$450M (▲638%)
9( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$1.2B
16
-
20
10
Photonics (Inphi)
(# Cos: 1370 | $10.9B)
Quantum Optics (NeoPhotonics)
(# Cos: 280 | $3.8B)
Applications (Blickfeld)
(# Cos: 78 | $1.3B)
Scanning and Surveying (Sense Photonics)
(# Cos: 29 | $1.2B)
LiDAR (Quanergy)
(# Cos: 20 | $1.2B)
Quanergy
(2012, United States, $160M)
Sense Photonics
(2016, United States, $80.8M)
Blickfeld
(2016, Germany, $31.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Hesai Technology (2013, China)
$70.0M - Series D - Nov 2021
$300M - Series D - Jun 2021
Innovusion (2020, United States)
$64.0M - Series B - May 2021
OmniSensing Photonics.. (2016, China)
$15.6M - Series A - Jun 2021
LightCode Photonics (2020, Estonia)
$516K - Seed - May 2021
Blickfeld (2016, Germany)
Undisclosed - Series A - Dec 2021
ZVISION (2017, China)
Undisclosed - Series B - Jun 2021
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Recent Funding Rounds
Visual Processing Units
05
13
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$414M (▲43.2%)
11(▲175%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$965M
18
1
23
6
Digital ICs (Micron)
(# Cos: 696 | $20.7B)
Microprocessors (NVIDIA)
(# Cos: 412 | $15.7B)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine
Learning (Cerebras Systems)
(# Cos: 149 | $10.5B)
Visual Processing Unit (Deep
Vision)
(# Cos: 23 | $965M)
Deep Vision
(2014, United States, $54.0M)
Brodmann17
(2016, Israel, $13.5M)
Mindtech
(2017, United Kingdom, $7.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Black Sesame Technolo.. (2016, China)
$231M - Series C - Apr 2021
Aixin (2019, China)
$126M - Series A - Dec 2021
Deep Vision (2014, United States)
$35.0M - Series B - Sep 2021
Owl Autonomou.. (2018, United States)
$15.0M - Series A - Jan 2022
Mindtech (2017, United Kingdom)
$3.7M - Seed - Mar 2022
$3.3M - Seed - Jul 2021
Schiphol (2019, China)
Undisclosed - Seed - May 2021
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Recent Funding Rounds
Tensor Processing Units
06
14
Back to index
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$300M ( -- )
1( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$367M
1
-
3
1
Digital ICs (Micron)
(# Cos: 696 | $20.7B)
Microprocessors (NVIDIA)
(# Cos: 412 | $15.7B)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine
Learning (Cerebras Systems)
(# Cos: 149 | $10.5B)
Tensor Processing Unit (Groq)
(# Cos: 3 | $367M)
Groq
(2016, United States, $367M)
Sophon
(2017, China)
EDGED
(2021, United Kingdom)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Groq (2016, United States)
$300M - Series C - Apr 2021

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Recent Funding Rounds
Neural Processing Unit
07
15
Back to index
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$270M (▲177%)
9( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$710M
26
2
36
9
Digital ICs (Micron)
(# Cos: 696 | $20.7B)
Microprocessors (NVIDIA)
(# Cos: 412 | $15.7B)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine
Learning (Cerebras Systems)
(# Cos: 149 | $10.5B)
Neural Processing Unit (MediaTek)
(# Cos: 36 | $710M)
MediaTek
(1997, Taiwan)
Hailo
(2017, Israel, $224M)
Syntiant
(2017, United States, $120M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Hailo (2017, Israel)
$136M - Series C - Jun 2021
Syntiant (2017, United States)
$55.0M - Series D - Mar 2022
Kneron (2015, United States)
$25.0M - Series B - Dec 2021
$7.0M - Series A - May 2021
Rain (2017, United States)
$25.0M - Series A - Feb 2022
DEEPX (2018, South Korea)
$17.7M - Series B - May 2021
$4.5M - Series A - Apr 2021
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Recent Funding Rounds
Exo (2015, United States)
$220M - Series C - Jul 2021
Nicoya Life (2012, Canada)
$20.0M - Series A - Dec 2021
Lyncean Tech (2002, United States)
$650K - Series B - Nov 2021
Biophotonic Imaging
08
16
Back to index
Photonics (Inphi)
(# Cos: 1370 | $10.9B)
Biophotonics (LUMICKS)
(# Cos: 103 | $900M)
Imaging (Exo)
(# Cos: 26 | $519M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$220M (▲142%)
3(▼25%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$519M
17
-
26
5
Exo
(2015, United States, $346M)
Nicoya Life
(2012, Canada, $35.0M)
Vivosight
(2006, United Kingdom, $8.9M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Recent Funding Rounds
SiFive (2015, United States)
$175M - Series F - Mar 2022
Fabless Manufacturers
09
17
Back to index
Analog and Mixed Signal ICs (Qualcomm)
(# Cos: 1287 | $22.2B)
Multi-Product Manufacturers
(STMicroelectronics)
(# Cos: 91 | $647M)
Fabless Manufacturers (SiFive)
(# Cos: 36 | $545M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$175M (▲73.8%)
1(▼66.7%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
7
$545M
20
5
36
3
SiFive
(2015, United States, $366M)
Cirrus Logic
(1984, United States)
PMC-Sierra
(1984, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Recent Funding Rounds
Graphic Processing Units
10
18
Back to index
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$154M (▲442%)
3(▼40%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
6
$254M
11
2
15
2
Digital ICs (Micron)
(# Cos: 696 | $20.7B)
Microprocessors (Rigetti Computing)
(# Cos: 412 | $15.7B)
Media Processor (Conexant)
(# Cos: 104 | $1.8B)
Graphic Processing Unit (NVIDIA)
(# Cos: 15 | $254M)
NVIDIA
(1993, United States)
Katana Graph
(2020, United States, $28.5M)
Think Silicon
(2007, Greece, $20.0K)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Muxi Integrated Circuit (2020, China)
$154M - Series A - Aug 2021
Dayu Zhixin (2020, China)
Undisclosed - Seed - Sep 2021
Undisclosed - Seed - Jul 2021

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Recent Funding Rounds
Yunhe Zhinet (2020, China)
$63.3M - Seed - Feb 2022
$63.0M - Seed - Oct 2021
Muchuang (2019, China)
Undisclosed - Series A - Feb 2022
$15.4M - Series A - Aug 2021
Network Processors
11
19
Back to index
Digital ICs (Micron)
(# Cos: 696 | $20.7B)
Microprocessors (NVIDIA)
(# Cos: 412 | $15.7B)
Network Processors (CommAgility)
(# Cos: 26 | $548M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$142M ( -- )
4( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
14
$548M
19
2
26
1
CommAgility
(2006, United Kingdom)
Multi Media Network
(1992, United States, $7.2M)
Tarari
(2002, United States, $29.8M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Recent Funding Rounds
TriEye (2017, Israel)
$74.0M - Series C - Nov 2021
Shansi Micro Technology (2019, China)
$3.9M - Seed - Aug 2021
CMOS Image Sensors
12
20
Back to index
Analog and Mixed Signal ICs (Qualcomm)
(# Cos: 1287 | $22.2B)
Sensors (OmniVision)
(# Cos: 91 | $599M)
CMOS Based (TriEye)
(# Cos: 48 | $468M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$77.9M (▼68.6%)
2(▼50%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
9
$468M
26
3
48
6
TriEye
(2017, Israel, $96.0M)
OmniVision
(1995, United States)
NewSight Imaging
(2016, Israel, $15.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Recent Funding Rounds
Kandou Bus (2011, Switzerland)
$75.0M - Series D - Dec 2021
Electronic Packaging
13
21
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Electronic Design Automation Tools (Cadence)
(# Cos: 684 | $3.7B)
IP Cores (SiFive)
(# Cos: 222 | $1.8B)
Packaging (Kandou Bus)
(# Cos: 13 | $304M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$75.0M (▼18.7%)
1( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$304M
5
1
13
2
Kandou Bus
(2011, Switzerland, $253M)
Quantum Leap Packaging
(2002, United States, $30.5M)
Si2 Microsystems
(1993, India, $20.4M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Recent Funding Rounds
USound (2014, Austria)
$30.0M - Series B - Dec 2021
Vesper MEMS (2009, United States)
$18.0M - Series B - Sep 2021
$8.0M - Series B - Apr 2021
GMEMS Technol.. (2016, United States)
$15.5M - Series B - May 2021
Sensing Technology (2010, China)
Undisclosed - Seed - Apr 2021
MEMS Microphone Sensors
14
22
Back to index
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (mCube)
(# Cos: 437 | $1.7B)
Sensors (InvenSense)
(# Cos: 362 | $912M)
Microphone (Vesper MEMS)
(# Cos: 15 | $228M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$71.5M (▲408%)
5(▲400%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$228M
12
1
15
3
Vesper MEMS
(2009, United States, $79.9M)
USound
(2014, Austria, $76.6M)
GMEMS Technologies
(2016, United States, $29.6M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Ambiq (2010, United States)
$44.8M - Series D - Feb 2022
Winner microelectronics (2015, China)
$15.4M - Series C - Aug 2021
Aspinity (2013, United States)
$2.5M - Series A - Jan 2022
Shanghai Taisi Microe.. (2019, China)
Undisclosed - Series A - Jan 2022
Undisclosed - Series A - May 2021
CSK (2016, China)
Undisclosed - Angel - Mar 2022
Core Wing Information.. (2017, China)
Undisclosed - Series B - Sep 2021
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IoT SoC
15
23
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Analog and Mixed Signal ICs (Qualcomm)
(# Cos: 1287 | $22.2B)
System on chip (Mobileye)
(# Cos: 358 | $9.5B)
IoT (InvenSense)
(# Cos: 138 | $1.2B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$62.7M (▼80.3%)
12(▲9.1%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
15
$1.2B
76
10
138
7
InvenSense
(2003, United States, $38.0M)
Sierra Wireless
(1993, Canada)
Rambus
(1990, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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CanaanTek (2008, China)
$31.0M - Series C - Sep 2021
Zhangjiagang Shengxin.. (2019, China)
$15.7M - Series A - Jan 2022
Guerrilla (2013, United States)
$7.0M - Series E - Oct 2021
Nanjing Chuangxin Hui.. (2019, China)
Undisclosed - Series C - Jan 2022
Undisclosed - Series C - Dec 2021
Beijing Chaocai Infor.. (2019, China)
Undisclosed - Seed - May 2021
Cygnusemi (2020, China)
Undisclosed - Series A - Feb 2022
RFIC
16
24
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Analog and Mixed Signal ICs (STMicroelectronics)
(# Cos: 1287 | $22.2B)
Communication ICs (Qualcomm)
(# Cos: 446 | $9.0B)
RFICs (Impinj)
(# Cos: 154 | $2.1B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$53.7M (▲180%)
7(▼12.5%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
55
$2.1B
112
18
154
7
Impinj
(2000, United States, $132M)
Qorvo
(2015, United States)
MACOM
(1950, United States, $164M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Empower Semic.. (2014, United States)
$45.0M - Series C - Oct 2021
Huinengtai Semiconduc.. (2015, China)
$7.7M - Series A - Apr 2021
Qingdao Jiaen Semicon.. (2015, China)
Undisclosed - Seed - Jan 2022
Power Management ICs
17
25
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Analog and Mixed Signal ICs (Qualcomm)
(# Cos: 1287 | $22.2B)
Power (Power Integrations)
(# Cos: 219 | $1.7B)
Power Management ICs (Navitas)
(# Cos: 161 | $889M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$52.7M (▲62.6%)
3(▼62.5%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
34
$889M
97
22
161
8
Navitas
(2014, Ireland, $49.6M)
Dialog Semiconductor
(1981, France)
Powervation
(2006, Ireland, $36.5M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Prisma Photonics (2017, Israel)
$20.0M - Series B - Feb 2022
Shanghai Baiantek Sen.. (2004, China)
$15.5M - Series A - Sep 2021
PhotonFirst (1996, Netherlands)
$12.4M - Series A - Dec 2021
Zero Point M.. (2020, United Kingdom)
$3.4M - Series A - Mar 2022
Preciseley (2005, Canada)
Undisclosed - Series A - Dec 2021
Photonic Rayleigh (2015, China)
Undisclosed - Series A - Jan 2022
Fibre Optic Sensors
18
26
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Photonics (NeoPhotonics)
(# Cos: 1370 | $10.9B)
Optoelectronics (Inphi)
(# Cos: 688 | $4.1B)
Fibre Optic Sensors (Fos4X)
(# Cos: 115 | $137M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$51.3M (▲5940%)
6(▲200%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
14
$137M
45
3
115
4
Fos4X
(2010, Germany, $12.5M)
DarkPulse Technologies
(2009, United States, $850K)
Prisma Photonics
(2017, Israel, $30.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Cornami (2012, United States)
Undisclosed - Series C - Mar 2022
$50.0M - Series C - Oct 2021
Denglin Technology (2017, China)
Undisclosed - Seed - Mar 2022
Parallel Computing
19
27
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Digital ICs (Micron)
(# Cos: 696 | $20.7B)
Microprocessors (NVIDIA)
(# Cos: 412 | $15.7B)
Parallel Computing (Adapteva)
(# Cos: 20 | $142M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$50.0M ( -- )
3( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$142M
19
-
20
1
Adapteva
(2008, United States, $4.6M)
Cornami
(2012, United States, $56.5M)
UPMEM
(2015, France, $3.6M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Human Presence Detection Sensors
20
28
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$44.7M (▲169%)
1(▼50%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
3
$105M
12
-
39
3
Sensors (Innoviz)
(# Cos: 4688 | $10.4B)
Industry Applications (TriEye)
(# Cos: 1334 | $1.6B)
Smart Infrastructure (Somfy)
(# Cos: 305 | $313M)
Building Automation (Whisker Labs)
(# Cos: 167 | $179M)
Human Presence Detection
(Scanalytics)
(# Cos: 39 | $105M)
Scanalytics
(2012, United States, $3.8M)
Novelda
(2004, Norway, $83.6M)
Affluences
(2014, France, $4.7M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Novelda (2004, Norway)
$44.7M - Series D - Dec 2021

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ISORG (2010, France)
$19.0M - Series C - Jun 2021
TacSense (2013, China)
$15.8M - Series B - Feb 2022
Sensel (2013, United States)
$8.9M - Series A - Nov 2021
Forciot (2015, Finland)
Undisclosed - Series B - Sep 2021
Rotex (2015, United States)
Undisclosed - Series A - Jan 2022
Flexible Sensors
21
29
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Flexible Electronics (First Solar)
(# Cos: 255 | $6.4B)
Components (E Ink)
(# Cos: 123 | $3.2B)
Flexible Sensors (Sensel)
(# Cos: 31 | $338M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$43.7M (▲864%)
5(▲150%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$338M
19
2
31
8
Sensel
(2013, United States, $46.9M)
Canatu
(2004, Finland, $57.3M)
Forciot
(2015, Finland, $4.6M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Silicon Photonic Materials
22
30
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$33.0M (▼76.1%)
1(▼75%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
6
$614M
16
-
23
8
Photonics (Inphi)
(# Cos: 1370 | $10.9B)
Photonic Integrated Circuits (DustPhotonics)
(# Cos: 116 | $1.5B)
Material Platforms (II-VI Incorporated)
(# Cos: 56 | $1.1B)
Silicon Photonics (Rockley
Photonics)
(# Cos: 23 | $614M)
Rockley Photonics
(2013, United States, $290M)
DustPhotonics
(2017, Israel, $58.0M)
RANOVUS
(2012, Canada, $45.1M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
DustPhotonics (2017, Israel)
$33.0M - Series C - Oct 2021

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Detect Technologies (2016, India)
$12.0M - Series B - Jun 2021
MIQroTech (2016, United States)
$10.0M - Series A - Jun 2021
Rocsole (2012, Finland)
$5.6M - Series A - Nov 2021
QLM (2017, United Kingdom)
$4.3M - Seed - Apr 2021
Sensors for Oil & Gas Industry
23
31
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Sensors (Innoviz)
(# Cos: 4688 | $10.4B)
Industry Applications (TriEye)
(# Cos: 1334 | $1.6B)
Oil & Gas (Silixa)
(# Cos: 76 | $194M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$31.9M (▲417%)
4(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
12
$194M
43
-
76
5
Silixa
(2007, United Kingdom, $18.0M)
Detect Technologies
(2016, India, $16.0M)
AOMS Technologies
(2013, Canada, $176K)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Particle (2012, United States)
$30.0M - Series C - Nov 2021
Internet of Things
24
32
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Embedded Systems (Xilinx)
(# Cos: 534 | $3.2B)
Embedded Applications (Kontron)
(# Cos: 125 | $583M)
Internet of Things (Particle)
(# Cos: 16 | $120M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$30.0M (▲1172%)
1( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$120M
8
-
16
2
Particle
(2012, United States, $118M)
Eridan
(2013, United States)
Zerynth
(2016, United States, $2.4M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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FarmX (2014, United States)
$18.0M - Series B - Mar 2022
Senorics (2017, Germany)
$9.8M - Series A - May 2021
30MHz (2014, Netherlands)
$7.3M - Series B - Nov 2021
InstaCrops (2014, Chile)
$125K - Seed - Sep 2021
$2.8M - Series A - Apr 2021
FarmBot (2014, Australia)
$2.7M - Seed - Oct 2021
Agranimo (2018, Chile)
$2.4M - Seed - Jun 2021
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Sensors for Agriculture Industry
25
33
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Sensors (Innoviz)
(# Cos: 4688 | $10.4B)
Industry Applications (TriEye)
(# Cos: 1334 | $1.6B)
Agriculture (CropX)
(# Cos: 197 | $147M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$22.7M (▲ >10K%)
9(▼10%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
9
$147M
75
2
197
11
CropX
(2013, Israel, $21.4M)
Saturas
(2013, Israel, $9.7M)
AquaSpy
(1998, Australia, $15.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Communication ICs
26
34
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Analog and Mixed Signal ICs (STMicroelectronics)
(# Cos: 1287 | $22.2B)
Communication ICs (Qualcomm)
(# Cos: 446 | $9.0B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$20.4M ( -- )
21( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
169
$9.0B
328
36
446
30
Qualcomm
(1985, United States)
Innovium
(2015, United States, $350M)
MaxLinear
(2003, United States, $20.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Eigencomm (2017, China)
$157M - Series C - Jan 2022
Atmosic (2016, United States)
$72.0M - Series C - Jan 2022
CanaanTek (2008, China)
$31.0M - Series C - Sep 2021
Shanghai Giant Micro .. (2014, China)
$20.4M - Series A - Dec 2021
YiChip (2013, China)
$15.7M - Series A - Jun 2021
Zhangjiagang Shengxin.. (2019, China)
$15.7M - Series A - Jan 2022
MLINK (2013, China)
$15.5M - Series B - Aug 2021
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IoTecha (2015, United States)
$17.4M - Series B - Jun 2021
Klepsydra (2011, Switzerland)
$1.1M - Seed - Dec 2021
Embedded Automotive
27
35
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Embedded Systems (Xilinx)
(# Cos: 534 | $3.2B)
Embedded Applications (Particle)
(# Cos: 125 | $583M)
Automotive (Silicon Mobility)
(# Cos: 12 | $31.8M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$18.5M ( -- )
2( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$31.8M
7
-
12
2
Silicon Mobility
(2015, France, $10.0M)
Arccore
(2009, Sweden)
Vector
(1988, Germany)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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MEMS Gas Detection Sensors
28
36
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$17.5M (▲1125%)
4(▼20%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
20
$126M
60
1
194
5
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (mCube)
(# Cos: 437 | $1.7B)
Sensors (InvenSense)
(# Cos: 362 | $912M)
Environmental Applications (Aroma Bit)
(# Cos: 219 | $165M)
Gas detection Sensors (C2Sense)
(# Cos: 194 | $126M)
C2Sense
(2013, United States, $3.9M)
Aroma Bit
(2013, Japan, $6.8M)
Senscient
(2004, United Kingdom, $21.4M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Nevada Nano (2004, United States)
$16.2M - Series C - Jan 2022
indrio techno.. (2016, United States)
$1.2M - Seed - Oct 2021
NanoSniff (2011, India)
$114K - Seed - Nov 2021
Hefei Weina Sensing T.. (2015, China)
Undisclosed - Series A - May 2021

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Gas Detection Sensors
29
37
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$17.4M (▲1176%)
4(▼20%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
23
$231M
75
2
268
7
Sensors (Luminar Technologies)
(# Cos: 4688 | $10.4B)
Generic Sensor Developers (Innoviz)
(# Cos: 3165 | $8.6B)
Chemical (Consumer Physics)
(# Cos: 358 | $299M)
Gas Sensing (C2Sense)
(# Cos: 268 | $231M)
C2Sense
(2013, United States, $3.9M)
H2scan
(2002, United States, $100M)
Aroma Bit
(2013, Japan, $6.8M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
H2scan (2002, United States)
$70.0M - Series E - Feb 2022
Nevada Nano (2004, United States)
$16.2M - Series C - Jan 2022
indrio techno.. (2016, United States)
$1.2M - Seed - Oct 2021
Hefei Weina Sensing T.. (2015, China)
Undisclosed - Series A - May 2021

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Pressure Sensors
30
38
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$17.3M (▼50.5%)
3(▼25%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
6
$94.6M
26
1
132
4
Sensors (Luminar Technologies)
(# Cos: 4688 | $10.4B)
Generic Sensor Developers (Innoviz)
(# Cos: 3165 | $8.6B)
Pressure & Force (Forciot)
(# Cos: 267 | $116M)
Pressure Sensor (BeBop Sensors)
(# Cos: 132 | $94.6M)
BeBop Sensors
(2014, United States, $16.9M)
Organic Robotics Corpo..
(2018, United States)
SMC
(1959, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
TacSense (2013, China)
$15.8M - Series B - Feb 2022
BeBop Sensors (2014, United States)
$1.5M - Series A - Oct 2021
FineMEMS (2011, China)
Undisclosed - Series D - Jun 2021

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OmniSensing Photonics.. (2016, China)
$15.6M - Series A - Jun 2021
Sweet Sense (2014, United States)
$609K - Seed - May 2021
Sodron (2010, China)
Undisclosed - Seed - Aug 2021
BeLead Sensor (2015, China)
Undisclosed - Series A - Feb 2022
Wuhan Juxin Microelec.. (2016, China)
Undisclosed - Series D - Jan 2022
Libelium (2006, Spain)
Undisclosed - Seed - Jun 2021
Shenzhen Tianan Zhiyu.. (2019, China)
Undisclosed - Angel - Nov 2021
Multi-Parameter Sensor Developers
31
39
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Sensors (Luminar Technologies)
(# Cos: 4688 | $10.4B)
Generic Sensor Developers (Innoviz)
(# Cos: 3165 | $8.6B)
Multi-Parameter Sensor Developers
(Infineon)
(# Cos: 385 | $446M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$16.3M (▼91%)
7(▲40%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
22
$446M
78
19
385
4
Infineon
(1999, Germany)
Silicon Laboratories
(1996, United States)
Sensata
(2006, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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BrightVolt (1998, United States)
$16.0M - Series E - Oct 2021
Flexible Batteries
32
40
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Flexible Electronics (First Solar)
(# Cos: 255 | $6.4B)
Components (E Ink)
(# Cos: 123 | $3.2B)
Flexible Batteries (Imprint Energy)
(# Cos: 21 | $196M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$16.0M (▲1180%)
1( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$196M
11
-
21
2
Imprint Energy
(2010, United States, $16.2M)
BrightVolt
(1998, United States, $115M)
NanoGraf
(2012, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Mauna Kea Sem.. (2019, United States)
$12.8M - Seed - Jan 2022
Manbasemi (2021, China)
Undisclosed - Seed - Feb 2022
devechip (2016, China)
Undisclosed - Series A - Jul 2021
Chuantu Microelectron.. (2016, China)
Undisclosed - Series B - Jul 2021
Integrated Device Manufacturers
33
41
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Analog and Mixed Signal ICs (Qualcomm)
(# Cos: 1287 | $22.2B)
Multi-Product Manufacturers (Broadcom)
(# Cos: 91 | $647M)
Integrated Device Manufacturer (IDM)
(STMicroelectronics)
(# Cos: 54 | $102M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$12.8M ( -- )
4( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
11
$102M
40
22
54
2
STMicroelectronics
(1987, Switzerland)
Broadcom
(1991, United States)
NXP Semiconductors
(1953, Netherlands)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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iDEAL Semicon.. (2017, United States)
$11.8M - Series B - Apr 2021
Low Power Media Processor
34
42
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Digital ICs (Micron)
(# Cos: 696 | $20.7B)
Microprocessors (NVIDIA)
(# Cos: 412 | $15.7B)
Low Power (Kalray)
(# Cos: 17 | $282M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$11.8M ( -- )
1( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
4
$282M
13
1
17
2
Kalray
(2008, France, $15.0M)
Transmeta
(1995, United States, $88.0M)
Applied Micro Circuits
(1979, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Dots (2013, United States)
$17.1M - Series B - Jul 2021
Aromyx (2013, United States)
$10.0M - Series A - Jul 2021
Sensors for Food Industry
35
43
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Sensors (Innoviz)
(# Cos: 4688 | $10.4B)
Industry Applications (TriEye)
(# Cos: 1334 | $1.6B)
Food (Allergy Amulet)
(# Cos: 54 | $108M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$10.0M (▲34.8%)
2(▼50%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$108M
25
-
54
5
Allergy Amulet
(2016, United States, $6.8M)
The Wave Talk
(2016, South Korea, $2.0M)
Nima
(2013, United States, $13.3M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Electronic Manufacturing Services
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Electronics)
(# Cos: 1573 | $230M)
Services (Celestica)
(# Cos: 1573 | $230M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$9.0M (▲534%)
6(▲20%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
112
$230M
185
55
1573
1
Celestica
(1994, Canada)
Foxconn Electronics
(1974, Taiwan)
Cemtrex
(1998, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
PRETTL Electronics (2000, Germany)
$9.0M - Series A - Aug 2021
Suzhou Insitu Chip Te.. (2015, China)
Undisclosed - Series A - Jun 2021
Chongqing Caterpillar.. (2015, China)
Undisclosed - Series A - Apr 2021
East West Man.. (2001, United States)
Undisclosed - Seed - Feb 2022
Beijing Mengzhimo Tec.. (2014, China)
Undisclosed - Series B - Jan 2022
Undisclosed - Series B - Sep 2021

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Optical Molecular Spectroscopy
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$8.0M ( -- )
2( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$101M
22
1
41
3
Photonics (Inphi)
(# Cos: 1370 | $10.9B)
Biophotonics (LUMICKS)
(# Cos: 103 | $900M)
Analytics and Sensing (Creoptix)
(# Cos: 56 | $204M)
Molecular Spectroscopy
(Impedimed)
(# Cos: 41 | $101M)
Impedimed
(1999, United States, $3.4M)
Speclipse
(2015, South Korea, $10.6M)
Labby
(2017, United States, $480K)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Speclipse (2015, South Korea)
$8.0M - Series A - Aug 2021
MaramaLabs (2017, New Zealand)
$500K - Seed - Aug 2021

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Foundries.io (2017, United Kingdom)
$8.0M - Series A - Jun 2021
Embedded Application Security
Software
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(# Cos: 534 | $3.2B)
Embedded Software (Wind River)
(# Cos: 43 | $209M)
Application Security (Mocana)
(# Cos: 6 | $155M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$8.0M ( -- )
1( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
3
$155M
4
-
6
1
Mocana
(2002, United States, $118M)
Foundries.io
(2017, United Kingdom, $11.5M)
Centri
(2009, United States, $25.8M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Meridian Innovation (2016, China)
$8.0M - Series B - Jul 2021
Rhaeos (2018, United States)
$2.2M - Seed - Dec 2021
iMatrix (2018, United States)
$2.0M - Seed - Feb 2022
Thermal Sensors
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(# Cos: 4688 | $10.4B)
Generic Sensor Developers (Innoviz)
(# Cos: 3165 | $8.6B)
Thermal Sensor (Therma)
(# Cos: 344 | $88.1M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$4.2M (▼75.2%)
3(▼25%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
26
$88.1M
42
2
344
6
Therma
(2019, United States, $10.2M)
Rhaeos
(2018, United States, $8.0M)
LumaSense
(1958, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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2D Image Sensor
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$3.9M (▼98.3%)
4(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
21
$377M
45
8
103
5
Sensors (Luminar Technologies)
(# Cos: 4688 | $10.4B)
Generic Sensor Developers (Innoviz)
(# Cos: 3165 | $8.6B)
Imaging (FARO Technologies)
(# Cos: 243 | $1.3B)
2D Image Sensor (ON
Semiconductor)
(# Cos: 103 | $377M)
ON Semiconductor
(1999, United States)
OmniVision
(1995, United States)
Insightness
(2014, Switzerland)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Shansi Micro Technology (2019, China)
$3.9M - Seed - Aug 2021
SILINA (2021, France)
$3.0M - Seed - Sep 2021
MIIVII (2015, China)
Undisclosed - Series B - Jul 2021
AlpsenTek (2019, Switzerland)
Undisclosed - Seed - Jul 2021

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Respiree (2018)
$3.4M - Seed - Mar 2022
Biometrics Sensors
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(# Cos: 4688 | $10.4B)
Generic Sensor Developers (Innoviz)
(# Cos: 3165 | $8.6B)
Biometrics Sensor (IDEX)
(# Cos: 18 | $137M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$3.4M (▼88.4%)
1(▼66.7%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$137M
15
1
18
4
IDEX
(1996, Norway)
Cardea Bio
(2019, United States, $21.8M)
Miku
(2016, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Power Roll (2012, United Kingdom)
$3.4M - Series B - Nov 2021
Flexible Solar Cell
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Flexible Electronics (E Ink)
(# Cos: 255 | $6.4B)
Applications (SunPower)
(# Cos: 97 | $2.9B)
Solar Modules (First Solar)
(# Cos: 87 | $2.9B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$3.4M (▼88%)
1(▼85.7%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
6
$2.9B
49
5
87
6
First Solar
(1999, United States)
SunPower
(1985, United States, $338M)
Moser Baer
(1983, India)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Programmable Logic Devices
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Digital ICs (Micron)
(# Cos: 696 | $20.7B)
Programmable Logic Devices (Xilinx)
(# Cos: 51 | $628M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$2.5M (▼52.7%)
2(▼33.3%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
11
$628M
35
4
51
6
Xilinx
(1984, United States)
Altera
(1983, United States)
Achronix
(2004, United States, $142M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Rapid Silicon (2019)
$15.0M - Seed - Oct 2021
Aspinity (2013, United States)
$2.5M - Series A - Jan 2022

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Sensor Fusion
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Sensors (Innoviz)
(# Cos: 4688 | $10.4B)
Sensor Fusion (Navenio)
(# Cos: 175 | $180M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$1.7M (▼73.9%)
3(▼62.5%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
16
$180M
54
1
175
6
Navenio
(2015, United Kingdom, $24.7M)
TRX Systems
(2004, United States, $2.9M)
Creoptix
(2009, Switzerland, $15.1M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Navenio (2015, United Kingdom)
$12.6M - Series B - Dec 2021
Zhiyouzhe Technology (2016, China)
$1.6M - Angel - Jan 2022
Zensors (2014, United States)
$125K - Seed - Sep 2021

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ProAxion (2015, United States)
$1.7M - Seed - Mar 2022
Preciseley (2005, Canada)
Undisclosed - Series A - Dec 2021
Sensors for Industrial Process
Monitoring
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Sensors (Innoviz)
(# Cos: 4688 | $10.4B)
Industry Applications (TriEye)
(# Cos: 1334 | $1.6B)
Industrial Process Monitoring (Emcore)
(# Cos: 273 | $88.4M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$1.7M (▼81.9%)
2(▼66.7%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
16
$88.4M
73
9
273
4
Emcore
(1984, United States, $204K)
Infinite Uptime
(2015, India, $11.3M)
Firecomms
(2000, Ireland, $17.1M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Suitera (2020, United States)
$230K - Seed - Apr 2021
Electronic Design and Simulation Tools
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Electronic Design Automation Tools (Keysight
Technologies)
(# Cos: 684 | $3.7B)
Design and Simulation Tools (Cadence)
(# Cos: 279 | $599M)
Horizontal (Basemark)
(# Cos: 35 | $17.2M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$230K (▼97.5%)
1(▼50%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
6
$17.2M
10
-
35
1
Basemark
(2015, Finland, $7.9M)
Luos
(2018, France, $1.7M)
Extreme DA
(2003, United States, $7.4M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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