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Top 12 Semiconductor Unicorn Companies in 2023

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We've decided to take a deep dive and put together a list containing 12 Semiconductor unicorn startups, from highest to lowest valuation.

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1) Bitmain Technologies

Bitmain Technologies

Bitmain designs and manufactures hardware and software for high performance computing.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $12.00B (July 2018)
  • Country: China
  • State: Beijing
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Jihan Wu, Micree Zhan
  • Number of employees: 100-250
  • Funding: $450.00M
  • Funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

2) Nova Systems

Nova Systems

SambaNova Systems is building the next-generation computing platform, bringing the efficiency and capability of cloud computing to unstructured data.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $5.00B (April 2021)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: Palo Alto
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Christopher Ré, Kunle Olukotun, Rodrigo Liang
  • Number of employees: 250-500
  • Funding: $1,132.00M
  • Funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

3) Astera Labs

Astera Labs

Astera Labs is a semiconductor company that specialises in connecting intelligent systems.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $3.20B (November 2022)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: Santa Clara
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Casey Morrison, Jitendra Mohan, Sanjay Gajendra
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding: $206.35M
  • Funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

4) Graphcore

Graphcore

Graphcore is an international team based in London developing the Intelligence Processing Unit (IPU), a microprocessor designed for artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data applications.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $2.77B (December 2018)
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • State: England
  • City: Bristol
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Nigel Toon, Simon Knowles
  • Number of employees: 250-500
  • Funding: $682.00M
  • Funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 30

You can find their website here.

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5) SiFive

SiFive

SiFive is an open-source semiconductor technology and software automation platform.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $2.50B (March 2022)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: San Mateo
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Krste Asanovic, Yunsup Lee
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding: $365.50M
  • Funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 15

You can find their website here.

6) Diamond Foundry

Diamond Foundry

Diamond Foundry is using innovative technology to change forever the way diamonds are made. They make it possible to own a Yield Diamond™ for the price of a luxury good, such as a handbag or a watch.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.80B (March 2021)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: San Francisco
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Martin Roscheisen
  • Number of employees: 100-250
  • Funding: $300.00M
  • Funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 20

You can find their website here.

7) Next Silicon

Next Silicon

NextSilicon provides a new approach to HPC architecture that drives the industry forward by solving its biggest, most fundamental problems.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.50B (June 2021)
  • Country: Israel
  • City: Tel Aviv
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Elad Raz
  • Number of employees: 100-250
  • Funding: $226.60M
  • Funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 19

You can find their website here.

8) Jaguar Microsystems

Jaguar Microsystems

Jaguar Microsystems is a technology company that provides data centre cloud computing and data processing solutions.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.34B (June 2022)
  • Country: China
  • State: Guangdong
  • City: Shenzhen
  • Started in: 2020
  • Founders: Sunny Siu
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

9) Enflame

Enflame

Enflame is a chip development company focusing on training platforms for deep learning solutions to common AI problems. This will significantly reduce business time and costs.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.24B (January 2021)
  • Country: China
  • State: Shanghai
  • City: Shanghai
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Arthur Zhang, Lidong Zhao
  • Number of employees: 100-250
  • Funding: $472.29M
  • Funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 12

You can find their website here.

10) Vayyar

Vayyar

Vayyar is a 4D imaging radar manufacturer that offers solutions for senior care, automotive, security, smart home, and robotics.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.00B (June 2022)
  • Country: Israel
  • State: HaMerkaz
  • City: Yehud
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Miri Ratner, Naftali Chayat, Raviv Melamed
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding: $296.00M
  • Funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

11) Hailo

Hailo

Hailo is a developer of a specialized deep learning processor that delivers the performance of a data center-class computer to edge devices.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.00B (June 2021)
  • Country: Israel
  • City: Tel Aviv
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Avi Baum, Hadar Zeitlin, Orr Danon
  • Number of employees: 100-250
  • Funding: $217.00M
  • Funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 17

You can find their website here.

12) Groq

Groq

Groq radically simplifies compute to accelerate workloads in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and high-performance computing.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.00B (April 2021)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: Mountain View
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Jonathan Ross
  • Number of employees: 100-250
  • Funding: $362.55M
  • Funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 22

You can find their website here.

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