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Silicon Catalyst Ventures
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Silicon Catalyst Ventures is a seed-stage venture fund formed as an extension of Silicon Catalyst, a semiconductor incubator and accelerator. It was created primarily to fund and foster Silicon Catalyst portfolio companies.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing
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Or find every investor that fitsSilicon Catalyst Ventures lists 22 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (38%), Industrial & Manufacturing (17%) and Cybersecurity (12%). 69% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Silicon Catalyst, Futureland Ventures and Good Growth Capital.
No funding round on record names Silicon Catalyst Ventures yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Silicon Catalyst Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 22. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 38% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 17% | 7% |
| Cybersecurity | 12% | 4% |
| Space & Defense | 10% | 3% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 10% | 15% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 7% | 1% |
| Fintech | 2% | 12% |
| Enterprise Software | 2% | 8% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Silicon Catalyst | 21 |
| Futureland Ventures | 2 |
| Good Growth Capital | 2 |
| Intel Capital | 2 |
| MESH | 2 |
| MetaVC Partners | 2 |
| 1Flourish Capital | 1 |
| ABC Dream Ventures, Inc. | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 55th | 22 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 70th | 38% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 84th | 6 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers22100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Silicon Catalyst
Compare Silicon Catalyst Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
22 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Brain Research develops and provides edge AI solutions with state space models for various applications such as speech-to-text and language translation. | AI & Machine LearningRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Ayar Labs develops and manufactures co-packaged optics for hyperscale AI infrastructure | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Eridan develops and provides digital radio units and solutions for wireless networks, particularly for private 5G and AI applications. | Healthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Exokēryx develops technology for isolating extracellular vesicles (EVs) for research purposes. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| HEPT Lab develops cognitive photonic 3D sensors that combine camera simplicity and cost with multi-modal LiDAR precision to power Physical AI and autonomous systems | AI & Machine LearningRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Jmem Tek operates within the upstream semiconductor industry and specializes in Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) solutions for quantum-resilient cybersecurity | FintechCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Lemurian Labs develops a software stack that allows AI workloads to run on any hardware at any scale without modification | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Mentium Technologies delivers next-generation Edge AI through ultra-low-power, radiation-tolerant co-processors engineered for the most demanding environments | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| mmTron develops and manufactures monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) for various applications, including satellite communications, 5G/6G, and defense. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Neurophos develops and manufactures the Optical Processing Unit, a chip that compresses AI compute into a smaller size and power draw. | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Niobium makes encrypted compute practical for real-world applications | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Owl AI develops and manufactures thermal imaging products, including uncooled HD thermal sensors and perception software, for various applications such as automotive, defense, and surveillance. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Phosio develops and manufactures metal oxide coatings for optical components and displays | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Quadric develops and licenses AI processor IP and software stacks for edge AI inference. | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Q-Pixel develops microLED technology for display industry applications. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Raaam Memory Technologies provides on-chip memory technology for semiconductor companies | Healthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| RED Semiconductor develops a revolutionary compute architecture designed for real-time, low-power algorithmic acceleration | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Salience Labs develops all-optical switches for AI infrastructure | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Cambridge Terahertz develops and deploys compact sensor systems for airport-grade weapons detection in various settings, including hospitals, enterprises, and government buildings. | Healthcare & BiotechCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Weeteq develops and integrates artificial intelligence into microcontrollers for real-time control and system optimization | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- sicatalystvc.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 22
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