Computing & Connectivity Startups
Groq has developed a new and innovative compute technology that separates performance from latency allowing uncompromisingly exceptional results.
Sagence AI is building the most advanced line of AI inference accelerators ever seen using their novel in-memory compute technology.
XCOM exclusively licensed its wireless systems business, and transitioned several team members to GlobalStar.
Verana Networks is building an innovative 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) solution for service providers that have licensed millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum.
Nubis innovates across photonics, electronics, packaging and manufacturing to create optics significantly more dense, scalable and lower power than existing solutions, breaking the I/O wall in data centers and enabling more advanced computing, AI and machine learning.
Silicon Box is an advanced semiconductor integration startup, specializing in cutting-edge semiconductor integration services.
EdgeCortix specializes in energy-efficient Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing at the edge, a market growing rapidly due to demand for low-latency, high-performance local processing.
Groq has developed a new and innovative compute technology that separates performance from latency allowing uncompromisingly exceptional results.
- Jonathan RossFounder and CEO
- Mountain View, CA, USA
- Unicorn
Sagence AI is building the most advanced line of AI inference accelerators ever seen using their novel in-memory compute technology.
- Vishal SarinFounder and CEO
- Santa Clara, CA, USA
XCOM exclusively licensed its wireless systems business, and transitioned several team members to GlobalStar.
- Paul JacobsChairman & CEO
- San Diego, CA, USA
- M&A
Verana Networks is building an innovative 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) solution for service providers that have licensed millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum.
- Vedat EyubogluFounder & CEO
- Chelmsford, MA, USA
- Closed
Computing & Connectivity News
Why We Invested in EdgeCortix — Building the Future of Thick-Edge AI
Ankur Saxena (Investment Director) | TDK Ventures Introduction Beyond a doubt, we are living in the age of digital transformation. Cars are beginning to self-drive, drones chart their own paths through winding landscapes and gusting wind, factories monitor themselves, and robots are advancing to work alongside human beings. While the creative software, computers, algorithms, and […]
TDK Ventures invests in EdgeCortix to accelerate global expansion and Edge AI processing platform
TDK Corporation (TSE: 6762) announced today that its corporate venture-capital subsidiary, TDK Ventures, Inc., is investing in the Series B funding round of EdgeCortix® Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company specializing in energy-efficient Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing at the edge. The TDK Ventures investment will further accelerate the mass-production of EdgeCortix’s highly successful SAKURA-II AI co-processors, which have secured design-wins across multiple industries, as well as help fuel the rapid production of the next-generation high performance SAKURA-X chiplet platform.
TDK Ventures、EdgeCortixに出資 AIプラットフォーム開発の拡充と グローバル展開を支援
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Computing & Connectivity Explorations
Integrated Voltage Regulators (IVR)
An Integrated Voltage Regulator (IVR) is vital for energy-efficient AI computing, replacing bulky PMIC solutions with a tiny, high-performance chip. This technology addresses the exploding power demand of AI data centers by providing over 95% efficiency and faster response, often placed close to the compute. The IVR market is projected to reach $11 billion by 2030.
Edge AI
The Edge AI market presents a significant opportunity, with an estimated value over $20 billion and a projected growth of 20% CAGR into the 2030s. This growth is driven by the demand for low-latency, local AI and is supported by new hardware and AI models. The fragmented landscape creates a chance for startups to gain a foothold.
Data Center Energy Infrastructure
The power demands of AI are creating a significant bottleneck for data centers. This exploration focuses on the multi-billion dollar market for energy infrastructure. The goal is to identify startups innovating in areas like microgrids and advanced conductors to solve the “time to power” issue and meet the urgent energy needs of AI workloads.
Photonic Light Source for Transceivers
Space-tech for IoT applications
Quantum Computing
Wide Bandgap Semiconductors for Power Electronics
MEMS Audio Microspeakers
AI Accelerator
Data Driven Digital Industrial Technologies
Open Radio Access Network
5G mmWave RAN
Augmented Reality Solutions
Optical Solutions for 3D Sensing and Imaging for Mobile Devices
Silicon-Photonic IC for Communication
Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
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