[Mitsui & Co. Global Investment](http://www.mitsui-global.com/en/) is a venture capital fund that focuses on early stage companies.  Mitsui's expertise lies in helping companies build their business globally.  Mitsui & Co. Global Investment Co. is an investment company as a division of the financial business, to invest in companies that significant growth is expected. The headquarters in Tokyo, and we are investing activities from a global perspective, as opposed to complete in each country and a network of offices in Silicon Valley, Beijing, Mumbai, while also focusing on Japan and the United States China and India.

Mitsui Global Investment

Pegatron is a design and manufacturing service company that develops diversified product lines covering motherboards, desktop PCs, notebooks, broadband, wireless systems, game consoles, networking, PBX, multimedia, LCD TV, and more.   Pegatron was founded in June 2007 and is based in Taipei, Taiwan.

Pegatron

Magma is Israel's leading venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in communication, semiconductors, internet and media. They seek bright ideas, infuse them with experience and foresight, and facilitate their rise as industry leaders that redefine the global communications sector.   They use their experience and sector specialization in cooperating with entrepreneurs, industry experts, and other investors to define the future of the communication, semiconductors, internet and media arenas. Their goal is to foster and enable the flow of innovation from an idea's early stages and through a company's emergence as a leader within its dynamic market. They understand the local market and help to influence the global one.

Magma Venture Partners

Genesis Partners has one of the strongest track records in the Israeli venture capital industry. Their investment team is comprised of venture professionals with extensive experience in venture capital, technology, operational management, and entrepreneurship. They focus on seed and early stage investments in the information and communication technology (ICT) sectors.  Genesis Partners was founded in 1996 by Eddy Shalev and Dr. Eyal Kishon, who were instrumental in establishing the Israeli venture capital community. Since its inception, Genesis Partners has established itself as one of Israel's leading venture capital funds with strong ties to the Israeli entrepreneurial community and the global technology industry.

Genesis Partners

Aviv Venture Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm that specializes in mid stage, bridge, and PIPE investments. The company invests in businesses which are at a phase of transforming from a research and development project to a full scale company. The firm seeks to invest in technology and consumer technologies companies based in Israel.  Aviv Venture Capital was founded by Amir Guttman in 2001 and is headquartered in Petach Tikva, Israel.

Aviv Venture Capital

Israel Growth Partners (IGP) is a technology growth fund established with a mission to provide growth capital to Israel-related technology companies. With over $600 million in AUM, IGP seeks to partner with exceptional companies and management teams who are eager to accelerate their growth and reach category leadership in their respective markets. For more information on IGP, please visit www.igpcapital.com

Israel Growth Partners

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. provides investment banking, securities, and investment management services, as well as financial services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. Its Investment Banking segment offers financial advisory services, including advisory assignments concerning mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense, risk management, and restructurings and spin-offs; and underwriting services comprising public offerings and private placements of a range of securities, loans, and other financial instruments, and derivative transactions. The company’s Institutional Client Services segment provides client execution services, such as fixed income, currency, and commodities client execution related to making markets in interest rate products, credit products, mortgages, currencies, and commodities; and equities related to making markets in equity products, as well as executes and clears institutional client transactions on stock, options, and futures exchanges. This segment also engages in the securities services business providing financing, securities lending, and other brokerage services to institutional clients, including hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, and foundations. Its Investing and Lending segment originates longer-term loans; and invests in debt securities, loans, public and private equity securities, real estate, consolidated investment entities, distressed assets, currencies, commodities, and power generation facilities. The company’s investment management segment provides investment products and services, as well as offers wealth advisory services, including portfolio management and financial counseling, and brokerage and other transaction services.

Goldman Sachs

MediaTek is a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions. The company is a market leader and pioneer in cutting-edge SOC system solutions for wireless communications, high-definition TV, optical storage, DVD and  Blu-ray products.

MediaTek

At Delphi, being at the epicenter of experts in machine learning and computer science, they hope to bring the best in natural language processing and language modeling to intellectual property. They hope to apply this technology to a place it hasn't before and yield the most benefits.

Delphi

EG Capital Advisors has a strong emerging markets pedigree, global reach and proven track-record catering to the demands of wholesale and institutional investors worldwide. The firm’s value creation is based on rigorous investment analysis, prudent risk management, in-depth research and continued client relevance. EG Capital Advisors’ solid track-record underpins the commitment of their investor base and manifests their unrivalled unique bottom-up alpha generation approach. EG Capital Advisors’ objective is to continuously generate high current yield returns across the existing asset classes, and form strategic partnerships globally in search of growth opportunities and new investment ideas.

EG Capital Advisors

The Samsung Catalyst Fund is Samsung Electronics’ evergreen multi-stage venture capital fund that invests in the new data economy and strategic ideas for Samsung’s mobile, device solutions and consumer electronics groups. Investment spans across Automotive, Robotics, Digital Health, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Infrastructure, and Device-Level Solutions. Through Samsung Catalyst Fund, entrepreneurs are enabled by Samsung’s global brand, manufacturing and distribution, domain expertise, recruiting network, and world-class Innovation Fellows for advice and mentorship.

Samsung Catalyst Fund

AxessVentures is an online investment club combining the seriousness and professionalism of Venture Capital

Axess Ventures

Vintage is a global venture firm that invests in venture funds and startups via primary and secondary transactions. Through its secondary strategy, the firm acquires limited partnership interests in Israeli, European, and select U.S. venture capital funds as well as holdings in technology startups. It also invests directly into growth-stage startups across all 3 geographies, alongside partner VC funds.

Vintage Investment Partners

Oppenheimer & Co. is a financial services company that provides investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management services for clients, including high-net-worth individuals, businesses, and institutions. The company was formerly a subsidiary of CIBC World Markets prior to its acquisition by Fahnestock Viner Holdings.

Oppenheimer & Co.

Linse Capital is a growth equity firm investing in technology companies in the transportation, energy, and logistics sectors. The company collaborates with firms that are advancing technology in areas such as electric vehicles, driverless vehicles, air mobility, robotics, warehouse automation, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and space.

Linse Capital

F+ Ventures is Fark Labs’ venture capital arm, which invests in late seed and Series A startups within the smart mobility ecosystem that provide disruptive solutions through superior technologies and/or unique business models.

F+ Ventures

Valens Semiconductor

Valens Semiconductor is a fabless chip company that provides semiconductor products for the distribution of uncompressed high-definition multimedia content.  It offers chips that transmit and receive uncompressed hd video, audio, Internet, power, and control signals. Its products are used in homes, offices, hotels, airports, and other public places. It is an innovative automotive supplier of in-vehicle connectivity solutions.

<div>Valens Semiconductor is a leader in high-performance connectivity solutions for the audio-video and automotive markets. The company develops semiconductor products that enable the distribution of ultra-high-definition multimedia content over long distances using a single cable. Valens' flagship technology, HDBaseT, has become a global standard for advanced digital media distribution in the audiovisual industry. In the automotive sector, Valens is at the forefront of developing high-speed in-vehicle connectivity solutions, with its technology forming the basis for the MIPI A-PHY standard.</div>

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Intel

The strategic collaboration will accelerate adoption of the MIPI A-PHY standard technology for enhanced ADAS and safety boosting the industry's chiplet vision.

Companies that develop semiconductors that focus on automotive applications such as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving as well as in-car entertainment and communication systems.

LG Electronics

LG Electronics partners with Valens Semiconductor to enable Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) for automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

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 Valens Semiconductor is a leader in high-performance connectivity solutions for the audio-video and automotive markets. The company develops semiconductor products that enable the distribution of ultra-high-definition multimedia content over long distances using a single cable. Valens' flagship technology, HDBaseT, has become a global standard for advanced digital media distribution in the audiovisual industry. In the automotive sector, Valens is at the forefront of developing high-speed in-vehicle connectivity solutions, with its technology forming the basis for the MIPI A-PHY standard.
 
 
 
 
 The company's product portfolio includes the VA7000 chipset family, which is compliant with the MIPI A-PHY standard for automotive applications. In January 2024, Valens unveiled the VA700R Series, offering industry-leading bandwidth and link distance for long vehicle sensor connectivity. This series enables 4Gbps data transmission at distances of up to 40 meters while supplying power and bi-directional control over the cable. The VA700R Series is designed to support high-resolution applications, including up to 8MP (4K) cameras operating at 30 frames per second, making it suitable for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and enhanced visibility solutions for truck drivers.
 
 
 
 
 In a strategic move to advance its technological capabilities, Valens announced a collaboration with Intel Foundry Services (IFS) in January 2024. Under this partnership, IFS will fabricate Valens' MIPI A-PHY chipsets using its advanced process nodes, aiming to address the growing market demand for innovative connectivity solutions in the automotive industry.
 
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SiFive is a fabless semiconductor company founded in 2015 that specializes in designing processor cores and chips based on the open-source RISC-V instruction set architecture. The company provides commercial RISC-V-based platforms and custom silicon solutions, offering a range of processor core IP, development boards, and SoCs. SiFive's technology enables system designers to quickly and easily build custom chips for various applications including data centers, networking, storage, and edge computing. The company's cores offer 30-40% better power efficiency and a smaller size compared to alternatives, allowing for more cores on a chip. SiFive's online platform simplifies the process of designing and testing chips and core IP, even for those new to silicon development. In September 2020, SiFive appointed Patrick Little as President and CEO to accelerate adoption of its technology for next-generation computing solutions. As of March 2022, SiFive had a post-money valuation between USD 1-10 billion.
Key customers and partnerships
SiFive has collaborated with several high-profile organizations. In 2022, NASA announced that SiFive's RISC-V-compatible CPU cores would power its new High-Performance Spaceflight Computer, expected to deliver a 100-fold improvement in performance over its predecessor. SiFive has also worked with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center to create an open-source API for popular compilers, enabling applications to use the RISC-V Vector Extension for high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and computer vision. The company has partnerships with major technology firms, as evidenced by its involvement in initiatives supporting RISC-V International.

SiFive

Alif Semiconductor is a supplier of 32-bit AI/ML-enabled microcontrollers (MCUs) and fusion processors. Founded in 2019, the company's flagship product line is the Ensemble family, which ranges from single-core microcontrollers to multi-core fusion processors. The Ensemble devices combine Arm Cortex-M55 MCU cores, Cortex-A32 microprocessor cores, and Ethos-U55 microNPUs for AI/ML acceleration. Alif's processors are designed to be energy efficient, utilizing the company's Autonomous Intelligent Power Management (aiPM) technology that powers on only what's needed, when needed. This allows for extended battery life in applications like wearables, security cameras, and IoT devices.
The Ensemble family includes the E1, E3, and E7 series, with the E1C serving as an entry-level option. These processors offer high AI performance combined with ultra-low power consumption. For instance, the Balletto family, announced in April 2024, is claimed to be the world's first Bluetooth Low Energy wireless microcontroller featuring hardware optimization for AI/ML workloads. It can perform up to 46 GOPS (Giga Operations Per Second) and is designed for applications such as true wireless stereo earbuds and lifestyle wristbands.
Alif's processors incorporate advanced security features, including a Secure Enclave with its own resources and a configurable secure firewall structure. The company's security architecture aims to counter and resist malicious attacks in deployed edge products. Alif Semiconductor's products are designed to enable seamless integration of technology for everyday life by focusing on low-power techniques, functional integration, accelerated AI and ML edge processing, high security, wireless connectivity, and operating system diversity.
Key customers and partnerships
Alif Semiconductor has collaborated with several companies in the semiconductor and technology sectors. In November 2022, Alif partnered with onsemi to create a camera reference design for low-power applications using machine vision. This collaboration aimed to address challenges in implementing imaging products with long battery life and localized AI/ML capabilities.
In January 2024, Alif Semiconductor and Telit Cinterion unveiled the Vision AppKit, described as the world's smartest and most efficient connected camera reference design. This kit combines Telit Cinterion's wireless technology with Alif's Ensemble E3 series MCU for on-device AI use cases like face and object detection and image classification.
Alif has also worked with Plumerai, a creator of edge AI solutions, to deploy what they claim is the world's most precise person detection on the Ensemble platform. This collaboration demonstrated the potential for accurate computer vision AI in a small form factor that can run on battery power for extended periods.

Alif Semiconductor

Atmosic Technologies is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in ultra-low-power wireless platforms for the internet of Things (IoT). The company's core focus is on developing energy-efficient solutions that reduce or eliminate battery dependency in connected devices. Atmosic's product portfolio includes system-on-chips (SoCs) based on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology, enhanced with proprietary features for improved power efficiency and energy harvesting capabilities.
Atmosic's flagship products include the ATM3 and ATM33 series of Bluetooth 5.3 SoCs, which incorporate the company's Lowest Power Radio and On-demand Wake-Up technologies. These innovations enable Atmosic's chips to achieve significantly lower power consumption compared to standard Bluetooth solutions. The company's latest offering, the ATM34/e series announced in January 2024, expands its capabilities to support Matter-over-Thread protocol, providing additional flexibility for smart home applications.
The company's technology has found applications in various IoT devices, including asset trackers, beacons, remote controls, keyboards, mice, and wearables. One notable implementation is in Samsung's Galaxy SmartTag2, which utilizes Atmosic's ATM3325 SoC to achieve a 43% reduction in power consumption compared to its predecessor.
Atmosic's business model revolves around selling its SoCs to device manufacturers and providing development platforms to support integration into various IoT products. The company aims to address the growing demand for sustainable and low-maintenance IoT solutions across multiple sectors, including consumer, enterprise, healthcare, and industrial applications.
Key customers and partnerships
Atmosic has established partnerships with several companies in the IoT ecosystem. Samsung Electronics incorporated Atmosic's ATM3325 SoC into its Galaxy SmartTag2, showcasing the technology's ability to extend battery life in consumer products. In March 2023, Atmosic collaborated with Dracula Technologies to create a battery-free remote control reference design, combining Atmosic's ATM33 SoC with Dracula's organic photovoltaic technology.
The company has also partnered with Exeger, a Swedish manufacturer of solar cell technology, to develop energy harvesting solutions for IoT devices. In July 2024, Atmosic announced a partnership with blukii, a brand of hard&softWERK, to power a new Bluetooth beacon with extended battery life.
Atmosic's customer base has expanded significantly, with the company reporting a 500% increase in its customer base and a tenfold increase in shipments in January 2022. The company has also formed a partnership with Universal Electronics Inc., a global leader in universal control solutions for home entertainment and smart home devices.
In the distribution space, Atmosic partnered with Mouser Electronics in December 2023 to make its products more accessible to IoT developers worldwide. This partnership aims to accelerate the growth of sustainable IoT devices by providing immediate access to Atmosic's low-power wireless portfolio.

Atmosic

TenaFe, Inc. is a solid-state drive (SSD) controller startup that develops innovative storage technologies for data centers, edge computing, and client OEM applications. The company specializes in creating PCIe NVMe SSD controllers with advanced features. TenaFe's product lineup includes PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD controllers designed with DRAMless architecture, such as the TC2200, which achieves transfer rates of 4.8GB/s, and the TC2201, which can reach speeds up to 7.4GB/s. For data center applications, TenaFe offers the TC2310, a PCIe Gen 5 NVMe controller that prioritizes performance, power efficiency, and low latency, with a maximum active power average of less than 20W. This controller is compatible with various form factors including E1.S, E1.L, U.2, and E3.S. TenaFe also produces the TB2200, a PCIe Gen 4 NVMe BGA SSD designed for emerging applications such as autonomous vehicles, AR/VR products, and gaming phones. This small form factor SSD is soldered down to provide vibration resistance and shock-proof capabilities. In addition to hardware, TenaFe has developed TenaFe Insight, an SSD development platform that streamlines the process from architecture design to mass production, allowing for on-site or cloud-based development and collaboration with partners. The company's technology incorporates a patented LDPC engine to improve Quality of Service, leading-edge compression algorithms to enhance endurance and capacity, and designs optimized for minimal power consumption.

TenaFe

Menlo Micro is a company that specializes in developing and manufacturing innovative microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switches, known as the Ideal Switch technology. The company's core product offering is a range of high-performance MEMS switches that combine the benefits of mechanical relays and solid-state switches. Menlo Micro's Ideal Switch technology enables switches that are significantly smaller, faster, and more reliable than traditional electromechanical relays while providing lower power consumption and better efficiency than solid-state alternatives.
The company's product portfolio includes various switch configurations such as single-pole/single-throw (SPST), single-pole/four-throw (SP4T), and double-pole/double-throw (DPDT) switches. These switches are designed for applications across multiple industries, including industrial automation, smart building controls, energy management systems, telecommunications, aerospace and defense, medical devices, and consumer electronics.
One of Menlo Micro's flagship products is the MM9200, introduced in December 2022. This device is capable of handling 10A of current in a miniature 5mm x 5mm surface-mount package, with an ultra-low contact resistance of 0.010 ohms. The MM9200 offers fast switching speeds of 10 microseconds, a voltage standoff of ±300V, and a mechanical endurance of over 1 billion switching cycles. In March 2023, the company released the MM1200, a six-channel SPST switch designed for power and signal switching applications in both DC and AC circuits.
To support its Ideal Switch products, Menlo Micro also develops complementary technologies such as the MM101, an 8-channel low-voltage to high-voltage driver with an integrated charge pump, released in January 2023. This driver solution aims to simplify the integration of Menlo Micro's switches into various applications.
In July 2023, Menlo Micro announced plans to establish its first domestic production facility, called the Ideal Fab, in Tompkins County, New York. The company committed to investing USD 50 million in this facility over three years, with the potential for additional investments up to USD 150 million as part of a multi-year growth strategy.

Menlo Micro

Companies that develop low-power, high-performance semiconductors for sensors, wearables, and other connected devices.

Companies that develop semiconductors that can support high-bandwidth and low-latency requirements of 5G networks and other wireless communication technologies.

Companies that develop semiconductors to improve the performance of data center infrastructure.

Companies developing semiconductors for other emerging tech applications, including quantum and edge computing.

Companies in the IoT applications segment develop semiconductors for sensors, wearables, and other connected devices

Develop semiconductor materials and technologies to advance technologies such as IoT, 5G, and AutoTech

RF applications segment companies develop semiconductors for 5G networks and other wireless communication technologies

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