Silicon Catalyst Ventures
Silicon Catalyst Ventures is a venture capital firm based in California, launched in February 2024. It focuses on funding early-stage startups in the semiconductor sector, including areas such as chips, chiplets, photonics, MEMS, sensors, intellectual property, and quantum technologies. The firm operates as part of the Silicon Catalyst ecosystem, which supports semiconductor startups through a 24-month incubation program. The primary role of Silicon Catalyst Ventures is to provide venture funding to startups accepted into the Silicon Catalyst incubation and accelerator program. It targets the
Investing activity
Silicon Catalyst Ventures appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $125M. The rounds are mostly Series B, with a median round size of $125M. The most recent is Salience Labs (Series B, $125M, Oct 2026).
Silicon Catalyst Ventures most often invests alongside Bullhound Capital, SBI Group, Cambridge Innovation Capital and Intel Capital, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI infrastructure / photonic networking chips.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Silicon Catalyst Ventures
What AI companies has Silicon Catalyst Ventures invested in?
Silicon Catalyst Ventures's AI investments include Salience Labs. The 1 round on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Silicon Catalyst Ventures based?
Silicon Catalyst Ventures is based in Santa Clara, US.
What stage does Silicon Catalyst Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Silicon Catalyst Ventures has invested at Series B, with a median round of $125M.
Who does Silicon Catalyst Ventures co-invest with?
Silicon Catalyst Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Bullhound Capital (1 deal), SBI Group (1 deal), Cambridge Innovation Capital (1 deal), Intel Capital (1 deal) and British Business Bank (1 deal).
How can founders reach Silicon Catalyst Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Silicon Catalyst Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Silicon Catalyst Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.