Foothill Ventures

Activity from announced rounds

Activity in this selectionUnited States · Oct 9, 2026 · Jan 1, 2026

Foothill Ventures is a Los Altos technology investor whose own site identifies Quintessent and which Overlord names in a seed extension.

Recorded funding activity

Quintessent develops quantum-dot laser chips for optical interconnects. Overlord develops battery-management chips for small devices, while Nexstrom develops wafer-scale production of atomically thin materials. The financings concern distinct technologies in semiconductor production and operation.

Sources
Rounds participated in
5
Confirmed lead rounds
0
4 roles undisclosed
New companies
5
First participation on record · 0 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$216.9M
5 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Series A2
Seed1
Series B1
Series C+1

By primary sector

Hardware3
Healthtech1
Industrial tech1

By country

United States5

Rounds

5 in this selection
Overlord Labs, Inc.

Designs battery-management chips for smart glasses, wearables and other devices with tightly constrained power budgets.

$4.4MSeed extension
Participant
Quintessent

Makes quantum dot laser chips for AI datacenter optical interconnects

$40MSeries A
Role not disclosed
CarbonSix

Develops deployment-ready robotic intelligence and automation solutions for manufacturing

$40MSeries A
Role not disclosed
HyperLight Corporation

Makes thin-film lithium niobate photonic chips for high-speed optical interconnects in AI data centers

$80MSeries C
Role not disclosed
Nervonik

Develops peripheral nerve stimulation technologies for chronic pain and neurological conditions

$52.5MSeries B
Role not disclosed