Foothill Ventures

Activity from announced rounds

Activity in this selectionUnited States · Oct 19, 2026 · Jul 22, 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
2
Confirmed lead rounds
0
1 roles undisclosed
New companies
2
First participation on record · 0 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$44.4M
2 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Seed1
Series A1

By primary sector

Hardware2

By country

United States2

Rounds

2 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