Maverick Silicon

Activity from announced rounds

Activity in this selectionOct 20, 2026 · Jul 23, 2026

Maverick Silicon invests in private companies developing chips, hardware, software and production processes that increase computing capability.

The specialist strategy sits within Maverick Capital and follows computing demand across the technology stack. Its scope includes both semiconductors and the hardware, software or production processes needed to deliver more compute.

Sources
Rounds participated in
10
Confirmed lead rounds
3
3 roles undisclosed
New companies
10
First participation on record · 0 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$3.1B
10 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Series C+4
Series A3
Series B3

By primary sector

Hardware9
AI1

By country

United States9
Spain1

Rounds

10 in this selection
Tenstorrent

Tenstorrent builds AI processors, computing systems and licensable chip designs for developers, enterprises and infrastructure operators.

$1.5BSeries E
Participant
Mueon

Develops modular three-dimensional compute and memory systems for AI infrastructure.

$65MSeries A
Lead
CScale

CScale develops optical interconnects that keep large AI computing systems communicating reliably.

$145MSeries C
Participant
Celero Communications

Celero develops coherent digital signal processors and analog technology for optical links that connect AI accelerators and data centers. Its validated 2nm silicon architecture is designed to move more data across scale-up, scale-out and data-center links with lower power and a path from 1.6T to next-generation 3.2T connectivity.

$275MSeries C
Participant
Fab2

Fab2 develops chipmaking equipment and design software to shorten the path from chip design to fabrication.

$500MSeries A
Participant
Lyte

Lyte develops perception systems for robots and autonomous machines used in inspection, logistics and manufacturing.

$165MSeries C
Lead
iPRONICS

iPRONICS builds silicon-photonics optical circuit switches that let AI data centers reconfigure high-bandwidth connections between compute systems across and within racks.

$125MSeries B
Lead
Celera Semiconductor

Develops analog integrated circuits using AI-based digital twin design automation

$30MSeries B
Role not disclosed
Velaura AI

Develops ultra-low-power silicon for AI data centers and Physical AI systems

$110MSeries A
Role not disclosed
Point2 Technology

Develops RF-based interconnect technology for AI data-center and automotive networking

$136MSeries B
Role not disclosed