Maverick Silicon

Activity from announced rounds

Activity in this selectionSeries C+

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
4
Confirmed lead rounds
1
All roles disclosed
New companies
4
First participation on record · 0 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$2.1B
4 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Series C+4

By primary sector

Hardware3
AI1

By country

United States4

Rounds

4 in this selection
Tenstorrent

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

$1.5BSeries E
Participant
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
Lyte

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

$165MSeries C
Lead