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What does it take to land venture capital for photonics-driven startups?
(L-R) Entrada Ventures' Alex Fang, co-founder and managing partner; Greg Fish, operating partner; and Eric Hall, managing partner....
Dec 7, 2023
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The 53 most promising climate tech startups of 2023, according to top VCs: Coreshell
Read the full story posted on Business Insider on October 13 ... Coreshell Technologies is helping lithium-ion batteries live longer ...
Oct 12, 2023
Founder’s Lessons: Alan Liu, Quintessent Founder/CEO
Alan shared his experiences and insights into the photonics industry and his start-up building journey. About Welcome to the 34th...
Sep 27, 2023
d-Matrix Announces $110M in Series B Funding to Make Generative AI Commercially Viable
Temasek and a global syndicate of new investors join existing investors Playground Global, M12 (Microsoft Venture Fund), Nautilus Venture...
Sep 6, 2023
Generative AI Compute Front-Runner d-Matrix Reaches New Milestone in Efficient AI Inference
Digital in-memory compute chiplet is a first-of-its-kind for the industry [August 22, San Francisco, CA]: Today, d-Matrix, the leader in...
Aug 21, 2023
Haptics Development Board is Small Enough to Fit Inside Your Lightsaber
Aimed at easing the process of developing devices that require HD haptics, Titan Haptics has unveiled a tiny board designed both for...
Aug 1, 2023
Tower Announces World’s First Heterogeneous Integration of Quantum Dot Lasers on its SiPho Platform
Integrates a GaAs QD laser on Tower’s versatile high-volume SiPho Foundry platform MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel – March 2, 2023 – Tower...
Mar 2, 2023
A Constellation of International Investors Funds Anari AI’s AI-Powered Cloud Computing Solution
BY KOSTIANTYN TUPIKOVON JANUARY 31, 2023 Serbian provider of AI-powered cloud-based virtual chips Anari AI closed a USD 3M Seed round The...
Jan 31, 2023
d-Matrix Launches Chiplet Connectivity Platform to Address Exploding Compute Demand for GenerativeAI
New Jayhawk platform capitalizes on innovative energy efficient chiplet interconnects to improve performance and reduce data center...
Jan 24, 2023
Anari AI raised an investment to optimize domain-specific workloads in the cloud
Anari AI has raised an investment led by deep-tech fund Entrada Ventures, and joined by funds Tensor Ventures, Earlybird, Acequia...
Nov 30, 2022
New Microsoft Partnership Accelerates Generative AI Development
One of the hottest trends in artificial intelligence (AI) this year has been the emergence of popular generative AI models. With...
Nov 15, 2022
d-Matrix Unlocks New Potential with Reinforcement Learning Based Compiler for At Scale DIMC Platform
November 15, 2022 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, d-Matrix, a leader in high-efficiency...
Nov 15, 2022
d-Matrix Announces Opening of India R&D Center, Appoints Pradip Thaker, PhD Head of India Operations
Dr. Thaker will lead d-Matrix’s India operations with a focus on R&D, growth, talent acquisition, engineering, product innovation and...
Oct 10, 2022
D-Matrix AI Chip Promises Efficient Transformer Processing
Startup combines Digital In-Memory Compute and chiplet implementations for data-center-grade inferencing. This article was written by...
Jun 20, 2022
d-Matrix Secures $44M to Build a One-of-a-Kind DIMC-Based Inference Compute Platform
Playground Global, M12 (Microsoft Venture Fund), & SK Hynix join existing investors Nautilus Venture Partners, Marvell Technology and...
Apr 20, 2022
TITAN’s First Haptic Motor Packs a Big Punch in a Small Size
TITAN Haptics new DRAKE Haptic Motor (Photo: Business Wire) March 30, 2022 09:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TITAN...
Mar 30, 2022
Coreshell: This Startup's Novel Tech Promises to Boost Battery Capacity for EVs
Five years ago, Jonathan Tan and Roger Basu were on the hunt to find an industry where they could take their expertise in thin-film...
Mar 28, 2022
Coreshell Lands $12M To Unlock Battery Capacity for Electric Vehicle Brands
Coreshell’s breakthrough battery technology proven to extend capacity of lithium ion batteries by 30 or more percent - which would add...
Mar 1, 2022
Tower Semiconductor & Quintessent Announce Partnership to Create Foundry Silicon Photonics Platform
MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel, and SANTA BARBARA, Calif – Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ/TASE: TSEM), the leading foundry of high value analog...
Oct 8, 2021
Entrada Ventures Announces Investment in Breakthrough Battery Nanotechnology Company, Coreshell Tech
Entrada Ventures is excited to lead the recent Seed round in nanotechnology company, Coreshell Technology. Coreshell is a prime example...
Aug 18, 2020
Entrada Ventures Announces Investment in Santa Barbara-based Optical Engine Company, Quintessent
Santa Barbara, Calif — Entrada Ventures is pleased to announce its investment in Quintessent, a Santa Barbara-based company manufacturing...
Aug 22, 2019
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