Alchip
9F, No. 12, Wenhu St., Neihu Dist., Taipei City, Taipei, 11445, Taiwan
Overview
Alchip Technologies, Inc. offers silicone design and manufacturing services for complex and high-volume system-on-chip (SoC) designs. With the increase of the complexity of IC design technology and the demand of pushing products into the market, Alchip is dedicated to provide resolution schemes with the highest cost-benefit ratio for clients, making sure that clients can tape out successfully once and push their products into the market quickly, and it is committed to transcending clients' expectation of product quality, reliable service, and timely production in large numbers, becoming the best silicon design service partner of clients.
- Total investments
- 2
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 2
- Active investors
- 4
Sector focus
- Electronics
- Manufacturing
- Product Design
Investment portfolio
- Kandou AI
Participated · Series A · Mar 2026
Kandou AI designs and delivers high-performance connectivity products and interconnect IP for datacenter infrastructure, AI and consumer electronics customers. The company reports over 20 million silicon units shipped using its technology. Recent engineering milestones include tapeout of its next-generation SerDes technology and growing momentum in its retimer product lines. Kandou AI has expanded its global engineering footprint with a new design center in Hyderabad, India, and has added industry veterans to its executive team. With the $225M Series A, the company plans manufacturing ramp-up for its AI connectivity chips and to accelerate its chip and IP portfolio. The company is led by Co-Founder and CEO Srujan Linga and is headquartered in Saint-Sulpice, Switzerland.
- Ayar Labs
Participated · Series E · Mar 2026
Headquartered in San Jose, CA, Ayar Labs builds co-packaged optics that move data between chips with light instead of copper, reducing power consumption while boosting bandwidth for AI infrastructure. Its flagship TeraPHY optical engine is manufactured in concert with leading semiconductor partners and is designed to slot directly into existing accelerator and switch designs. By replacing traditional electrical I/O with optical links, the technology delivers significant performance gains and cost savings in power-constrained environments. Following its latest financing, the company plans to ramp production and testing capacity, open and staff a new office in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and deepen ecosystem partnerships to speed customer deployments. Ayar Labs’ CPO solution is already qualified for industry-standard fab, manufacturing, and packaging flows, positioning it for broad adoption. The company has raised a cumulative $870 million to date, providing substantial capital to execute its global expansion and commercialization roadmap.