Venture Capital (VC) News

XMOS Semiconductor secures $16 million for Software Defined Silicon
Sep 6, 2007 – XMOS Semiconductor, the creator of Software Defined Silicon (SDS) chips, has secured $16 million of Series A venture capital funding. The funding is being provided by Foundation Capital and existing investors Amadeus Capital Partners and DFJ Esprit.
News categories: XMOS Semiconductor, Digital TV, Semiconductor, UK, Venture Capital

Telegent Systems Announces Closing of $20 Million Financing
Aug 21, 2007 – Telegent Systems recently raised $20 million in a third round financing. Northern Light Venture Capital is the latest investor in Telegent, with all current Telegent investors participating in the round.
News categories: Telegent Systems, Northern Light, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Venture Capital

Place-shifting TV technology gets funding
Aug 17, 2007 – Inxstor, a company planning to demonstrate placeshifting technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2008, has received a 600,000GBP investment from Braveheart Investment Group plc. and the Scottish Co-investment Fund.
News categories: INXSTOR, CES2025, Digital TV, Placeshifting, Set Top Box, UK, Venture Capital

Hercules Provides $7.5 Million of Venture Debt to Quartics, a Semiconductor Design Company Focusing on Wireless Video Streaming Capabilities
Aug 16, 2007 – Hercules Technology Growth Capital (NASDAQ: HTGC) has announced that on August 2, 2007, it provided $7.5 million of venture debt to Irvine, California-based Quartics, Inc., a premier provider of video processing solutions.
News categories: Quartics, Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Venture Capital

Valens Semiconductor Raises $7M in Series A Financing
Jul 16, 2007 – Valens Semiconductor Ltd., a developer of a chip that will enable high quality transmission of audio and video in a home networking environment, has announced the completion of a $7M series A round of equity financing.
News categories: Digital TV, Israel, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Venture Capital

DiBcom adds investment of Euro20 million
Jul 4, 2007 – DiBcom has announced the closing of its fifth round of financing at Euro20 million (approximately $27 million U.S.), bringing its total funding to date to Euro60 million (approximately $80 million U.S.).
News categories: DiBcom, NATIXIS, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Terrestrial, Venture Capital

Intel Capital leads $10 Million investment in Mirics Semiconductor
Jul 2, 2007 – Intel Capital has announced that it is the lead investor in a $10 million round of funding into Mirics Semiconductor. Mirics is a UK-based company working to enable receiving content onto mobile devices.
News categories: Mirics Semiconductor, Intel Capital, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, UK, Venture Capital

Money crunch pushes Enuclia out of picture
Jun 13, 2007 – Beaverton startup Enuclia Semiconductor has laid off the last of its 53 employees and closed down for good after failing to secure funding it had been counting on. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Semiconductor, USA, Venture Capital

Enuclia sends staff home
May 27, 2007 – One of Oregon’s most promising startups has furloughed nearly half of its 53 employees after a prospective investor backed out of a financing deal at the “”11th hour,”” the company said Thursday.” More …
News categories: ATSC 3, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial, Venture Capital