01.01.2026

Deal of the Year |

2025

Stuttgart’s Q.ANT raises €62M to scale energy-efficient photonic processors for AI and high-performance computing

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: Manufacturing, Semiconductor

Investment Raised: EUR 62m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Verve Ventures, Venionaire Capital, UVC Partners, TRUMPF, Onsight Ventures, LEA Partners, L-Bank, imec.xpand, Grazia Equity, Cherry Ventures

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25.07.2025

Deal of the Month |

Calendar Week # 30 |

July |

2025

Stuttgart’s Q.ANT raises €62M to scale energy-efficient photonic processors for AI and high-performance computing

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2018

  • Series A
  • Sector: Manufacturing, Quantum Computing, Semiconductor

Investment Raised: EUR 62m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Verve Ventures, Venionaire Capital, UVC Partners, TRUMPF, Onsight Ventures, LEA Partners, L-Bank, imec.xpand, Grazia Equity, Cherry Ventures

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19.02.2025

Deal |

2025

Cambridge GaN Devices Secures $32M to Drive Global Growth in Power Semiconductor Industry

  • HQ: UK

Founded: 2016

  • Series C
  • Sector: Semiconductor

Investment Raised: USD 32m €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: BGF Ventures, British Patient Capital, Cambridge Capital Group, Foresight Williams, IQ Capital, Parkwalk Advisors

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18.07.2024

Deal of the Month |

July |

2024

Nearfield Instruments secures €135 million in landmark deep-tech funding round

  • HQ: NL

Founded: 2016

  • Series C
  • Sector: Electronics, Machinery Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Semiconductor

Investment Raised: EUR 135M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Walden Catalyst, Invest-NL, Innovation Industries, ING Group

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18.07.2024

Deal of the Week |

Calendar Week # 29 |

2024

Nearfield Instruments secures €135 million in landmark deep-tech funding round

  • HQ: NL

Founded: 2016

  • Series C
  • Sector: Electronics, Machinery Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Semiconductor

Investment Raised: EUR 135M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Walden Catalyst, Invest-NL, Innovation Industries, ING Group

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20.03.2024

Deal |

2024

e-peas Secures €17.5 Million Funding to accelerate deployment of its Energy Harvesting solutions and expand its product lines with ultra-low-power processing and sensing solutions

  • HQ: BE

Founded: 2014

  • Venture – Series Unknown
  • Sector: Semiconductor

Investment Raised: EUR 17.5M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: EUROPEAN INNOVATION COUNCIL KBC Focus Fund (https://www.kbcsecurities.com/en/investment-services/kbc-focus-fund.html) Nomainvest (https://www.nomainvest.eu/) Otium Capital (https://www.otiumcapital.com/)

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12.03.2024

Deal |

2024

MICLEDI Microdisplays Raises $25M to Advance Best-in-Class microLED Display Design and Manufacturing

  • HQ: BE

Founded: 2019

  • Series A
  • Sector: Semiconductor

Investment Raised: USD 25M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: imec (http://www.imec-int.com/en) imec.xpand (http://www.imecxpand.com) KBC (http://www.kbc.com) PMV (http://www.pmv.eu/en) SFPIM (http://www.sfpim.be/)

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18.10.2023

Deal |

2023

Inuru raised 10m

  • HQ: DE

Founded: 2020

  • Series A
  • Sector: Semiconductor

Investment Raised: USD 10M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Adamed Group Aper Ventures (https://aperventures.com/) ARIA Fund (https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/ariafund#:~:text=The%20Ayrshire%20Rural%20and%20Islands%20Ambition%20%28ARIA%29%20Fund,up.%20It%20is%20administered%20by%20South%20Ayrshire%20Council.)

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25.10.2022

Deal |

2022

European AI Startup Axelera AI Closes $27 Million Series A

  • HQ: NL

Founded: 2021

  • Series A
  • Sector: Semiconductor

Investment Raised: USD 27M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: imec.xpand (https://imecxpand.com/) Innovation Industries (https://www.innovationindustries.com/) SFPI-FPIM (https://www.sfpi-fpim.be/en)

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01.05.2022

Deal |

2022

France-based UnitySC raises €48M to provide inspection and metrology tools for the semiconductor industry

  • HQ: FR

Founded: 2016

  • Venture – Series Unknown
  • Sector: Semiconductor

Investment Raised: EUR 48M €

Valuation Remains Undisclosed

Investors: Jolt Capital (https://www.jolt-capital.com/) Supernova Invest (https://supernovainvest.com/)

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