WE ACCELERATE SEMICONDUCTOR STARTUPS FROM POWERPOINT TO PROTOTYPE

SiliconCatalyst.AU is an affiliate of the parent company Silicon Catalyst is the only accelerator focused on the Global Semiconductor Industry including Chips, Chiplets, Materials, IP and Silicon fabrication-based Photonics, MEMS, Sensors, Life Science and Quantum.

We have engaged with more than 1,500 semiconductor startups worldwide and have admitted over 150 exciting companies. Silicon Catalyst is the Gold Standard for semiconductor acceleration. Our unique model, refined for over a decade, has been successfully franchised internationally, with global partners in the UK, EU, Israel, Japan, Australia and Malaysia.

In addition to mirroring Silicon Catalyst’s accelerator model, each of these Silicon Catalyst subsidiaries offers a ChipStart seed stage incubator which provides startup entrepreneurs direct access to Silicon Valley.

Our companies participate in a 24-month customized incubation program. Each is guided closely by a Silicon Catalyst partner. This includes a semiconductor focused curriculum and over 40 events worldwide each year. Silicon Catalyst’s ecosystem provides everything our startups need to design, fabricate, and market semiconductor solutions:

• In-Kind Partners (TSMC, Synopsys, Arm, ST, MathWorks and over 60 more) – provide each startup several millions of dollars’ worth of goods and services including EDA tools, IP, PDKs, prototypes, design and test services, packaging and business solutions. Our companies have received over $150M in in-kind goods and services.

• Strategic Partners (TI, ON Semi, Soitec, Bosch, Cirrus Logic, Arm, ST Micro, Sony, EMD Electronics, NXP, Mayfield, Qnity, GlobalFoundries and SMD Semiconductor) – participate in the selection process and actively look for opportunities to partner with our startups.

• Investors – Our partnership with Mayfield and a large group of over 500 VCs, Angels, Angel groups, Corporate VCs, and Family Offices fund each journey. Silicon Catalyst Angels, created from our ecosystem, also funds our companies. In February of 2024, Silicon Catalyst Ventures (SCV) was launched to fund early-stage startups accepted into the incubator’s two-year program. SCV has already made 26 investments in Silicon Catalyst Portfolio Companies. Our companies have received over $600M in venture investments.

• Advisors – A valuable network of over 500 industry experts that we match to the specific needs of each startup.

• Universities, Industry Organizations, Accelerators and Government Agencies – We nurture over 400 partner relationships for the benefit of our portfolio companies. Our companies have received over $100M in grants.

SiliconCatalyst.AU’s mission is to help semiconductor startups succeed. Join us in driving innovation!

APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED

Our global outreach is underway to find early-stage semiconductor startups to join our incubator.

Silicon Catalyst is the only incubator + accelerator focused on Semiconductor & Hardtech Solutions including ICs, IP, Photonics, MEMS, Sensors, Materials, Quantum and Life Science

The startups admitted since 2015 are developing innovative solutions in a variety of areas including energy harvesting, wearables, silicon photonics, memory technology, loT, high performance computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, wireless communications, and biomedical devices.

The Silicon Catalyst incubator utilizes our coalition of in-kind and strategic partners to dramatically reduce the cost and complexity of developing semiconductor solutions. With our world-class network of mentors to advise startups, we are addressing their many challenges in moving from idea to realization and business success. We have provided our Portfolio Companies with a path to funding, free access to tools, testing and shuttle runs, along with advice on proper corporate governance and strategic execution.