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Phononic

Phononic

Private
Durham, North CarolinaAI, Data & Cloud Infrastructurehttps://phononic.com/

Last Round

Growth Equity

Jul 21, 2021

Est. Valuation

$500M

Total Funding Raised

$293.7M

Company Overview

Phononic is a semiconductor company that develops solid-state thermoelectric cooling and heating technology as a sustainable alternative to traditional compressor-based systems.

Sector

AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure

Verticals

Computing Hardware, Semiconductors, Supply Chain, Energy Management

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales, Services & Consulting, Usage-Based SaaS

AI Layer

Infrastructure

Keywords

thermoelectric coolingsolid-state coolingdata center coolingAI coolingthermal managementTECcold chain logisticsoptoelectronics coolingthermal fabricdata center infrastructureenergy efficient coolingliquid cooling alternativeAI hardware optimizationsemiconductor coolingthermal kit

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Phononic comparables — related companies by embedding similarity
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Frore Systems
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Ferrotec Nord
77%
Corintis
77%

Phononic Funding Rounds

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Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Growth EquityJul 21, 2021
Series ENov 16, 2016
Series ESep 6, 2016
Series DDec 17, 2014
Series CDec 12, 2013
Series B Extension
Dec 17, 2012

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Tony Atti

Co-Founder CEO

Founding Team

Ryan Parker

President COO

Executive Team

Larry Yang

Chief Product Officer

Executive Team

Phononic Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Phononic investors
InvestorRounds
UBS Group AGSeries E
Huaneng Invesco WLR Investment Consulting CompanySeries E
Lookout CapitalSeries E
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Private EquityGrowth Equity
Oak Investment PartnersSeries D, Series E, Growth Equity, Series B Extension, Series C, Series A, Series B
Franklin Templeton Digital AssetsGrowth Equity
Tsing CapitalSeries D, Series E, Series C

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  • Mar 30, 2025

    Showcasing solid-state thermal solutions at OFC 2025.

  • Feb 23, 2011

    $10M round led by Venrock and Oak Investment Partners.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersDurham, North Carolina
Employee Range125
Year Founded2008
Last FundingJul 21, 2021

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