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Silicon Catalyst

Silicon Catalyst

Santa Clara, Californiasiliconcatalyst.com

Overview

Silicon Catalyst is a specialized incubator and accelerator firm focused exclusively on the global semiconductor industry, providing early-stage startups with customized incubation, in-kind resources, and investment support.

Year Founded

2014

Portfolio Companies

29

Investments

Silicon Catalyst investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Brain-CA TechnologiesJun 2026SeedCo-investor
Phosio CorporationJun 2026SeedCo-investor
NeurophosJan 2026Series ACo-investor
QuadricJan 2026Series CCo-investor
Applied Brain Research Inc.Jan 2026SeedCo-investor

Key People

Daniel Armbrust

Co-founder, Board Director and initial CEO

Russell Haggar

CEO Co-founder

Dennis Meister

Managing Partner

Doug McBane

Managing Partner

James Lougheed

Managing Partner, Strategic Initiatives

Richard Curtin

Managing Partner

Tarun Verma

Managing Partner

Alain Bismuth

Partner

Atiye Bayman

Partner, Advisor

Jessica Binzoni

Partner, Associate Partner

Neil Dickins

Advisor In-Kind Partner

Raul Camposano

Partner

Daisong Zhang

Advisor and angel investor

Daniel Marrujo

Advisor & Investor

Vic Kulkarni

Technology Advisor and Angel Investor

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Investment Activity

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HeadquartersSanta Clara, California
Year Founded2014

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