Kandou
High-speed, energy-efficient, chip link solutions company.
Kandou has raised €470M across 6 funding rounds from 7 investors, most recently a Series A round in Mar 2026. Based in Lausanne, Switzerland; founded 2011; active in Semiconductors. Data as of 28 Oct 2026.
Total raised
€470M
€470,038,521
Funding rounds
6
Investors
7
distinct backers
Active since
2016-07
latest 2026-03
Funding by year
EUR raised per year · 2026 YTDKandou — funding by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Kandou — funding by year | |
|---|---|
| 2016 | €14M |
| 2019 | €51M |
| 2020 | €78M |
| 2021 | €66M |
| 2023 | €67M |
| 2026 | €194M |
Signals
High confidenceRaise-next likelihood42
base rate 44% for Series A
- ▼ Raised very recently
- ▲ Up-round momentum
- ▼ Low backer re-investment
Exit likelihood28
base rate 11% (2+ rounds)
- ▲ €100M+ raised
- ▲ 6 rounds raised
- ▲ Recently backed by strong-exit-track investors
Timing: too soon vs cohort gap · momentum up. Funding-only estimates, not predictions and not investment advice — see signals.
Funding rounds
6 rounds| Date | Stage | Amount | Investors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | Series A | €194M | Alchip Technologies Limited,Cadence Design Systems,Maverick Silicon,SoftBank Group Corp.,Synopsys | View deal → |
| 2023-09-14 | Series D+ | €67M | — | View deal → |
| 2021-12-17 | Series D+ | €66M | DC Investment Partners,Bessemer Venture Partners | View deal → |
| 2020-11-18 | Other | €78M | — | View deal → |
| 2019-10-01 | Series C | €51M | Bessemer Venture Partners | View deal → |
| 2016-07-01 | Growth/Late | €14M | Bessemer Venture Partners | View deal → |
Investors
7Related news
- Swiss semiconductor startup Kandou raises €66.5M from Bessemer Venture Partners, otherssiliconcanals.com · 2021-12
- Kandou Closes $75 Million in Series D Fundingstartupticker.ch · 2021-12
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