Sectors/Semiconductors/2016

Semiconductors funding in 2016

European Semiconductors startup funding raised during 2016.

In 2016, 35 European Semiconductors companies raised a combined €287M across 38 funding rounds. Israel led by capital raised, and Robert Bosch Venture Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 21 Aug 2026.

Total funding

€287M

disclosed, € normalized

Funding rounds

Companies

Top country

Israel

Break down 2016 by period

Half-year

H1 H2

Rank among sectors

#20

1.2% of sector funding

Debt financing

€12M

4.2% of total

Top-10 round share

68.2%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top countries

by € raised

Stage mix

by € raised

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in 2016

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Celeno	Series D+	Sep 2016	€35M
Graphcore	Series A	Oct 2016	€27M
Pragmatic	Series A	Oct 2016	€21M
Valens Semiconductor	Series C	Jan 2016

View all 38 Semiconductors deals in 2016 →

Top investors

most active in 2016, by deal count

Robert Bosch Venture Capital3 deals
Finvus2 deals
Genesis Partners2 deals
Intel Capital2 deals
Magma Venture Partners2 deals
Pitango Venture Capital2 deals
Samsung Catalyst Fund2 deals
Sunstone Capital2 deals
Vintage Investment Partners2 deals
360 Capital Partners1 deals

← All-time Semiconductors funding

ARM Group	Acquisition	Jan 2016	€29B
KUnited Kingdoma	Acquisition	Jan 2016	€4.5B
Premier Farnell	Acquisition	Mar 2016	€1.0B
Heptagon	Acquisition	Jun 2016	€845M
Wolfspeed	Acquisition	Mar 2016	€773M
Lucibel	IPO	Nov 2016	€4.0M