Vertical Semiconductor (Seed)
Funding Details
Awarder
SemiNews
Date Award
October 15, 2025
Vertical
Semiconductors
Funding Amount
$11,000,000
Company Info
Traction
The company plans to start early sampling for its first prototype packaged devices by the end of the year and a fully integrated solution in 2026.
Founders
Cynthia Liao
Market
AI Infrastructure
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Coinvestors
JIMCO Technology Fund, milemark•capital, Shin-Etsu Chemical
Company Description

Vertical Semiconductor is reinventing power conversion for modern computing infrastructure. Spun out of MIT and backed by Playground Global, the company has developed a scalable transistor platform that enables direct, high-efficiency power conversion – cutting energy loss, reducing heat, and unlocking new performance in AI data centers.

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