Niobium (Seed)
Funding Details
Awarder
SemiNews
Date Award
January 20, 2026
Vertical
Electronics and Engineering
Funding Amount
$23,000,000
Company Info
Traction
Niobium's Early Access Program continues to gain traction with strategic partners across market segments.
Organizations Involved
Analog Devices, Inc.
Market
Data Economy
Location
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Coinvestors
Fusion Fund, Morgan Creek Capital, Rev1 Ventures, Ohio Innovation Fund, Blockchange Ventures, ADVentures, Korea Development Bank, JobsOhio Ventures, Rev1 Angels, Silicon Catalyst Ventures
Company Description

Niobium is blazing a new path for the data economy by developing custom hardware solutions for Zero Trust Computing. Niobium is pioneering the first dedicated hardware capable of advancing fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) into commercial applications. This technology keeps data encrypted even during computation, mathematically guaranteeing privacy.

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