Kandou (Strategic Funding)
Funding Details
Awarder
SemiNews
Date Award
May 24, 2026
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Chips
Funding Amount
$225,000,000
Company Info
Founding Year
2011
Traction
Kandou has raised $280M to date.
Market
Data Center Infrastructure, AI, Consumer Electronics
Location
Saint-Sulpice, Switzerland
Coinvestors
Maverick Silicon, SoftBank, Synopsys, Cadence Design Systems, Alchip Technologies
Company Description

Kandou provides high-speed signaling and SerDes technologies for copper chip-to-chip interconnects in data center infrastructure, AI, and consumer electronics. Its chip and IP portfolio includes PCIe, CXL, and USB retimers as well as ultra-short SerDes PHYs for MCMs and chiplet-based designs.

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