Only semiconductor chip startups, not software or IP companies. Companies based in China were excluded from the report. Only companies who have received less than or equal to 100 million U.S. dollars in funding to date.
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Share of semiconductor startups worldwide Q1 2015-Q1 2020, by latest funding round
As of the first quarter of 2020, 42 percent of semiconductor startups had raised funds from either grants, awards, notes, seed or other sources, whilst 30 percent had achieved series A funding. A further 20 percent had managed to secure series B funding, with the remaining eight percent of semiconductor startups receiving funding from unidentified sources. Over the last five years, semiconductor startups raised a total of 1.3 billion U.S. dollars.
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