38 Companies Join The Crunchbase Unicorn Board In September, Led By Semiconductor, Fintech And Space Tech Companies

{"heading1":"Semiconductor Startups","paragraph1":"Austin-based semiconductor manufacturing startup Fab2 closed a $500 million Series A at a $3.7 billion valuation, led by Fundomo. The company builds compact chip factories and develops their manufacturing equipment internally.","paragraph2":"Celero Communications, an Irvine, California-based semiconductor company, raised a $275 million Series C, valuing it above $3 billion and bringing total funding to $415 million. Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, and CapitalG led the round.","paragraph3":"Micronano Core, a Hangzhou-based AI chip developer, announced a $149 million Series C, valuing its IoT inference chips at $1 billion. The company was founded 5 years ago and uses the open RISC-V architecture for AI computing chips.","paragraph4":"SiMa.ai, a San Jose-based developer of specialized AI chips and software, raised a $150 million Series C at a $1.45 billion valuation, co-led by Fidelity and Amplify Partners. The company's software platform and next-generation hardware will support robots, vehicles, and drones."}