Previously known as Alchimer, the semiconductor technology company has raised $13.5m from investors including Panasonic and Air Liquide.

France-based semiconductor manufacturer Aveni raised $13.5m in funding on Monday from consumer electronics company Panasonic and Air Liquide Venture Capital, the corporate venturing arm of industrial gases company Air Liquide.

Corporate-backed private equity fund Idinvest Partners, CEA Investissement, which acts as the investment vehicle of government-funded research organisation CEA, Auriga Partners, an undisclosed semiconductor maker and an unnamed angel investor also contributed to the round.

Aveni, previously known as Alchimer, revealed its new name at the same time as the…