Alongside Spirox Ventures were venture capital firms Jafco Asia and Pac-Link Capital, which led the round as new investors, and other existing investors Magic Shares, Shinden and Synerchip chief executive, David Lee.

Synerchip, a China and US-based provider of semiconductors, has raised $10.5m in its series C round from a consortium including Spirox Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of the eponymous Taiwan-based technology distributor.

Alongside Spirox Ventures were venture capital firms Jafco Asia and Pac-Link Capital, which led the round as new investors, and other existing investors Magic Shares, Shinden and Synerchip chief executive, David Lee.

Synerchip’s previous rounds were undisclosed.