UC Berkeley’s SiFive has raised $61m in series E funding from a consortium featuring OUP, SK Hynix, Western Digital, Qualcomm and Intel.
SiFive, a US-based custom semiconductor spinout of University of California, Berkeley, received $61m in series E financing yesterday from investors including spinout-focused investment firm Osage University Partners (OUP).
SK Hynix, the computer memory chipmaker subsidiary of conglomerate SK Group, led the round, which also featured mobile semiconductor producer Qualcomm, data storage company Western Digital and chipmaker Intel.
The round was filled out by Sutter Hill Ventures, Spark Capital and Prosperity7 Ventures. Qualcomm, Western Digital and Intel contributed through…