UC Berkeley's custom semiconductor spinout has now raised $125m, after Qualcomm Ventures joined existing investors such as Osage University Partners for a $65.4m series D round.
SiFive, a US-based custom semiconductor spinout of University of California, Berkeley, obtained $65.4m yesterday in a series D round co-led by spinout-focused investment firm Osage University Partners (OUP).
The round was also co-led by Qualcomm Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of mobile chipmaker Qualcomm, wearable biometric device producer Huami, private equity firm Sutter Hill Ventures and VC firms Chengwei Capital and Spark Capital.
Founded in 2015, SiFive produces purpose-built semiconductors based on designs created by its clients using…
