Kandou Bus SA announced that it has received $225 million in funding from Maverick Silicon, SoftBank Group Corp., Synopsys, Inc., Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Alchip Technologies, Limited and other investors
Kandou Bus SA, announced that it has received $225 million in a round of funding led by new investor Maverick Silicon on March 23, 2026. The transaction included participation from new investors SoftBank Group Corp., Synopsys, Inc., Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Alchip Technologies, Limited and several existing investors. The company has issued convertible preferred shares in the transaction.
The transaction was raised at post money valuation of $400 million.
Alchip Technologies Ltd is engaged in the research, development, design and manufacturing of Application Special Integrated Circuit (ASIC) and System on Chip (SoC) products. The Company also provides circuit design component libraries and various silicon intellectual property (SIP) required to design products, as well as circuit diagrams for producing product mask sets. The Company also provides back-end wafer fabrication, packaging and test services. The Company's products are mainly used in artificial intelligence, digital television, communication networks, other consumer electronics, communication equipment, medical equipment and automotive electronics and others. The Company's products are mainly sold to Taiwan, China, Japan, the United States, Europe and other regions.
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Kandou Bus SA announced that it has received $225 million in funding from Maverick Silicon, SoftBank Group Corp., Synopsys, Inc., Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Alchip Technologies, Limited and other investors