Walden Catalyst

Palo Alto, United States · VC · DeepTech Purist

About

Walden Catalyst Walden Catalyst was founded in 2021 by two semiconductor legends: Lip-Bu Tan (former Intel CEO and Cadence CEO) and Young Sohn (former Samsung President and Chief Strategy Officer). Fund I raised $601M, exceeding the $400M target. Between them, the founders have invested in 560+ startups with 115 IPOs, including an early Zoom investment. The fund is a dedicated deep tech vehicle covering AI/ML, semiconductors, quantum computing, biotech, robotics, and photonics. Portfolio compani

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IonQ
Zoom
AI21 Labs
Innovium
ArteraAI
Voltron Data

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