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    Maverick Silicon

    San Francisco, California, United StatesFounded 2024
    www.mavericksilicon.comLinkedIn
    Hardware & SemiconductorsAIInfrastructure & Cloud

    Maverick Silicon is a venture capital fund and division of Maverick Capital, founded in 2024 by Andrew Homan. It focuses on private semiconductor growth companies and related opportunities, including businesses designing or producing chips, hardware, software, or processes that accelerate the infrastructure underlying artificial intelligence.

    43% of their portfolio is in Hardware & Semiconductors. Deal activity increased 78% year-over-year (16 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $118.7M (across 41 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    31

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Series B

    Last 12 Mo

    16

    Team

    AH

    Andrew Homan

    Andrew Homan

    LA

    Lee Ainslie

    Lee Ainslie

    AC

    Andrew C. Homan

    Managing Partner

    KS

    Kenny Safar

    Managing Director

    JM

    Josh Miner

    Investor

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    44 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Kandou logoKandouPre-Seed—Sep 2026
    Kandou AI logoKandou AIGrowth—Sep 2026
    Celera logoCeleraSeries B$30MAug 2026
    PPoint2 Technology Inc.Series B$136MAug 2026
    TensorWave logoTensorWaveSeries B$350MJun 2026
    Point2 Technology logoPoint2 TechnologySeries B$76MApr 2026
    Point2 logoPoint2Series B$76MApr 2026
    PPoint2 Technology Inc.Series B$76MApr 2026
    Kandou AI logoKandou AISeries A$225MMar 2026
    Upscale AI logoUpscale AISeries A$200MJan 2026
    Ethernovia logoEthernoviaSeries C$90MJan 2026
    Ethernovia logoEthernoviaSeries B$90MJan 2026
    GS Microelectronics U.S., Inc. (GSME) logoGS Microelectronics U.S., Inc. (GSME)Series B$35MJan 2026
    Lyte logoLyteSeries C$107MJan 2026
    mmTron logommTronSeries A$45MJan 2026
    Velaura logoVelauraSeries A$110MJan 2026
    Upscale Ai logoUpscale AiSeries A$190MJan 2026
    Kandou AI logoKandou AISeries A$225MJan 2026
    Point2 logoPoint2Series B$136MJan 2026
    Kandou logoKandouSeries A$225MJan 2026
    Stathera logoStatheraSeries B$55MJan 2026
    Axiado logoAxiadoSeries C$60MDec 2025
    Empower Semiconductor logoEmpower SemiconductorSeries D$140MSep 2025
    Upscale AI logoUpscale AISeed$100MSep 2025
    Upscale Ai logoUpscale AiSeed$100MSep 2025
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    Top Co-Investors

    Tiger Global Management, LLC9 shared
    Prosperity7 Ventures8 shared
    Samsung Catalyst Fund8 shared
    StepStone Group7 shared
    Mayfield Fund7 shared
    Atreides Management7 shared
    Qualcomm Ventures6 shared
    Premji Invest6 shared
    SoftBank Group Corp.6 shared
    Xora5 shared
    Alliance Ventures5 shared
    UMC Capital5 shared
    Celesta Capital4 shared
    Bessemer Venture Partners4 shared
    NVentures4 shared
    Intel Capital3 shared
    Cota Capital3 shared
    Crosslink Capital3 shared
    Fidelity Management & Research Company3 shared
    SK hynix3 shared

    Last updated: 7 October 2026