Walden Catalyst | Activity

Investment

Invested in Polaris Electro-Optics, backing its FenGlass electro-optic modulator technology for AI infrastructure; Partner Andy Kau joined the board.

Polaris Electro-Optics

Polaris Electro-Optics Walden Catalyst

waldencatalyst.comSEP 17, 2026

SEP 17, 2026

Exit

Portfolio company Empower Semiconductor was acquired by Analog Devices, reinforcing the importance of intelligent AI power delivery.

Empower Semiconductor

Empower Semiconductor Walden Catalyst

waldencatalyst.comMAY 20, 2026

MAY 20, 2026

Exit

Portfolio company Rivos, a RISC-V AI chip startup founded by Walden Catalyst, was acquired by Meta for a reported ~$2B.

Rivos

Rivos Walden Catalyst

mlq.aiSEP 30, 2025 hpcwire.com

SEP 30, 2025

Team Change

Founding Managing Partner Lip-Bu Tan was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Intel Corporation.

Lip-Bu Tan appointed CEO of Intel

Walden Catalyst

intel.comMAR 12, 2025

MAR 12, 2025

Investment

Co-led ATI Motors' $20M Series B (with NGP Capital) to expand its AI-powered autonomous robotics workforce platform.

ATI Motors

ATI Motors Walden Catalyst

prnewswire.comJAN 23, 2025

JAN 23, 2025

Investment

Rivos raised more than $250M to develop RISC-V AI server chips.

Rivos

Rivos Walden Catalyst

reuters.comAPR 16, 2024

APR 16, 2024

Investment

Backed Artera's public launch with $90M in funding for its AI-based prostate cancer prognostic test.

Artera AI

Artera AI Walden Catalyst

mobihealthnews.comMAR 21, 2023

MAR 21, 2023

Investment

Announced investment in MindsDB, an AI/ML platform for enterprise data.

MindsDB

MindsDB Walden Catalyst

waldencatalyst.comMAY 2022

MAY 2022

Investment

Announced investment in Voltron Data, an accelerated-compute data infrastructure company.

Voltron Data

Voltron Data Walden Catalyst

waldencatalyst.comFEB 2022

FEB 2022

New Fund

Closed its inaugural fund with over $550M to target deep-tech investments across the US, Europe, and Israel.

Inaugural Fund ($550M+)

Walden Catalyst

businesswire.comNOV 1, 2021

NOV 1, 2021

Walden Catalyst Activity

Invested in Polaris Electro-Optics, backing its FenGlass electro-optic modulator technology for AI infrastructure; Partner Andy Kau joined the board.

Backed Nearfield Instruments' $380M Series D, a metrology and inspection leader enabling next-generation AI semiconductor manufacturing.

Portfolio company Empower Semiconductor was acquired by Analog Devices, reinforcing the importance of intelligent AI power delivery.

Portfolio company Rivos, a RISC-V AI chip startup founded by Walden Catalyst, was acquired by Meta for a reported ~$2B.

Founding Managing Partner Lip-Bu Tan was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Intel Corporation.

Co-led ATI Motors' $20M Series B (with NGP Capital) to expand its AI-powered autonomous robotics workforce platform.

Rivos raised more than $250M to develop RISC-V AI server chips.

Backed Artera's public launch with $90M in funding for its AI-based prostate cancer prognostic test.

Announced investment in MindsDB, an AI/ML platform for enterprise data.

Announced investment in Voltron Data, an accelerated-compute data infrastructure company.

Closed its inaugural fund with over $550M to target deep-tech investments across the US, Europe, and Israel.