Celera raises $30M Series B to speed AI-driven analog chip design

What's the deal? Celera SemiconductorDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Santa Clara-based analog chip supplier, has closed a $30M Series B round. The round was fully funded by Maverick SiliconDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Celera's largest investor.

What's the endgame? Celera uses AI to cut the cost and time of developing analog ICs, built on its patented Nesto technology — a library of digital twins of analog functions. It says the approach lets it deliver full-custom or standard products in a fraction of the time of traditional semiconductor companies.

What's the money for? The funds will accelerate Celera's design automation platform and customer projects. It recently acquired Silicon GateDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a product development and design automation team in Portugal, which it is now expanding, and has grown its design and AI team in California.

"This funding will accelerate our design automation roadmap," said Dr. Helen Song, chief technology officer.

Why now? Maverick Silicon frames the raise around a recurring supply-chain problem. "Every system has critical analog content, and sourcing those products has created schedule challenges for many customers," said managing director Kenneth Safar. "Celera is providing a way to remove these barriers."

The backer: Maverick Silicon invests in private semiconductor growth companies, with a focus on chips, hardware, and software underlying artificial intelligence. It is a division of Maverick CapitalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a global $10B asset manager.

The signal: At $30M, the round sits in the top third of comparable deals by size, a notable footing for a company selling AI-accelerated design into a market where every system carries analog content.

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