Faraj Aalaei

Companies founded

Cognichip

CEO · Founder · 2024 – present

$360M valuation (2026)

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Centillium Communications

CEO · Founder · 1997 – 2008

$24.8M valuation (2008)

Currently

Active roles, board seats and partnerships.

Candou Ventures

Partner · 2016 – present

Work history

Past roles by Dealroom records.

Marvell Technology

President · 2019 – 2020

$148B valuation (2026)Centacorn

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Aquantia

CEO · President · 2009 – 2019

$222M valuation (2015)

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MACOM

1981 – 1985

$18.8B valuation (2026)

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Talks 1

Interviews and talks Dealroom has written up, with the key moments.

Cognichip launches ACI Enterprise to compress chip design by 10x

theCUBE · Sept 2026

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