Silicon Catalyst Partners Joining Investment Panels at Two Upcoming Semiconductor Industry Events

Both companies are exhibiting at the upcoming AI Summit 

Silicon Valley, CA and Cambridge, UK, Sept. 5, 2024 - Silicon Catalyst is pleased to announce that two of our Partners, Laura Swan and Sean Redmond, are panelists at upcoming key semiconductor industry events in the US and England. Silicon Catalyst is the only incubator + accelerator focused on the global semiconductor industry including Chips, Chiplets, Materials, IP and Silicon fabrication-based Photonics, MEMS, Sensors, Life Science and Quantum. Event details include:

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Laura Swan, Silicon Catalyst Partner and General Partner at the recently launched Silicon Catalyst Ventures, will be on the panel “Industry Landscape Overview: Funding Trends & Emerging Business Models in Generative AI Start-Ups, & Enterprise Adoption Patterns”, Monday September 9th: 3:20 - 4pm, at the Westin Hotel in downtown San Jose, at 302 South Market Street. Along with Laura, additional panelists include Gamiel Gran, Chief Commercial Officer at Mayfield.

Silicon Catalyst will also be exhibiting on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, September 10-12 at the AI Summit conference, taking place at the Signia by Hilton hotel, at 170 South Market Street, San Jose.

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Tech Deep Dive: Semiconductors September 12, 2024 9:30 am - 1:00 pm at Pembroke College at the University of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

DEEP DIVE: UK INVESTMENT & LEADERSHIP IN SEMICONDUCTORS

In an industry sometimes referred to as boom-and-bust, the UK’s focused approach is taking semiconductors to the next level internationally. With a concentration on compound

semiconductors, design IP and R&D, the UK – and Cambridge specifically – is leading the way in expanding the market and driving investment.

12:15 – 13:00 Panel: “The Investment Journey for UK Semiconductor Scale-ups”

Supporting the UK’s semiconductor prowess is a healthy and robust investment strategy and opportunities. Panelists include:

  • Sean Redmond, Managing Partner, SiliconCatalyst.UK

  • Russell Haggar, CEO, Vypercore - A Silicon Catalyst ChipStart UK Company

  • Owen Metters, Investment Manager (Deep Tech), Octopus Ventures

  • Nathalie Haller, Director, UK Infrastructure Bank

  • Phil O’Donovan, Chair, Forefront RF