The Silicon Catalyst University Program connects the world’s leading universities with the Silicon Catalyst Semiconductor Startup Ecosystem.
The Program pairs our alumni, advisors, ambassadors and industry partners with research professors and their students considering building a company. The result is a clear path for transforming research into startups ready to change the world.
“This is an incredibly exciting time to be in the semiconductor industry, as the opportunities for applying the academically sourced innovations to real-world problems have exploded. Key application areas ripe for improvement include everything from cost-effective medical point-of-care, to smart farming, safe cities and 5G communications. Silicon Catalyst is honored to have these prestigious academic institutions participate in our launch event,” stated Laura Swan, Silicon Catalyst Partner and University Program Manager (laura@sicatalyst.com)
For universities, Silicon Catalyst will provide speakers, moderators and panel experts, judges for pitch competitions, mentoring, internships via our portfolio companies, teach special subject classes, and serious entrepreneurial advice and help on starting a semiconductor company.
Silicon Catalyst Portfolio Companies spun out from universities
Revolutionizing the world of gas sensing by developing a new generation of IoT compatible gas sensors
Our University Ambassadors
Adjunct Professor with Stanford University,
BS, MS EE MIT
Cornell University BS, MS EE
California Institute of Technology
PhD Computer Science
“I have been an advisor for Silicon Catalyst for several years, providing advice to several of our portfolio companies. I helped both Mentium and Trameto complete their tape-outs. I also helped shape and write our ‘Starting an IC Company’ course and along with Pete Rodriguez and Raul Camposano, presenting the course for the Stanford EE380.”
Mark Ross, B.S. and M.S. in EE from Stanford
Distinguished Service Professor,
Director of CMU-Emirates iLab CMU
Member of Academia Europaea
PhD, Stanford Computer Systems
CEO (retired) Actel
BS EE, MBA University California, Berkeley
“Along with evaluating several of our applicants, I also moderated the “Where’s the Edge? Opportunities in the Future of Computing from the Core to the Moon and Beyond” panel discussion a joint panel with Cornell University Praxis Centere, Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility, and Silicon Catalyst Angels and Cornell Alumni Angel investor group, Red Bear Angels.”
Rick Bahr, Adjunct Professor with Stanford University, BS and MS in EE from MIT
UCSD
BS, Economics, MS applied physics
Stanford MBA
University of Wisconsin, MBA
Georgia Tech BSEE
Stanford MS EE
“We presented the Silicon Catalyst Overview to professors from the Electrical Engineering Department at Imperial College London, to a reaction of both excitement and appreciation. I’m looking forward to bringing the news to more universities across the UK, Europe and Asia. At Maxeler Technologies we’ve long recognized their crucial role in research, and the companion challenges of bringing revolutionary technologies to market.”
Oskar Mencer, PhD, Stanford Computer Systems
PhD candidate
PhD Material Science UCLA,
MS Material Science Berkeley,
BS Cal Poly
PhD Solid State Physics
UCSB
BEE Electronics
Vice President, International Division of the Israel Innovation Authority
MBA
MS EE Cal Poly
BS ChemE Cal Tech
BS EE SJSU
PhD Material Science UCLA
MS Material Science Berkeley
BS Cal Poly
UCSC Phd., Eindhoven University of Tech
University of Witwatersrand
UCLA
PhD Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University, Electrical Engineering, SCU -MBA
Princeton, Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Southern Queensland Electrical and Electronic Engineering, MBA
Texas A & M University, Environmental Design
UCB, PhD Computer Science, Architecture B.S. EE, semiconductors
MIT, PhD. Electrical Engineering, CS
King’s College London MSc
Henley Business School
University of Brighton /BSc Electronic Engineering
Montclair State University
Cornell JD, Law
Notre Dame B.S. Electrical Engineering
Kettering B.S. Industrial Admin
Cornell MBA
University of San Diego B.S. Accounting
INSEAD M.S.