Machine vision innovator SiLC Technologies is focused on enabling human-like perception across autonomous driving, robotics, smart cameras and more. SiLC is differentiated as being the only company to date to successfully integrate an FMCW imaging system on a cost-effective silicon platform. Founded in 2018 by silicon photonics industry veterans with decades of commercial product development and manufacturing experience, SiLC uses a proprietary silicon-based semiconductor fabrication process to manufacture its chips and standard, automated IC style assembly processes. The result? Robust, cost-effective, compact solutions that open the door for a new era of smarter automation.
Location: United States, California, Monrovia
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $54M
Founded date: 2018
Investors 7
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 28.11.2023 | - | $25M | - |
| 25.05.2021 | Series A | $17M | - |
| 06.03.2020 | Seed | $12M | - |
Mentions in press and media 22
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| 11.09.2024 | Honda's Investment in SiLC Technologies: A Leap Toward Safer Autonomous Mobility | In a world racing toward autonomous vehicles, Honda has thrown its hat into the ring. The automotive giant recently invested in SiLC Technologies, a company at the forefront of AI-based machine vision. This partnership aims to revolutionize... |
| 11.09.2024 | SiLC Technologies Receives Investment from Honda | SiLC Technologies, a Monrovia, CA-based AI-based machine vision company, received an investment from Honda. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. Honda made the investment through its global open innovation program, Honda Xcelerator Ven... |
| 10.09.2024 | SiLC Technologies Receives Investment from Honda to Advance AI Vision Capabilities | MONROVIA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–September 10, 2024– SiLC Technologies, Inc. (SiLC), today announced it has received an investment from Honda to develop next-generation FMCW LiDAR solutions for all types of mobility. SiLC is the leading dev... |
| 10.01.2024 | SiLC Technologies Unveils the Eyeonic Vision System Mini: A Leap in Precision LiDAR Technology | New AI Machine Vision System Offers Unmatched Sub-Millimeter Resolution in a Significantly Reduced Size SiLC Technologies, Inc. (SiLC), the leading developer of integrated single-chip FMCW LiDAR solutions, announced the launch of the Eyeoni... |
| 28.11.2023 | SiLC Technologies: Silicon Photonics Company Secures $25 Million | SiLC Technologies (SiLC) – a leader in silicon photonics – recently announced $25 million in additional funding to bring the total funding proceeds from its seed and Series A to $56 million. The new strategic participants in the round inclu... |
| 16.11.2023 | シリコンフォトニクス技術を活用したICチップ型LiDARを開発するSiLC Technologies, Inc.へ追加出資 | グローバル・ブレイン株式会社（以下、グローバル・ブレイン）が運営する、「EP-GB投資事業有限責任組合」（以下、EP-GB）および「KURONEKO Innovation Fund」（以下、KURONEKO Fund）は、シリコンフォトニクス技術を活用したICチップ型LiDARを開発するSiLC Technologies, Inc.（本社：米国 / 以下、SiLC Technologies）へ追加出資を実行したことをお知らせいたします。 SiLC Technologiesは... |
| 15.11.2023 | SiLC Raises $25M in Additional Funding | SiLC, a Monrovia, CA-based company which specializes in silicon photonics, raised $25M in additional funding. The round, which brought the total amount to to $56M, saw participation from Hokuyo Automatic, Hankook & Company, and ROHM Sem... |
| 05.10.2023 | SiLC Technologies Advances Machine Vision, Bridging the AI Gap with Bionic Vision | Unveils Four Tailored Versions of Its Eyeonic Vision System for Applications Requiring Vision that Ranges from Short to Ultra-Long Distances Related Posts alwaysAI Strengthens Its Computer Vision Platform With New Cutting-Edge Mlops Feature... |
| 09.12.2022 | SiLC Technologies Launches Industry’s Most Compact, Powerful Coherent Machine Vision Solution | SiLC Technologies, (SiLC), recognized for advancing the state of machine vision, announced the launch of the Eyeonic Vision System, the industry’s most compact and powerful coherent vision system. The new system features the highest resolut... |
| 07.12.2021 | SiLC Technologies Rolls Out First Commercially Available Chip-Integrated FMCW LiDAR Sensor | Today, SiLC Technologies, Inc. (SiLC) announces the launch of its powerful, compact vision sensor delivering coherent vision and chip-scale integration to the broader market. The new Eyeonic™ Vision Sensor takes LiDAR to a new level of perf... |
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