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Silicon Rising

Sunday, May 3rd, 2015

 

Avaya_SiliconCatalyst_smallaerSeveral months ago, I was talking to several partners of an Asian incubator.   They were focusing on “new technology,” various apps, other IoT-related areas, “not old ones, like semiconductors.”  Ugh!

I felt like I was part of the US steel industry and living in the rust belt.  😉

So it was quite a pleasant surprise to get the invitation to Silicon Sunrise, a coming out event put on by a new, months-old organization, Silicon Catalyst.   And I was curious, as I bet the other invitees and attendees were.  It looked like Silicon Catalyst was a new investment organization that possibly focused on silicon.

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Tough job: SKTA Innopartners on rebuilding the semiconductor ecosystem

Tuesday, May 13th, 2014

Electronics360’s George Leopold explores SKTA Innopartners and their unique business incubator model in this article:

Technology Incubator 2.0 Seeks to Rebuild U.S. Chip Ecosystem

Accelerator Model

Accelerator Model

 

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Predictions 2014: Angel Orrantia, of VC SKTA Innopartners, on the revitalized semiconductor ecosystem.

Sunday, January 19th, 2014

 

Next up in our series of 2014 forecasts we have the sage predictions of Angel Orrantia, Business Development Director at SKTA Innopartners LLC….

 

 

“Aside from some massive players, the rest of the chip industry has been forced to adopt capital light business models.  Simultaneously, we’re seeing the mask costs making advanced nodes prohibitively expensive.

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Reinvigorating semiconductor startup funding

Monday, July 22nd, 2013

For those in fabless semiconductor or IP startup mode (or even thinking about how to start up and get funding),  take a look at Paul McLellan’s  report on a couple of panel sessions at the annual GSA Entrepreneurship Conference, held last Thursday, July 18 at the Computer History Museum.

Of note is that the first session’s panelists brought a variety of funding models to the table – from a traditional VC to Intel Capital to a brand new incubator on the scene – SKTA Innopartners.  In fact, any of you fabless guys really should talk to Angel Orrantia at SKTA.  They are focused on fabless semiconductors and enterprise software.

Below is an excerpt from Paul’s write-up:

GSA Entrepreneurship: Getting Money In and Out

Paul McLellan

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Paul McLellan

Published on 07-18-2013 11:32 PM

This afternoon and evening I was at GSA’s entrepreneurship conference at the Computer History Museum. The first two panel sessions were essentially on getting money into companies to get them started (or growing them), and getting money out when you have built the business.

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Budding Semiconductor Entrepreneurs….come attend the GSA Entrepreneurship Conference Thursday July 18

Wednesday, July 17th, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

SKTA Innopartners is participating in the flagship panel at the annual GSA (Global Semiconductor Alliance) Entrepreneurship Conference tomorrow, July 18, 2013, from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.

Angel Orrantia, founding business development director of SKTA Innopartners, will serve as a panelist on the 4:00 p.m. panel, Fueling Success and Innovation, the first of four panels at the event. According to GSA, this panel “will look at existing and alternative semiconductor funding models that are fueling innovation, spurring investment, and mitigating risk.”

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