portfolio company

Altair Semiconductor

sector

Connectivity & Power

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status

Exited

Initial Investment

2015

location

Israel

Cellular IoT chipset provider for LTE and 5G connected devices.

company overview

Altair Semiconductor developed LTE chipsets for cellular IoT and connected devices. The company was acquired by Sony in 2016 and operates as Sony Semiconductor Israel.

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