Tarun Verma

Background

About Tarun Verma

Seasoned successful semiconductor executive leveraging 30+ years of industry experience to accelerate the next generation of semiconductor startups as a Managing Partner at Silicon Catalyst and their first non founder employee. 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. We have engaged with more than 1,500 semiconductor startups worldwide and have admitted over 150 exciting companies. In addition, our UK government funded early-stage incubator completed its second cohort of 10 startups in March 2025 and has just begun incubating its third cohort. Our companies participate in a 24-month customized incubation program. Each is guided closely by a Silicon Catalyst partner. This includes a semiconductor focused curriculum and over 40 events worldwide each year. Silicon Catalyst’s ecosystem provides everything our startups need to design, fabricate, and market semiconductor solutions: • In-Kind Partners (TSMC, Synopsys, Arm, ST, MathWorks and over 60 more) – provide each startup several millions of dollars’ worth of goods and services including EDA tools, IP, PDKs, prototypes, design and test services, packaging and business solutions. Our companies have received over $150M in in-kind goods and services. • Strategic Partners (TI, ON Semi, Soitec, Bosch, Cirrus Logic, Arm, ST Micro, Sony, EMD Electronics, NXP, Mayfield, DuPont, GlobalFoundries and SMD Semiconductor) – participate in the selection process and actively look for opportunities to partner with our startups. • Investors – Our partnership with Mayfield and a large group of over 400 VCs, Angels, Angel groups, Corporate VCs, and Family Offices fund each journey. Silicon Catalyst Angels, created from our ecosystem, also funds our companies. Our companies have received over $600M in venture investments. • Advisors – A valuable network of over 350 industry experts that we match to the specific needs of each startup. • Universities, Industry Organizations, Accelerators and Government Agencies – We nurture over 400 partner relationships for the benefit of our portfolio companies. Our companies have received over $100M in grants. Silicon Catalyst’s mission is to help semiconductor startups succeed. Join us in driving innovation! Check out https://siliconcatalyst.com for details.