Kandou is a fabless semiconductor company. Spun out of EPFL in 2011, Kandou designs high speed, energy efficient serial links connecting Integrated Circuit components such as processor and memory, or processor and processor. Kandou’s designs are in production with various customers in the networking and defense fields. Kandou’s first standalone chip product, called Matterhorn, is the world’s leading re-timer chip for USB4 links. Kandou’s customers include the who’s who of the electronics industry. The company is active in three continents, has 120 employees, and has so far raised 100 million US dollars for its operations. With a portfolio of 350+ patents, world class design, and management teams, and a solid customer base, Kandou is ready to take on the world of electronics.

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22.01.2024 A spotlight for Swiss startups (startupticker.ch)
17.04.2023 Leadership change to drive growth (startupticker.ch)
21.06.2022 Kandou achieves broad customer adoption (startupticker.ch)
29.04.2022 Kandou expands its global footprint (startupticker.ch)
20.12.2021 Kandou raises USD 75 million in series D funding (venturelab.swiss)
17.12.2021 Kandou Closes $75 Million in Series D Funding (startupticker.ch)
16.09.2020 25 most promising scale-ups in Switzerland (venturelab.swiss)
10.08.2020 An almost complete C-suite for Swiss startups (startupticker.ch)
23.09.2019 Kandou Secures $56 Million in Series C Funding (startupticker.ch)

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