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Walden International

Venture Capital · Founded 1987 · San Francisco, United States

Leading firm focused on cross-border investments

190 portfolio companies Venture Capital · $9.4B invested · 264 investments · Investor rank #295 · Last investment 8/2026
Portfolio companies 190 ↑ 26% 5y
Decacorns 8 ↑ 14% 5y
Thoroughbreds 13 ↑ 8% 5y
01 · Biggest holdings

Walden International’s biggest current holdings.

The most valuable companies Walden International still holds — unicorns and thoroughbreds it has backed, ordered by Dealroom’s latest valuation. Companies that have been acquired or gone public are in Exits instead. Where a cap table names Walden International directly, the stake and its estimated value are shown too.

#CompanyEst. stakeValuationEst. value
  1. 1 SambaNova SystemsDecacorn · Semiconductors · USA 10.5% $11.0B $525M
  2. 2 CloudMindsUnicorn · Robotics · USA $2.8B
  3. 3 Gokin SolarUnicorn · Energy · China $2.4B
  4. 4 RokidUnicorn · Consumer Electronics · China 4.2% $2.1B $88M
  5. 5 Snorkel AIUnicorn · Enterprise Software · USA $1.3B
  6. 6 BrainCoUnicorn · Education · USA $1.1B
  7. 7 Shanghai Xingsi SemiconductorUnicorn · Semiconductors · China 2.5% $1.1B $28M
  8. 8 Keenon RoboticsUnicorn · Robotics · China $1.0B
  9. 9 IntellifusionUnicorn · Security · China 6% $1.0B $60M

Estimated value = Walden International’s disclosed ownership % × Dealroom’s latest company valuation; direct named stakes only, exited positions excluded. Figures are indicative, not reported marks. Walden International also appears inside investor groups in CloudMinds, Snorkel AI, where a standalone stake isn’t disclosed. See the underlying cap tables on Dealroom →

02 · Exits

Walden International’s biggest exits.

Portfolio companies that IPO’d or were acquired at $1B+, with the valuation recorded at exit and — for those still public — their value today. Exit events come from each company’s funding-round history; entry stage from Walden International’s transaction record.

$80B IPO · 2026
Entered Series B+Now $455BSemiconductors
$1.8B IPO · 2004
Entered Series ANow $97BSemiconductors
$1.7B IPO · 2022
Entered Series ANow $45BSemiconductors
GigaDevice
IPO · 2016
Entered Series B+Now $38BSemiconductors
$16M IPO · 2023
Entered Series ANow $17BTelecom
$6.0B IPO · 2025
Entered Series ANow $12BSemiconductors
$300M IPO · 2010
Entered Series B+Now $10BTelecom
$3.0B IPO · 2014
Entered Series ANow $174MMedia
$778M IPO · 2015
Entered Series ANow $1.8BEnergy
$1.1B acquisition · 2021
Entered Series ASemiconductors
03 · Portfolio analysis

Where Walden International’s portfolio is concentrated.

Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 190 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.

By countryCount
  1. USA90
  2. China70
  3. Singapore14
  4. Israel7
  5. India3
  6. Canada1
  7. Cuba1
  8. Germany1
  9. Hong Kong1
  10. Indonesia1
  11. Japan1
  12. South Korea1
By sectorCount
  1. Semiconductors52
  2. Enterprise Software34
  3. Media16
  4. Telecom14
  5. Energy11
  6. Marketing10
  7. Fintech9
  8. Health9
  9. Security9
  10. Transportation9
  11. Robotics8
  12. Consumer Electronics4
By stage enteredCount
  1. Series B+94
  2. Series A71
  3. Seed20
By growth stageCount
  1. Breakout Stage91
  2. Late Growth51
  3. Early Growth48
  4. Mature3
04 · Portfolio market map

Inside Walden International’s portfolio.

The 60 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 190 tracked.

ChangXin Memory Technologies
Semiconductors · Centicorn
$455B
SambaNova Systems
Semiconductors · Decacorn
$11B
SMIC
Semiconductors · Decacorn
$97B
Chint Anneng
Energy · Unicorn
$1.1B
Biren Technology
Semiconductors · Decacorn
$12B
CloudMinds
Robotics · Unicorn
$2.8B
GigaDevice
Semiconductors · Decacorn
$38B
Gokin Solar
Energy · Unicorn
$2.4B
Kandou AI
Semiconductors
$400M
Rokid
Consumer Electronics · Unicorn
$2.1B
Chint New Energy Technology(Astronergy)
Energy · Unicorn
$1.6B
Innovium
Semiconductors · Unicorn
$1.1B
BrainCo
Education · Unicorn
$1.1B
Hai Robotics
Robotics
$850M
Vayyar
Semiconductors
$750M
GoPro
Media
$174M
Huaqin Communication Technology
Telecom · Decacorn
$17B
Point2 Technology
Semiconductors
$368M
Aquantia
Semiconductors
$148M
Snorkel AI
Enterprise Software · Unicorn
$1.3B
Shanghai Xingsi Semiconductor
Semiconductors · Unicorn
$1.1B
Keenon Robotics
Robotics · Unicorn
$1.0B
LucidWorks
Enterprise Software
$400M
Intellifusion
Security · Unicorn
$1.0B
Ikanos
Semiconductors
$47M
SolarEdge Technologies
Energy · Unicorn
$1.8B
Actelis Networks
Telecom
Calterah
Semiconductors
$550M
Atmosic
Semiconductors
$360M
BankBazaar.com
Fintech
$200M
CNEX LABS
Semiconductors
$134M
Tilera
Semiconductors
$130M
ColorChip
Telecom
$68M
HJMicro
Semiconductors
$480M
InnoMedia
Telecom
$462M
Atonarp
Health
$101M
Terawave Communications
Real Estate
$3.2M
Ubicom
Media
$28M
Shanghai High-Flying Electronics Technology
Consumer Electronics
$400M
Credo
Semiconductors · Decacorn
$45B
Wuxi Xinxiang Information Technology
Semiconductors
$110M
Jiangsu Chip Changzheng Microelectronics Group
Travel
$688M
Mojo Networks
Security
$120M
LightBits Labs
Telecom
$200M
Hong Jing Drive
Transportation
$619M
NeurogesX
Health
$3.9M
Kunyou Optoelectronics
Semiconductors
$853M
Plexxikon
Health
$30M
Neoconix
Semiconductors
$35M
Komprise
Enterprise Software
$148M
TBSTest Technology
Semiconductors
$715M
Yeestor
Hosting
$110M
Hangzhou Zhuoyin Intelligent Technology
China
$280M
INPHI
Telecom · Decacorn
$10B
Knowin
Robotics
$275M
Zhejiang Jingneng Microelectronics
Transportation
$688M
Oryx
Transportation
$200M
BeamReach Networks
Semiconductors
$60M
BroadLogic Network Technologies
Semiconductors
$18M
Funambol
Hosting
$100M
05 · Portfolio founders

Where Walden International’s portfolio founders come from.

88 founders across the 100 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.

LocationCount
  1. United States44
  2. China22
  3. Israel12
  4. Japan2
  5. Singapore2
  6. Australia1
  7. Canada1
  8. India1
  9. Italy1
  10. United Kingdom1
UniversityCount
  1. Stanford University9
  2. Tel Aviv University4
  3. University of California, Berkeley4
  4. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign3
  5. ETH Zurich2
  6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology2
  7. Technion Israel Institute of Technology2
  8. Bar-Ilan University1
  9. Beijing Institute of Technology1
  10. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev1
Previous companyCount
  1. Stanford University6
  2. AT&T3
  3. Intel Corporation3
  4. Meta3
  5. Qualcomm3
  6. Xelerated3
  7. Alphabet | Google2
  8. Alvarion2
  9. DataRobot2
  10. Digital Fountain2