Startup · Switzerland
Kandou
HQ Lausanne, SwitzerlandFounded 201151-200 employeesUpdated
We enable energy efficient GPU scale-up and scale-out connectivity with our next gen 448G and beyond copper links.
Funding10 rounds · ~$561M
- Equity raised
- ~$561M
- Debt, secondaries & grants
- Undisclosed
- Latest
- $225MSeries A · Mar 23, 2026
- Last valuation
- $400MPost-money · Series A · Mar 23, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2026 | Series A | $225M | $400M | Maverick Silicon | — | Reported |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Growth | $72.3M | — | — | — | Reported |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Grant | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Reported |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Series D | $75.0M | — | — | Bessemer Venture Partners | Confirmed |
| Nov 17, 2020 | Series C | $92.3M | — | Bessemer Venture Partners | — | Confirmed |
| Sep 23, 2019 | Series C | $56.0M | — | Bessemer Venture Partners | — | Confirmed |
| Sep 2, 2018 | Series B | $15.0M | — | Bessemer Venture Partners, Walden International | — | Reported |
| Sep 28, 2011 | Pre-Seed | ~$115K | — | Venture Kick | — | Reported |
| 2012 | Series A | $10.0M | — | — | — | Reported |
| 2016 | Undisclosed | $15.0M | — | Bessemer Venture Partners | — | Reported |
- $225MMar 23, 2026
- Growth$72.3MAug 24, 2023
- GrantUndisclosedApr 28, 2023
- $75.0MDec 16, 2021
- $92.3MNov 17, 2020
- $56.0MSep 23, 2019
- Series B$15.0MSep 2, 2018
- Pre-SeedLed by Venture Kick~$115KSep 28, 2011
- Series A$10.0M2012
- UndisclosedLed by Bessemer Venture Partners$15.0M2016
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems4
- GlasswingSemiconductor intellectual property for chip-to-chip interconnects.
- MatterhornA family of retimer chips for USB, DisplayPort and Thunderbolt connections.
- RegliA family of retimer chips for PCIe and CXL connections.
- ZettiA family of PCIe packet-switch chips.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
People4
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Amin Shokrollah | Founder & CTO |
| Mohammad Amin Shokrollahi · LinkedIn ↗ | Founder & CTO |
| Srujan Linga · LinkedIn ↗ | Chief Executive Officer |
| Taher Madraswala | Chief Operating Officer |
Sources18
Show all 18 sources and supporting evidence
Profile3
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · country, Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · x url
“country: CH”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "282f8d8c-4815-4565-8afc-fa6aadf2374f", "name": "Kandou"}”
- 3
Kandou · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website
“We enable energy efficient GPU scale-up and scale-out connectivity with our next gen 448G and beyond copper links.”
Systems4
- 4
Kandou · Supports System
“Chiplet Interconnect IP # GlasswingTM From enabling deep learning workloads to accelerating time to market, make every IP interface better. Designed to utilize CNRZ-5 Chord™ Signaling, the Glasswing chip-to-chip link IP solution **gives you more bits with lower power and fewer pins, without sacrificing margins.**”
- 5
Kandou · Supports System
“USB4 Retimer # MatterhornTM Transfer data at the speed of thought. Unlock the potential of every new device with Matterhorn. Optimize every single bit and **turn a standard consumer laptop into a gaming beast.**”
- 6
Kandou · Supports System
“PCIe Retimer # RegliTM When it comes to PCIe, every nanosecond counts. Kandou AI's fully compliant Regli PCIe retimer operates at **ultra-low latency (under 13 nanoseconds).**”
- 7
Kandou · Supports System
“Zetti is the first and only small scale Gen 5 ready switch on the market. Fully backwards compatible with Gen 1-4, Zetti is the future focussed solution designers working in IoT, smart homes, medical, and telecoms industries have been asking for”
Funding10
- 8
Latham & Watkins · Mar 23, 2026 · Supports Funding round
“The oversubscribed Series A round was led by Maverick Silicon”
- 9
Bloomberg · Mar 23, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount, Funding round · post money valuation usd, Organization · ownership
“raised $225 million from investors including”
- 10
MarketScreener (S&P Capital IQ) · Mar 22, 2026 · Supports Funding round · post money valuation usd
“The transaction was raised at post money valuation of $400 million.”
- 11
Signal Integrity Journal · Dec 16, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount
“closed its Series D round of funding, resulting in $75 million raised in the round.”
- 12
GlobeNewswire · Nov 17, 2020 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“existing investors, led by Bessemer Venture Partners”
- 13
GlobeNewswire · Sep 23, 2019 · Supports Funding round · amount
“today announced an additional investment of $56 million”
- 14
eeNews Europe · Sep 2, 2018 · Supports Funding round · amount
“Kandou Bus raises another $15 million”
- 15
Global Venturing · Supports Funding round, Funding round · amount
“BVP and Walden International supplied $15m in series B funding for the company in July 2018”
- 16
Global Venturing · Supports Funding round · amount
“BVP provided $15m in series A funding in 2016”
- 17DatabaseKandou AI company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Funding round, Organization · linkedin url, Role
“funding round: Grant, 2023-04-28, lead: Innosuisse”
People1
- 18
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · country, Organization · hq city, Organization · x url, Role
“country: CH”
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