Applied Ventures

The paradigm of optical design is being completely upended by Engineered Optics, which is the fabrication of optical elements with micron and sub-micron sized features. Read our latest blog to learn more about why Applied Ventures is investing in this innovative technology and the exciting computing applications it can enable.

Three of Applied Ventures’ investment companies are working tirelessly using materials engineering and imaging capabilities to develop innovations that can help the medical community detect, treat, curtail—and ultimately suppress—this viral pandemic.

Strategic investments from corporate venture capital into AI companies have been increasing. Read my latest blog to find out what’s driving this trend and where the funding is being directed.

Head-mounted displays for virtual, augmented and mixed reality have the potential for a variety of applications but there is still a lot of room for improvement in display technology. Applied Ventures portfolio company Avegant is hoping to change that.

Applied Ventures reflects on a decade of successful investments around the globe in core technologies – and exciting new whitespace areas of opportunity. 

Investors and entrepreneurs converged at the third annual Silicon Innovation Form at SEMICON West to pitch new technologies, collaborate with ecosystem partners and spark new innovations.

2014 marked an exciting and active year, where Applied Ventures closed four new investments in early stage technology companies. The most recent investment is RayVio Corporation, a solid state ultraviolet (SSUV) light emitting diode (LED) startup first developed at Boston University and backed by some of the world’s leading investors.

From 3D printers to personal drones, the Applied Ventures team shares what tops each of their holiday wish lists.

Innovation is alive and well in the semiconductor industry. That was a key takeaway from the strategic investor panel at the second annual Silicon Innovation Forum at SEMICON West, and one I can’t reinforce enough within the venture capital (VC) community.