Part I: Mapping the Quantum Revolution

A version of this article, authored by Kike Miralles, was originally featured in SiliconANGLE. Quantum technology represents one of the most promising opportunities of the coming decade, with several billion dollars already invested in the space, a wide variety of early products reaching the market, and a growing talent influx. Hundreds of startups are now … Continued

Reimagining Data Center Infrastructure for the AI Era: Intel Capital Leads Mueon’s Seed Round

Over the past few years, we’ve seen remarkable innovation across the semiconductor landscape aimed at solving the compute, memory, and power challenges posed by AI workloads. At Intel Capital, we’ve backed startups pushing the boundaries of interconnect latency, memory density, and materials science. But the exponential growth in AI adoption is now straining data center … Continued

Mueon Emerges From Stealth with $15.5M Seed to Redefine Data Centers for the AI Era

The company’s modular CubeletsTM optimize compute, memory, power, and thermal management to unlock exponential performance improvements Portland, Oregon – September 17, 2025 – Mueon, a company developing semiconductor-based systems for AI and hyperscale computing, today announced its launch from stealth with $15.5M in seed funding and the debut of CubeletsTM, stackable, modular components designed to … Continued

Figure Exceeds $1B in Series C Funding at $39B Post-Money Valuation

SAN JOSE, Calif., September 16, 2025 – Figure, the AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots, today announced it has exceeded more than $1 billion in committed capital through its Series C financing round, at a post-money valuation of $39 billion. The funding will accelerate the company’s efforts to bring general-purpose humanoid robots into … Continued

Electronics Monitoring Leader proteanTecs Raises $51M in Series D Funding

Round led by IAG Capital Partners and joined by strategic investors Arm, Siemens and Samsung HAIFA, ISRAEL – SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 – proteanTecs®, a global leader in deep data solutions for electronics health and performance monitoring, today announced the closing of its $51 million Series D funding round. The round was led by IAG Capital … Continued

Behind the ExP with Buildots

Behind the ExP is a storytelling series that showcases the real-world impact of Intel Capital’s Embedded Expert Program (ExP), told through the voices of leaders across our portfolio. With decades of experience accelerating technology innovation, Intel Capital created ExP to give its portfolio companies direct access to Intel’s top talent across the globe. Designed specifically … Continued

Our Investment in FieldAI: Enabling Robots to Conquer Complex Environments

Robotics is becoming increasingly accessible as hardware has reached a level of maturity and standardization, providing a solid foundation (the “body”). The next challenge is advancing the robot’s “mind.” Specifically, the use of large language models and other AI systems that autonomously drive essential functions like perception, motion control, and decision-making. We are seeing robotic … Continued

FieldAI Announces Over $400M in Funds Raised to Advance Embodied AI at Scale

Backing from Bezos Expeditions, Canaan Partners, Khosla Ventures, Prysm, Temasek, and others to accelerate commercial expansion of first risk-aware foundation models for robotics Irvine, CA – August 20, 2025 – FieldAI, a leader in physical AI and robotic autonomy, today announced that it has raised $405 million in two consecutive rounds. Investors include Bezos Expeditions, … Continued

Behind the ExP with Skylo

Behind the ExP is a storytelling series that showcases the real-world impact of Intel Capital’s Embedded Expert Program (ExP), told through the voices of leaders across our portfolio. With decades of experience accelerating technology innovation, Intel Capital created ExP to give its portfolio companies direct access to Intel’s top talent across the globe. Designed specifically … Continued

An Investor Search for an AI-Native Company

Exploring what it means to be an AI company ChatGPT was released in November 2022, marking a major disruption in the AI landscape. While large language models (LLMs) had been available for years prior, ChatGPT represented a significant engineering milestone by packaging these models into a general-purpose, stable application – a conversational AI bot. However, … Continued