Cavendish Kinetics is a fabless supplier of tunable components for RF circuits (antennas, power amps, filters) used in cellular handsets, laptops, netbooks, tablets, and other consumer wireless devices.
CK’s products are designed to address a serious challenge facing the wireless industry: how to pack more features and services into wireless devices without adding radios or increasing the device size.
CK has created and honed hard-to-replicate technology based on third-generation RF MEMS expertise and its own innovative semiconductor processes.
By reducing component count, CK’s tunable RF solutions enable the design of wireless devices with improved RF signaling, which leads to enhanced performance, lower power, and smaller RF systems. As a result, end users enjoy a more satisfying experience with their wireless devices.
Products incorporating CK’s semiconductor products:
Improve the voice and web browsing experience for users of today’s 3G and 4G wireless devices.
Significantly improve the network efficiency of cellular operators by reducing re-tries and dropped-call rates.
Provide 3G and 4G systems with improved RF signaling, which dramatically increases data throughput and network efficiency.
Reduce component count, which makes it faster and less expensive to design better-performing wireless devices.
CK’s products are designed to address a serious challenge facing the wireless industry: how to pack more features and services into wireless devices without adding radios or increasing the device size.
CK has created and honed hard-to-replicate technology based on third-generation RF MEMS expertise and its own innovative semiconductor processes.
By reducing component count, CK’s tunable RF solutions enable the design of wireless devices with improved RF signaling, which leads to enhanced performance, lower power, and smaller RF systems. As a result, end users enjoy a more satisfying experience with their wireless devices.
Products incorporating CK’s semiconductor products:
Improve the voice and web browsing experience for users of today’s 3G and 4G wireless devices.
Significantly improve the network efficiency of cellular operators by reducing re-tries and dropped-call rates.
Provide 3G and 4G systems with improved RF signaling, which dramatically increases data throughput and network efficiency.
Reduce component count, which makes it faster and less expensive to design better-performing wireless devices.
Location: United States, California, San Jose
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $53M
Investors 4
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Qualcomm V... | qualcommve... |
| - | Quadia | quadia.ch |
| - | Wellington... | wellington... |
| - | Cambridge ... | cambridgec... |
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 24.08.2015 | - | $36M | - |
| 11.11.2014 | - | $7M | - |
| 07.06.2011 | - | $10M | - |
Mentions in press and media 11
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| 24.08.2015 | Daily funding roundup - August 24, 2015 | Mirantis announced $100M; PlanSource received $70M; CB Insights raised $1.15M As anyone who writes about tech can tell you, getting information on private companies is not easy to get. Unlike with public companies, where the information is ... |
| 24.08.2015 | Cavendish Kinetics raises $36M to improve smartphone reception | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Cavendish Kinetics, a Silicon Valley radio chip design company, has raised $36 million to make chips that it says could transform the p... |
| 24.08.2015 | Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place | Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. European VC firm Lakestar launches new $400M fund for local and U.S. startups Europe’s Lakestar has announced a fresh €350 m... |
| 24.08.2015 | Cavendish Kinetics Raises $36M in Funding | Cavendish Kinetics, a San Jose, CA-based maker of RF MEMS antenna tuners, completed a $36m funding round. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate the development of its RF components. Led by Paul Dal Santo, CEO, Cavendish Kinetic... |
| 24.08.2015 | Cavendish Kinetics raises $36M to improve smartphone reception | Cavendish Kinetics, a Silicon Valley radio chip design company, has raised $36 million to make chips that it says could transform the performance of smartphones. The funding is a rare event in the semiconductor industry, a $335 billion busi... |
| 24.08.2015 | Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, up... |
| 14.11.2014 | Funding roundup - week ending 11/14/14 | DogVacay, Revel, Raise, LAFORGE Optical, FloQast, Full Circle CRM, Door to Door Organics, Evernote Seed stage LAFORGE Optical, a designer of electronic prescription eyewear, raised a $1.1 million from SOMO Optical. FloQast, a provider of Cl... |
| 11.11.2014 | Cavendish Kinetics Secures $7M Funding | SAN JOSE, CA, Leading provider of high-performance RF MEMS tuning solutions for mobile and wearable devices, today announced the closing of a $7 million funding round. >> Click here for more funding data on Cavendish Kinetics >... |
| 11.11.2014 | Funding Daily: Today’s tech funding news, in one place | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, up... |
| 11.11.2014 | Cavendish Kinetics Closes $7M Funding Round | Cavendish Kinetics, a San Jose CA-based provider of RF tuning solutions for mobile and wearable devices, closed a $7m funding round. The round was co-led by Tallwood Venture Capital and Wellington Partners, with participation from Qualcomm ... |
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