# AccelerComm

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/accelercomm

- Industry: Semiconductors
- Headquarters: Southampton, UK
- Website: www.accelercomm.com
- Total disclosed funding: $37M
- Latest round: Series B (Mar 17, 2023)
- Investors on record: 6

## About

Based in Southampton, UK, and founded in 2016 by Rob Maunder, AccelerComm Ltd, a.k.a. AccelerComm, a spin-out of the University of Southampton, is a semiconductor IP-core company that provides 5G high-performance software defined radio (SDR) and advanced intellectual property (IP) for use in wireless communications networks. In June 2025, AccelerComm Ltd raised USD 15 million in venture funding led by returning investor IP Group, with participation from other returning investors Parkwalk Advisors, Hostplus, IQ Capital, Swisscom Ventures, and Bloc Ventures. The company develops and offers patented communication algorithms for 5G networks to double network capacity, halve power, and slash latency. AccelerComm’s comprehensive physical layer IP solutions cater to the needs of operators, equipment manufacturers, and silicon vendors. The firm’s products, available in software, FPGA, or ASIC forms, include 3GPP-compliant channel coding, 5G L1 software-defined radio, and LDPC channel coding solutions. The company plans to utilize the June 2025 funding to expand and speed up the rollout of its 5G satellite communications products and technologies.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Mar 17, 2023, $26M — Hostplus, Longview Innovation, IQ Capital, Parkwalk Advisors, Bloc Ventures, Swisscom Ventures
- Series A, Sep 8, 2020, $7.4M — Longview Innovation, IQ Capital, Bloc Ventures
- Seed, Dec 21, 2018, $3.2M — Longview Innovation, Bloc Ventures
- Seed, Dec 21, 2016, $0.3M — Longview Innovation

## Investors

- Longview Innovation (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/longview-innovation) — Seed, Series A, Series B
- Bloc Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bloc-ventures) — Seed, Series A, Series B
- IQ Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/iq-capital) — Series A, Series B
- Hostplus — Series B
- Parkwalk Advisors (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/parkwalk-advisors) — Series B
- Swisscom Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/swisscom-ventures) — Series B