# Sonics

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

- Industry: Semiconductors
- Headquarters: San Jose, US
- Website: www.sonicsinc.com
- Total disclosed funding: $42M
- Latest round: Series D (Dec 7, 2005)
- Investors on record: 16

## About

Based in California, US, and founded in 1996, Sonics, Inc. is a supplier of SMART Interconnects, which provides high system-on-chip (SoC) design predictability and design efficiency. Grant Pierce (CEO) and Drew Wingard are the founders of the company. 

The company’s solutions include a power control solution called Energy Processing Unit (EPU) and Network-on-Chip (NOC) that help meet the interconnect challenges of complex SoCs. The company’s products include ICE-Grain family- energy processing units, Network-On-Chip, Complementary System IP and SonicsStudio and EPU Studio are tool suites that automate NoC and EPU configuration and accelerate design.

The company is currently not operating.

## Funding rounds

- Series D, Dec 7, 2005, $12M — Pacesetter Capital Group, TL Ventures, Argo Global Capital, Easton Capital Investment Group, InveStar Capital, Crystal Ventures, Spinnaker Ventures, Icon Ventures, Toshiba Corporation, Hambrecht & Quist, Samsung Venture Investment, Smart Technology Ventures, Power Capital
- Series C, Jun 22, 2004, $10M — TL Ventures, Easton Capital Investment Group, Toshiba Corporation, Smart Technology Ventures
- Series C, Jan 18, 2002, $20M — Pacesetter Capital Group, H&Q Asia Pacific, Easton Capital Investment Group, InveStar Capital, Spinnaker Ventures, Icon Ventures, Omninet Capital, Newlight Management, Smart Technology Ventures

## Investors

- Pacesetter Capital Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/pacesetter-capital-group) — Series C, Series D
- H&Q Asia Pacific (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/h-q-asia-pacific) — Series C
- Easton Capital Investment Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/easton-capital-investment-group) — Series C, Series D
- InveStar Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/investar-capital) — Series C, Series D
- Spinnaker Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/spinnaker-ventures) — Series C, Series D
- Icon Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/icon-ventures) — Series C, Series D
- Omninet Capital — Series C
- Newlight Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/newlight-management) — Series C
- Smart Technology Ventures — Series C, Series D
- TL Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tl-ventures) — Series C, Series D
- Toshiba Corporation — Series C, Series D
- Argo Global Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/argo-global-capital) — Series D
- Crystal Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/crystal-ventures) — Series D
- Hambrecht & Quist (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hambrecht-quist) — Series D
- Samsung Venture Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/samsung-venture-investment) — Series D
- Power Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/power-capital) — Series D