Welcome to SiliconCatalyst.EU, the new expansion of Silicon Catalyst into the European Economic Area for early stage semiconductor startups. As a consortium member of the Malta Competence Centre, one of the Chips JU funded Chips Competence Centres, we are delighted to deliver our semiconductor startup early stage incubator that provides complete access to the world famous Silicon Catalyst ecosystem which includes access to no cost design automation tools, design IP and advanced foundry prototyping.
We are building on the huge success of SiliconCatalyst.UK, where the first two cohorts of ChipStart UK companies have now raised over €40M of VC and Angel funding.
Silicon Catalyst EU Ltd, with the support of Malta Enterprise and the Chips JU, is now ready to deliver our ChipStart EU one year early stage semiconductor startup incubation to any European Economic Area member country semiconductor startup that has raised less than $1.5M of VC and/or Angel funding.
ChipStart EU incubation has no cost requirement to the startup or equity exchange. Your leadership team will participate in an intensive semiconductor industry training programme that will prepare you for VC investment, you will have access to world-wide semiconductor executive advice and have a local European advisor funded and assigned as a Mentor.
ChipStart EU applications are now open until August 10th, 2025.
If you are a seed-stage EU company with less than US$1.5M in funding and would like to join the ChipStart EU Incubator click on the button below.
If you are a startup company with more than US$1.5M of funding and are interested in learning more about the Silicon Catalyst Accelerator, click the button below.
Global Semiconductor Conference Malta
The global semiconductor industry is recognised as one of the world’s most critical. Every region plays a vital role in ensuring the continuity of the semiconductor supply chain. Malta has a long track record in supporting organisations operating across the semiconductor value chain and is today positioned as a European hub for expertise and resources.
The first Global Semiconductor Conference Malta, highlighting The Critical Role of the Global Semiconductor Industry, took place on November 18-19, 2024, bringing together industry experts, executives, analysts, and thought leaders.
The 2-day programme was carefully crafted by Malta Enterprise, the country’s economic development agency, in collaboration with Silicon Catalyst, the world’s only incubator and accelerator focused on the semiconductor industry.
Speakers from organisations including TSMC, imec, NXP Semiconductor, STMicroelectronics, Arm, Silicon Catalyst, the European Commission, and members of Malta’s own government delivered actionable insights and thought-provoking discussion.
Sean Redmond talked about the ChipStart EU program, why Malta was selected, the skills in the industry and about the key highlights of the conference. You can watch the video interview above.
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