Agile Analog is a technology company.
Agile Analog has raised $24.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Agile Analog has raised $24.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Agile Analog has raised $24.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Agile Analog's investors include OMERS Ventures, Eight Roads, Firstminute Capital, MMC Ventures, Seaya Ventures, Zinc, Mark Weatherford.
Agile Analog is a UK-based semiconductor company founded in 2017 that develops configurable analog IP technology for system-on-chip (SoC) designs, enabling rapid, automated generation of customizable analog blocks compatible with any foundry and process node.[1][2][4] Its Composa™ platform produces products like data converters (agileADC, agileDAC), power management (agileLDO, agilePMU), IC monitoring, security, and always-on IP, serving fabless semiconductor firms, IDMs, and design houses in markets including AI, IoT, automotive, HPC, and consumer electronics.[2][3][4][5] The company has raised $24M total, with its latest in an incubator/accelerator stage, and reports $13.6M in revenue while actively expanding its IP portfolio.[1][3]
By automating traditionally manual analog design, Agile Analog reduces SoC complexity, development costs, and integration time, addressing bottlenecks in semiconductor innovation.[2][4][5]
Agile Analog was founded in 2017 in Cambridge, UK, by a team leveraging breakthroughs in design automation, simulation, and AI to solve the long-standing challenge of automating analog circuitry—a problem that had eluded the industry for decades.[1][2][4] Headquartered at Radio House on St Andrew’s Road (also noted as Milton Hall, Ely Rd), the company emerged from the need to modernize analog IP development amid rapid digital SoC evolution.[1][3]
Key leadership includes CEO Krishna Anne, guiding its focus on process-portable analog IP.[2] Early traction came via its proprietary platform, leading to $19M in expansion funding and partnerships with major foundries, positioning it as an innovator in configurable IP.[2][3][4]
Agile Analog rides the analog-digital convergence trend in SoCs, where exploding demand for AI, edge computing, IoT, automotive, and HPC requires more efficient analog components amid shrinking nodes and process variability.[2][4] Timing is ideal as digital automation (EDA tools) has outpaced analog, creating bottlenecks; their AI-driven platform bridges this, enabling faster innovation without the "hassle, delay, and cost" of custom IP.[2][4]
Market forces like foundry diversification, fabless growth, and supply chain pressures favor process-portable IP, reducing reliance on rigid vendors.[1][2] Agile Analog influences the ecosystem by empowering startups, IDMs, and design houses to pack more analog into chips, fostering advancements in energy-efficient AI and wearables while competing with automation rivals like Celera and Thalia.[1][2]
Agile Analog is poised for accelerated growth through IP portfolio expansion and hiring in core tech roles, capitalizing on semiconductor demand amid AI and automotive booms.[1][4][5] Trends like sub-3nm nodes, automotive electrification, and edge AI will amplify its platform's value, potentially driving further funding and foundry collaborations.
As analog bottlenecks fade, its influence could reshape SoC design norms, delivering the configurable IP that keeps digital innovation humming—from Cambridge to global fabs.
Agile Analog has raised $24.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $19.0M Series A in May 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2021 | $19.0M Series A | OMERS Ventures | |
| May 1, 2019 | $5.0M Seed | Eight Roads, Firstminute Capital, MMC Ventures, Seaya Ventures, Zinc, Mark Weatherford |