Altair Semiconductor Ltd.

www.altair-semi.com

High-Tech Company

TECH VERTICALS

5G, IoT Artificial Intelligence, Cellular, Chipset Technology, Cloud, Communications, Computing & Software, Connectivity, Embedded AI, LTE, Networking, Semiconductors, Sensing Technology, Sensors, Smart City, SoC, System-on-Chip, Telematics, Wireless communication

General Data

Sector	Network Infrastructure
Company Stage:	Revenue Growth
Established	2005
Number of Employees	200
Reg. Number:	abCDe

DESCRIPTION

Altair Semiconductor specializes in advanced cellular IoT chipsets and AI for image sensing. The company designs highly integrated LTE Cat-M and NB-IoT solutions featuring ultra-low power consumption, hardware-based security, and carrier-grade integrated SIM (iSIM) technology – all 5G-ready. Its chipsets are built to deliver long battery life, robust connectivity, and rapid time-to-market for IoT devices. Altair’s solutions are commercially deployed on leading LTE networks worldwide and power a wide range of industrial and consumer IoT applications, including asset tracking, smart metering, wearables, and vehicle telematics.

TECHNOLOGY

5G and IoT connectivity; Ultra-low-power LTE-M/NB-IoT/2G/5G chipsets, iSIM, NTN/satellite support.

ESTIMATED ANNUAL SALES

	TARGET MARKETS
	IoT device manufacturers, wearables, smart meters, trackers, global deployment.

	BUSINESS MODEL
	B2B

COMPETITORS

GCT Semiconductor , Qualcomm Israel , Sequans Israel

SERVICE PROVIDERS

Company Name	Type
abC Defghij	Law Firm
abC Defghij	Investment Bank

REMARKS

Date	Remark
03/11/2025	Altair Semiconductor was acquired by Sony Corporation in January 2016, serving as its local R&D center in Israel until November 2025. In November 2025, it was spun off and resumed operations as a private entity, with Sony remaining a shareholder of the company.

CONTACT INFO

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Main Address: Hod Hasharon, Israel

Address	6 Haharash St.
POB	7158
City	Hod Hasharon
Country	Israel
Zip	4524079

Contact Person	abC Defghij
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Company E-mail	abC Defghij
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Branch Address: Oulu, Finland - Finland R&D Center

Address	Yrttipellontie 1 C 4
City	Oulu
Country	Finland
Zip	90230

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Branch Address: Manteca, United States

City	Manteca
State/Province	CA
Country	United States

Contact Person	abC Defghij
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Company E-mail	abC Defghij
Telephone	abC Defghij
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Branch Address: Issy Les Moulineaux Cedex 9, France

Address	88 Boulevard Galliéni St.
City	Issy Les Moulineaux Cedex 9
Country	France
Zip	92130

Contact Person	abC Defghij
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Branch Address: Zhubei City, Taiwan

Address	3Fl.-6.,6, Taiyuan 1st St.
City	Zhubei City
Country	Taiwan

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	MANAGEMENT

Key Executive

Name	Title	Previous Position
Mr. Nohik Semel	CEO	Altair (VP, Systems Engineering)
Mr. Lavi Semel	CTO	Sony Semiconductor Israel (CTO)
Mr. Danni Waldner	CFO	Synaptics Israel (VP, Finance)
Mr. Eli Zyss	SVP, Silicon Design & Hardware	TI Israel (Core Technology Manager)
Mr. Tal Avidor	VP, System Engineering	Sony Semiconductor Israel (VP, System Engineering)
Mr. Dima Feldman	VP, Product Management & Marketing	Sony Semiconductor Israel (VP, Product Management & Marketing)
Ms. Naama Luquer-Hareli	VP, HR	Sony Semiconductor Israel (VP, HR)
Mr. Yigal Bitran	Co-Founder	Sony Semiconductor Israel (CTO - Altair)
Mr. Eran Eshed	Co-Founder	Brodmann17 (Chief Business Officer)
Mr. Oded Melamed	Co-Founder	TI Israel (Cable Modem Director of R&D)

Mergers & Acquisitions

Round

Date

Stage

Amount

Valuation

Acquired

Jan. 26, 2016

Revenue Growth

abCDe

	FINANCIAL ROUNDS

Total Capital Raised
abCDe

Financial Rounds

Numbers of Investors

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Round

Date

Stage

Amount

Valuation

Fifth Round - Extended

Jun. 01, 2015

Revenue Growth

abCDe

Fifth Round

Jun. 09, 2014

Revenue Growth

abCDe

* New investor

Investor	Type	Amount	Remarks
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Corporate VC	abCDe
abC Defghij	Hedge Fund	abCDe

Secondary Deal

Jan. 01, 2014

Revenue Growth

abCDe

Fourth Round

Jul. 01, 2013

Revenue Growth

abCDe

* New investor

Investor	Type	Amount	Remarks
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Hedge Fund	abCDe

Venture Lending

Dec. 01, 2012

Revenue Growth

abCDe

Third Round

Apr. 10, 2011

Revenue Growth

abCDe

* New investor

Investor	Type	Amount	Remarks
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe	Continuing investment by BRM Capital Fund
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe	Led the round
abC Defghij	Hedge Fund	abCDe

Second Round

Sep. 23, 2008

Initial Revenues

abCDe

* New investor

Investor	Type	Amount	Remarks
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Lending Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Hedge Fund	abCDe	Led the round

First Round

Jun. 12, 2007

R&D

abCDe

* New investor

Investor	Type	Amount	Remarks
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe	Led the round
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe

Seed

Nov. 21, 2005

Seed

abCDe

* New investor

Investor	Type	Amount	Remarks
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe	Led the round
abC Defghij	Venture Capital Fund	abCDe

	R&D Grants

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Round

Date

Stage

Amount

Remarks

R&D Grant

Dec. 22, 2010

abCDe

* New investor

Investor	Type	Amount	Remarks
abC Defghij	Bi-National Fund	abCDe	Co-op with U.S. Company

Last Updated:	abCDe
IVC Number:	abCDe