Altair Semiconductor: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)
Altair is a fabless semiconductor company based in Israel that is developing state of the art, ultra low power mobile WiMAX silicon solutions optimized for handsets and handheld devices. Altair was founded in May 2005 by former Texas Instruments executives with extensive broadband and wireless silicon experience. Their products are the smallest, lowest power solutions in the industry, offering superb mobility performance and enabling the migration of WiMAX from a fixed wireless PC technology to a true next generation mobile technology. Altair's management and technology executives were among the founding team of Libit Signal Processing, a fabless chip company acquired by Texas Instruments in 1999 for $365 million. The company's world class scientists, algorithm, VLSI and software engineers have in the past, jointly developed over twenty complex mixed-signal silicon products, spanning six different broadband wired and wireless technologies. Altair is a principal member of the WiMAX Forum and a member of the IEEE802.16e.
Altair Semiconductor has raised $50.0M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $50.0M announced in Apr 2026.
That round is above the $10M median round size for Hardware companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.
Altair Semiconductor Company Profile and Key Stats
Latest funding round on record: Apr 2026.
Altair Semiconductor Funding Rounds
Altair Semiconductor Founders and Leadership Team
No contact details are on record for this team yet.
Altair Semiconductor Funding Compared to Other Hardware Startups
Altair Semiconductor's latest round of $50.0M is above the median round in Hardware. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.
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Altair Semiconductor Funding FAQs
What does Altair Semiconductor do?
Altair is a fabless semiconductor company based in Israel that is developing state of the art, ultra low power mobile WiMAX silicon solutions optimized for handsets and handheld devices. Altair was founded in May 2005 by former Texas Instruments executives with extensive broadband and wireless silicon experience. Their products are the smallest, lowest power solutions in the industry, offering superb mobility performance and enabling the migration of WiMAX from a fixed wireless PC technology to a true next generation mobile technology. Altair's management and technology executives were among the founding team of Libit Signal Processing, a fabless chip company acquired by Texas Instruments in 1999 for $365 million. The company's world class scientists, algorithm, VLSI and software engineers have in the past, jointly developed over twenty complex mixed-signal silicon products, spanning six different broadband wired and wireless technologies. Altair is a principal member of the WiMAX Forum and a member of the IEEE802.16e.
How much funding has Altair Semiconductor raised?
Altair Semiconductor has raised $50.0M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $50.0M announced in Apr 2026.
When did Altair Semiconductor last raise funding?
Altair Semiconductor's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $50.0M, announced in Apr 2026.
Who founded Altair Semiconductor?
FundedIQ lists James Scapa (Founder) at Altair Semiconductor.
Where is Altair Semiconductor headquartered?
Altair Semiconductor is based in Hod Hasharon, HaMerkaz, Israel.
How many employees does Altair Semiconductor have?
Altair Semiconductor is in the 101-250 employee band.
How does Altair Semiconductor's funding compare to other Hardware startups?
Altair Semiconductor's latest round of $50.0M is above the $10M median round size for Hardware companies on FundedIQ across 1,454 tracked companies over the last two years.
About FundedIQ's Altair Semiconductor Funding Data
FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.
Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Altair Semiconductor is left off this page rather than filled in.
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