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Analog Devices Launches ADVentures, a New Corporate Venture Capital Fund
June 21, 2025 | Analog Devices, Inc.Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) announced the launch of ADVentures (ADV), a corporate venture capital (CVC) fund focused on identifying and investing in emerging opportunities that will define new frontiers in innovation and impact.
Building on ADI’s 60 years as a global semiconductor leader combining analog, digital, software, and AI technologies, ADV will invest globally in early-stage startups developing pioneering solutions in three critical domains: Advanced Systems & Robotics, Climate & Energy, and Human Health. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, new sensing modalities, computing architectures, secure connectivity and artificial intelligence.
“With ADVentures, ADI will continue to ensure today’s innovators stay ahead of what’s possible,” said Stephanie Sidelko, Vice President, Head of Strategy at ADI. “By combining our decades of expertise with the bold ideas of emerging startups, ADV will help accelerate transformative solutions to the world’s toughest, most complex, and urgent challenges.”
This marks ADI's first company-wide CVC initiative and represents its strategic ambition to accelerate discovery and collaboration across the global innovation ecosystem. Kimberly Blakemore will serve as Head of ADVentures.
ADV is eager to partner with startups that align with its investment focus and can benefit from ADI’s deep domain expertise and global ecosystem positioning.
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