# Monet Capital

> Monet Capital is a VC fund in San Jose backing Semiconductor, Internet and Wireless. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Jose, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Nov 2006
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.monetcapital.com

Monet Capital is a technology - oriented venture capital firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Semiconductor | 3 | 43% |
| Internet | 2 | 29% |
| Wireless | 2 | 29% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 29% |
| ISP | 1 | 14% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 29% |
| Series C | 1 | 14% |
| Series D | 1 | 14% |
| Series E | 1 | 14% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 57% |
| Canada | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wavesat | Wavesat specializes in mobile broadband, providing advanced semiconductor solutions to the world's leading carrier and mobile device manufacturers to deploy future-proof broadband services and products. With award winning technology and the industry's first WiMAX Forum Certifiedtm CPE design; Wavesat delivers silicon that enablescustomers to deploy multiple broadband wireless technologies such as WiMAX Wave2, WiFi, and XG-PHS today and to migrate seamlessly to future 4G technologies such as LTE. Wavesat's technology leadership resides in an intelligent, multimode 4G architecture and cost effective platforms that combine software and reference designs with superior technical support to provide highly integrated, power efficient broadband solutions. Mobile device manufacturers can maximize investment, reduce development time and risk and accelerate time-to-market with Wavesat's industry-leading performance, integration, size and power management. | $5.3M |  | Nov 06, 2006 |  |
| Wavesat | Wavesat specializes in mobile broadband, providing advanced semiconductor solutions to the world's leading carrier and mobile device manufacturers to deploy future-proof broadband services and products. With award winning technology and the industry's first WiMAX Forum Certifiedtm CPE design; Wavesat delivers silicon that enablescustomers to deploy multiple broadband wireless technologies such as WiMAX Wave2, WiFi, and XG-PHS today and to migrate seamlessly to future 4G technologies such as LTE. Wavesat's technology leadership resides in an intelligent, multimode 4G architecture and cost effective platforms that combine software and reference designs with superior technical support to provide highly integrated, power efficient broadband solutions. Mobile device manufacturers can maximize investment, reduce development time and risk and accelerate time-to-market with Wavesat's industry-leading performance, integration, size and power management. | $8M |  | Oct 04, 2004 |  |
| NextWeb | NextWeb is a wireless Internet service provider, providing high-speed service to more than 1000 enterprise customers in Northern and Southern California. NextWeb's service is available in over 50,000 business locations in more than 60 cities. Typically installed in just three to seven days, NextWeb's service is 30 percent faster than a T1at approximately half the cost, easily scaling to six times the speed of a T1. | $1.5M | Series D | Nov 16, 2002 |  |
| NextWeb | NextWeb is a wireless Internet service provider, providing high-speed service to more than 1000 enterprise customers in Northern and Southern California. NextWeb's service is available in over 50,000 business locations in more than 60 cities. Typically installed in just three to seven days, NextWeb's service is 30 percent faster than a T1at approximately half the cost, easily scaling to six times the speed of a T1. |  | Series C | Nov 19, 2001 |  |
| Virtual Silicon Technology | Virtual Silicon Technology is a provider of SIP solutions to manufacturers and designers of system-on-chip semiconductors. | $15M | Series B | Oct 16, 2000 |  |
| Divio | Divio is an established fabless semiconductor company. Divio s products power both emerging and existing applications in digital video, digital audio, digital imaging, and streaming video. Divio products are manufactured through an agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC),one of the most trusted semiconductor foundries inthe industry. Divio s products are assembled at ASE and SPIL. | $13.2M | Series E | Aug 01, 2000 |  |
| AtNetwork | Their focus is in assisting the global integration of the Asian markets into the new e-conomy. They are building the bridges that will connect Asian countries to each other and to the rest of the world. They are breaking down barriers, which will lead to a more connected world. This is achieved through the use of Their virtual backbone inaddition to Their comprehensive suite of e-business and marketing services. Their Internet backbone is guaranteed to be up 100% of the time. In addition, Their solutions are flexible enough to be implemented seamlessly, allowing companies to infiltrate the Asian markets in a matter of weeks, not months. | $33.5M | Series B | Jul 25, 2000 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sunsino Ventures Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sunsino-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [BDC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kaiser Permanente Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaiser-permanente-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Accton Technology](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accton-technology) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Band of Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/band-of-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Compal Electronics](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/compal-electronics) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Monet Capital invest in?

Monet Capital invests primarily in Semiconductor, Internet and Wireless startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Monet Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Monet Capital closed in Nov 2006. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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