# Trident Microsystems

> Trident Microsystems is a VC fund in Sunnyvale backing Manufacturing and Financial Services. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sunnyvale, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.tridentmicro.com

Trident Microsystems is a VC fund in Sunnyvale focused on Manufacturing and Financial Services. Trident Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRID) is a force in the digital home entertainment market, delivering innovative semiconductor solutions for digital televisions and set-top boxes — at the heart of today's digital home. With spectacular 2D and 3D picture quality, surround-sound and Internet-ready connectivity platforms, Trident'ssemiconductor solutions bring consumers a world of diverse, rich and immersive multimedia entertainment that can be accessed at any time, and from anywhere in the home.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Taiwan | 1 | 50% |
| Singapore | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Qiro Finance | Qiro is an on-chain private credit protocol that has a strong infrastructure for credit underwriting. | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Jun 11, 2024 |  |
| Luxnet | Luxnet manufactures advanced optical components including photodiodes and laser diodes for high-speed networking. | $18M |  | Oct 11, 2001 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Acorn Campus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acorn-campus-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CMT Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cmt-digital-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alliance DAO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/defi-alliance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Druid Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/druid-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Escape Velocity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/escape-velocity-1a89) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GAINS Investment Corp.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gains-investment-corp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Trident Microsystems invest in?

Trident Microsystems invests primarily in Manufacturing and Financial Services startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Taiwan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Trident Microsystems last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Trident Microsystems closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 2 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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