# Walden International

> Walden International is a VC fund backing Manufacturing and Semiconductor. See 209 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 209
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 20%
- Fund size: $123M
- Last fund: Jul 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.waldenintl.com

Walden International is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Manufacturing and Semiconductor. Walden International is unique among US venture firms through its focus on cross-border investments that leverage global markets and talent to grow industry-leading companies. For more than 30 years, their integrated team has brought extensive added value to help companies through capital, relationships and expertise.They look to partner with thebest of the best – entrepreneurs with a strong appreciation for the benefits of leveraging talent and markets independent of geography to gain unfair advantage.Their team brings both extensive venture expertise together with in-depth operating experience to help you grow your company.They invest in early and expansion stage companies across sectors such as Semiconductors, Clean Tech, Internet & Digital Media and Software.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $1.5M–$100M |
| Series B | $6.5M–$50M |
| Series C | $10M–$250M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 36 | 17% |
| Semiconductor | 34 | 16% |
| Software | 27 | 13% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 20 | 10% |
| Electronics | 17 | 8% |

150 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 52 | 25% |
| Series A | 47 | 22% |
| Series C | 40 | 19% |
| Funding Round | 16 | 8% |
| Seed | 15 | 7% |

12 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 59 | 28% |
| United States | 57 | 27% |
| Singapore | 12 | 6% |
| India | 2 | 1% |
| Israel | 2 | 1% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Kau | Managing Director | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-kau |
| Brian Chiang | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-chiang |
| Carson Chen | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carson-chen |
| Cliff Higgerson | Venture Partner | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cliff-higgerson |
| Donald Shumka | President and Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/donald-shumka |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SiliconFlow | Silicon Mobile Technology is an AI ​​infrastructure company that specilaizes in large models inference and deployment system to reduce the cost in the AIGC and LLM industries. | $295.8M | Series B | Jun 16, 2026 |  |
| Pengxi Semiconductor | Pengxi Semiconductor is a developer of CIM systems for semiconductor integrated circuit manufacturing. The company focuses on CIM systems for semiconductor integrated circuit manufacturing and is committed to realizing the localization and intelligentization of core software for semiconductor manufacturing. Its core technologies cover multiple keyaspects such as manufacturing execution, equipment automation, yield management, and data platform. | $146.6M | Series A | Apr 16, 2026 |  |
| North Ocean Photonics | North Ocean Photonics is a Smart Hardware Company. | $58.6M | Series C | Apr 15, 2026 |  |
| BrainCo | BrainCo was founded in 2015, transforming the most advanced technologies from Center for Brain Science at Harvard, and Mcgovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT into research and development of wearable wireless EEG brain wave detector. we recently raised $5 million from several outlets. | $286.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 06, 2026 |  |
| Looki | Looki is building the next generation of human-centric ai platforms - emotionally aware, and deeply embedded in the physical world. | $20M | Series A | Jan 05, 2026 |  |
| FastForm | FastForm is committed to the market-oriented application of 3D printing technology, offering complete 3D printing solutions for industrial businesses, academic research, and public education. They provide services for the fields of aerospace, the car industry, medicine, and education. | $13.9M | Series A | Aug 01, 2025 |  |
| Intecells | Intecells, Inc., is the groundbreaking, VC-funded startup reshaping battery manufacturing technology. By developing solid-state production methods to improve electrodes, the company produces batteries using less energy, materials, and equipment. Intecells is breaking manufacturing out of its decades-long stasis toward a future full of new productsand capabilities. Founded in 2018, Intecells invented solid-state printing techniques leveraging cold plasma to fundamentally change the way electrodes are shaped and built into flexible cell formats. The company is revolutionizing what is possible not only for manufacturing and environmental impact but also for consumer product creation for years to come. Partnering with leading battery makers, OEMs, and academic institutions, Intecells plans to bring its innovations from lab to production in 2022. The startup is the brainchild of Dr. Shawn Gayden, a Chinese American inventor, and business executive, who led battery manufacturing research for more than a decade, and Christian Buske, a German entrepreneur whose company first commercialized cold plasma technology decades ago. Intecells’ technologies eliminate binders and solvents for a cleaner electrode-making process, thereby opening new paths for a wide range of cell chemistries and applications across sectors at low production costs. This game-changing endeavor is a rising tide that lifts everyone in the value chain. For materials and equipment suppliers, collaborating with Intecells adds value to products; for cell manufacturers, applying Intecells’ technology means they can write the rules for future battery production; and for OEMs, Intecells innovations eliminate many traditional and costly design constraints. By adapting proven cold plasma technology to solve new problems, Intecells’ technology allows the battery to follow product form, not the other way around. The company’s new technology shrinks battery size, with limitless possibilities for shape, while retaining the same power output for less money. In the short term, Intecells is working to demonstrate its flexible batteries that offer personalization for a new wave of consumer products. The company’s long-term goal is to revolutionize the electric vehicle battery industry and accelerate renewable energy storage. Today, the company creates bespoke technology for customers seeking to improve manufacturing processes and economic outcomes. |  |  | Jun 04, 2025 |  |
| A&A Dukaan Financial Services Private Limited | BankBazaar.com offers neutral online marketplace that gives you instant customized rate quotes on Loans, Mutual Funds and Insurance products. You can instantly search for, compare and apply for these products on the site or mobile app. It is designed with smart technology capabilities, and over 50 of India's leading financial companies andinsurance firms have chosen to integrate themselves with the platform.BankBazaar's services are available through the web-portal, made-for- mobile web service, or the BankBazaar app available on the Android play store and iOS app store. We help consumers compare the best offers across various banks and NBFCs. Apart from these, we also give the consumer the latest news/trends and insights into managing his finances better. Consumers can track their application and troubleshoot issues in the process through a host of channels like the BankBazaar app, WhatsApp, Email, or Voice support. | $6.4M | Series D | Apr 23, 2025 |  |
| Hanfang New Materials | Hanfang New Materials is a company that specializes in developing and manufacturing high-end semiconductor adhesives. Their product portfolio includes a range of materials such as conductive and non-conductive adhesives, adhesive films, and high thermal conductivity sintering materials. |  | Seed | Apr 03, 2025 |  |
| Hong Jing Drive | Hong Jing Drive is a full-stack autonomous driving solution provider. Automatic driving computing platform, selection and layout of sensors, full-stack software system integration, and calibration for automatic driving. Hong Jing Drive was established on May 2, 2018 by Feilong Liu in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. |  | Series C | Sep 20, 2024 |  |

10 of 209 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Intel Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intel-capital) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
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- [Bay Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bay-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Walden International invest in?

Walden International invests primarily in Manufacturing, Semiconductor and Software startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 209 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Walden International's check size?

Walden International typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$100M at Series A, $6.5M–$50M at Series B and $10M–$250M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Walden International participates in.

### How do I contact Walden International?

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### Who are the partners at Walden International?

The team at Walden International includes Andrew Kau (Managing Director), Brian Chiang (Managing Director) and Carson Chen (Venture Partner), among 17 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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