Chiral, a Swiss Nanomaterials Chip startup that uses nanomaterials to develop next-generation semiconductor and quantum technologies, has raised $12 million in a seed fundraising round.
Quantonation, HCVC, Founderful, and Innosuisse provided public capital for the round, which was headed by Crane Venture Partners.
The European investment activity in advanced semiconductor, photonics, and next-generation computing hardware throughout 2025 and 2026 is consistent with Chiral’s seed round.
Chiral is a DeepTech startup founded in 2023 and is creating instruments and procedures for the scalable incorporation of nanomaterials into semiconductor devices of the future. Chiral, which was founded as a spin-off of ETH Zurich and Empa, combines technical prowess with scientific rigor to produce innovative materials for cutting-edge electronics.
Seoho Jung, CEO of Chiral, said: “nanomaterials have demonstrated exceptional performance in research for years, but their impact remains limited without scalable and controllable manufacturing. Chiral possesses the skills needed to transform material-level discoveries into industrial reality.”
Seoho continues, “Our clients will shortly reveal outcomes that show how Chiral’s technology has improved the functionality of their devices. We are simultaneously transitioning from development to deployment, and this year we will install our first commercial systems at client locations.”
The funding will helps Chiral achieve its goals of unlocking the next generation of chips that go beyond the capabilities of traditional silicon and making post-silicon computing chips based on nanomaterials manufacturable at wafer scale.
Nanomaterial Integration Technology:
Nanomaterials like carbon nanotubes and two-dimensional materials are commonly regarded as a feasible way to maintain performance and energy efficiency increases as the semiconductor industry gets closer to the physical and financial limits of silicon scaling outlined by Moore’s Law.
Chiral was established to provide the first robotic nanomaterial integration system in the market as a solution to this industrial problem. For the robotic integration of nanomaterials onto silicon wafers, the system is based on automation, high-precision engineering, and artificial intelligence. According to reports, this process makes it possible to put nanomaterials precisely, selectively, and without contamination. ,a clear route from single-device research to wafer-scale integration.
Krishna Visvanathan, co-founder and partner at Crane Venture Partners, stated: “Making such materials work for real systems and real consumers will be the next fundamental change in computing, not just materials. We think they have a significant role to play in what comes after silicon because Chiral brings that level of engineering discipline to nanomaterials.”
Chiral has improved its automation and process control capabilities, created its first commercial equipment system, and assisted clients in industry and research in greatly accelerating their development since its incorporation and pre-Seed financing round two years ago.
