Ethernovia closed a Series B funding round of more than $90 million, led by Maverick Silicon with participation from Socratic Partners, Conduit Capital, and CDIB-TEN Capital. Existing investors Porsche SE, Qualcomm Ventures, and Fall Line Capital also joined the round. The company focuses on Ethernet-based, packet-processor-centric silicon designed to handle real-time sensor, AI, and control traffic across vehicles, robots, and other intelligent machines.
Ethernovia is developing a class of edge and automotive packet processors intended to function as a deterministic data backbone for software-defined autonomy. The architecture targets high-bandwidth sensor fusion, vision pipelines, and AI workloads while supporting zonal and centralized system designs. The company positions Ethernet as a unifying fabric that can replace fragmented in-vehicle and industrial networks, with an emphasis on predictable latency and power efficiency.
The new funding will support development and production of Ethernovia’s next-generation packet processors, expansion of its programmable networking software stack, and deeper customer engagements across automotive, robotics, and industrial markets. The company plans to scale deployments that rely on over-the-air updates while maintaining safety-critical performance requirements.
- Series B funding: over $90 million
- Lead investor: Maverick Silicon; new investor: Socratic Partners
- Existing backers participating: Porsche SE, Qualcomm Ventures, Fall Line Capital
- Target markets: automotive (ADAS, autonomy), robotics, industrial edge AI
- Core technology: Ethernet-based, deterministic packet processors for real-time data fabrics
- Based in San Jose, California
“The industry is entering the era of physical AI—where intelligence must sense, reason and act in the real world with predictable, real-time performance,” said Ramin Shirani, CEO and co-founder of Ethernovia. “Legacy in-vehicle and industrial networks were never designed for AI-driven workloads. Our packet processor platform is purpose-built to eliminate these constraints and enable scalable, software-defined architectures.”
🌐 Analysis
Ethernovia’s technical direction closely reflects the background of its founding team. CEO and co-founder Ramin Shirani previously held senior engineering and leadership roles at Broadcom, where he worked on Ethernet switching and high-performance networking silicon. Other Ethernovia founders and early executives have held senior positions at Cisco Systems and Marvell Technology, particularly in automotive Ethernet, switching ASICs, and system-level networking. That collective experience aligns with Ethernovia’s focus on deterministic Ethernet fabrics as vehicles and robots adopt AI-driven, sensor-heavy architectures, a trend also drawing increased investment from established automotive-networking silicon suppliers.
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