Doug McBane spent 30 years in the Navy, retiring as a Captain, and worked on defense programs like the F-35, P-8A, and E-6B, as well as the Army's Future Combat System, while also holding operations roles at companies like Applied Materials, NXP, Hitachi GST, IBM, and BAE Systems. He's known for hands-on work getting complex hardware into production, including a senior operations role at Owl Autonomous Imaging, and for helping scale businesses from around $250 million to over $1 billion by improving manufacturing quality and margins.
About their Fund
Silicon Catalyst is the only accelerator focused exclusively on the global semiconductor industry, giving startups working on chips, chiplets, materials, silicon photonics, MEMS, sensors, life science, and quantum access to a semiconductor-specific stack of foundry access, EDA tools, IP, packaging, and testing worth millions of dollars, plus a 24-month incubation program, strategic partners like TI, Arm, and NXP who help select and work with startups, and its own investment arms, Silicon Catalyst Angels and Silicon Catalyst Ventures. It operates this model through localized programs in the UK, EU, Israel, Japan, Australia, and Malaysia, connecting local startups to Silicon Valley networks and mentors, and has built an ecosystem that has engaged with over 1,500 semiconductor startups, admitted more than 150, and facilitated over $150 million in in-kind support, $600 million in venture investment, and $100 million in grants.















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