Ross Addinall, PhD

Managing Partner, Silicon Catalyst
Ross Addinall, a semiconductor PhD (III‑V), spent nearly a decade evaluating commercialization proposals and helps lead ChipStart UK founder training across UK, EU and Malaysia, working with early-stage startups.
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About Ross Addinall, PhD

Ross Addinall holds a PhD in semiconductor physics focused on III-V compounds and has worked across chip design, EDA, software, and technical sales, later spending nearly a decade evaluating commercialisation and disruptive-technology funding proposals. He now helps lead semiconductor founder training programs like ChipStart UK across the UK, EU, and Malaysia, working closely with early-stage semiconductor startups rather than just providing capital.

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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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