Intel Capital

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Intel Capital Corporation
Company type Division
Founded1991;34 years ago (1991)
Headquarters
Santa Clara, California
,
U.S.
Area served
United States, China, Western Europe, Israel
Key people
Leslie L. Vadász
Products Venture capital
Parent Intel
Website www.intelcapital.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Intel Capital Corporation is the investment arm of Intel Corporation. Intel Capital makes equity investments in a range of technology startups and companies offering hardware, software, and services targeting artificial intelligence, autonomous technology, data center and cloud, 5G, next-generation compute, semiconductor manufacturing and other technologies. The firm has been an active investor in artificial intelligence since 2014. Recent notable investments in artificial intelligence include SambaNova Systems, [1] Figure AI, [2] AI21 Labs, [3] Twelve Labs, [4] RunPod, [5] BRIA, [6] Anyscale, [7] MinIO, [8] Oxide Computer Company, [9] among many others.

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History

Established by Les Vadasz in 1991, Intel Capital (originally named Corporate Business Development) was the first corporate venture capital firm. [10] It was first created to support the development of Intel's ecosystem through equity investments in strategic companies. [10] Many of these companies were engaged in the manufacture and development of chips, equipment, and software that fueled the demand for high-end personal computers. Intel Capital now makes investments internationally across North America, Western Europe, Israel, and Asia Pacific.

Intel Capital curates thousands of customer introductions each year between its portfolio companies and the Global 2000. [11] With more than US$20 billion invested over three decades, Intel Capital has become the world's largest corporate venture firm dedicated to advancing the future of compute. [10]

In January 2025, Intel announced that it would spin off Intel Capital into a standalone company. [12]

Investments

Notable exited Intel Capital investments include Red Hat, [13] VMware, [14] MongoDB, [15] ASML Holding, [16] Spot.io, [17] Astera Labs, [18] BabbleLabs, [19] Joby Aviation, [20] CloudGenix, [21] Accurics, [22] Venafi, [23] IMS Nano, [24] iZettle, [25] Moovit, [26] Habana Labs. [27]

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