How much funding has Kandou Bus raised?

Kandou Bus has raised $254.6M in total funding, most recently a Series E round.

When was Kandou Bus founded?

Kandou Bus was founded in 2011.

Where is Kandou Bus headquartered?

Kandou Bus is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

What industry is Kandou Bus in?

Kandou Bus operates in Hardware, Manufacturing.

How many employees does Kandou Bus have?

Kandou Bus has 51-200 employees.

Kandou Bus

Q: Who are Kandou Bus's investors?

Kandou Bus's investors include Climb Ventures, Swiss Select Opportunities / Flexstone Partners, Walden International.

Kandou AI

Lausanne, Switzerland · Founded 2011 · $254.6M raised

Hardware

Manufacturing

Headquarters: Lausanne
Employees: 51–200
Founded: 2011
Business Model: B2B

Website: kandou.com
Total Funding: $254.6M
Last Round: $72.3M Series EAug 2023
Rounds: 5

About

Kandou Bus (now Kandou AI) is a fabless semiconductor company spun out of EPFL in 2011, specializing in high-speed, energy-efficient chip-to-chip interconnect and SerDes technologies. Its patented Chord Signaling and Copper MIMO innovations enable faster data transmission with lower power and smaller physical footprint than competing solutions. In 2025, the company pivoted to AI hardware infrastructure, offering chiplet-based fabric solutions for AI inference, training clusters, and CXL memory platforms.

Summary

Kandou Bus is a Hardware company based in Lausanne, Switzerland, founded in 2011. It has raised $254.6M in total across 5 rounds, most recently a $72.3M Series E round in Aug 2023. Investors include Climb Ventures, Swiss Select Opportunities / Flexstone Partners and Walden International.

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