Phononic Devices

Phononic Devices is a clean tech company in Durham, United States, founded in 2008. It has raised $215.5M across 5 rounds, most recently a $71.0M Series G+ in October 2022.

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Employees
201–500
Founded
2008
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$215.5M
Last Round
$71.0M Series G+Oct 2022
Rounds
5

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About

Phononic is a global leader in solid state cooling technology, pioneering semiconductor-based thermoelectric solutions that replace traditional compressor systems. The company designs and manufactures solid state cooling devices — using the Peltier effect — for AI data centers, optical networking transceivers, GPU cooling, healthcare refrigeration, and cold chain logistics. Phononic's proprietary thermoelectric chip platform delivers compact, energy-efficient, refrigerant-free cooling that can be deployed across a wide range of industries. The company's Thermal Kit provides orchestrated thermal response for 1.6T and 3.2T era networking and GPU/HBM hotspots in data centers. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, Phononic is transforming cooling through semiconductor innovation to reduce CO2 emissions and lower data center energy consumption.

Summary

It lists 201–500 employees. It has raised $215.5M in total across 5 rounds, most recently a $71.0M Series G+ round in Oct 2022. Investors include Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Venrock and Franklin Templeton.

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Funding History

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Series G+Series G+Oct 2022
$71.0M

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Funding: Series B through Series G+. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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