At Akash Systems, Inc. (San Francisco, CA), we design and make some of the world's most energy efficient RF Power Amplifiers, and the CubeSats (small LEO orbital satellites) enabled by them. Our innovation is made possible by the breakthrough materials we use: gallium nitride (GaN)-on-Diamond wafers.
In GaN-on-Diamond, the hottest parts of a transistor is brought to within tens of nanometers of diamond - the world's most thermally conductive material. The effect is a cooler state of operation - dramatically improving energy efficiency, and reducing a system's size, weight, and operating costs.
In GaN-on-Diamond, the hottest parts of a transistor is brought to within tens of nanometers of diamond - the world's most thermally conductive material. The effect is a cooler state of operation - dramatically improving energy efficiency, and reducing a system's size, weight, and operating costs.
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $3.1M
Founded date: 2016
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | DCVC | dcvc.com/ |
| - | Khosla Ven... | khoslavent... |
| - | Ruvento Ve... | ruvento.co... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 30.01.2018 | Seed | $3.1M | - |
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| 30.01.2018 | Akash Systems Raises $3.1m in Seed Funding | Akash Systems, Inc., a San Francisco, CA-based enabler of light satellite systems, raised $3.1m seed funding. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Social Capital, Data Collective, Ruvento Ventures, Sriram Krishnan, ... |