# Venkat Mattela

> Dr. Venkat Mattela is the Founder and CEO of Ceremorphic, Inc., a San Jose-based deep-tech company designing ultra-low-power AI supercomputing chips built on TSMC's 5nm process. A serial entrepreneur with a PhD in Electrical Engineering, he previously founded Redpine Signals and sold its wireless connectivity division to Silicon Labs for $308 million in 2020. With over 100 patents and four decades in semiconductor engineering, Mattela is now betting Ceremorphic's proprietary ThreadArch architecture can reshape AI computing for data centers, drug discovery, and next-generation HPC workloads.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Ceremorphic, Inc.
- **Organizations:** Ceremorphic, Inc., Redpine Signals (founded, exited), Analog Devices, Infineon Technologies, CMC Ltd., Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
- **From:** India
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** PhD, Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Master's, Computer Science, JNTU Hyderabad, OPM IGNITE Program, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Founded Redpine Signals and grew it to 200+ engineers with 130+ wireless patents, Sold Redpine Signals wireless division to Silicon Labs for $308 million (March 2020), Founded Ceremorphic - first startup to tape out an AI supercomputing chip on TSMC 5nm

## Career timeline

- **1983** — Began career as engineer at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India
- **1990s** — Joined Analog Devices as Director of Engineering, Network Media Processors; led VLSI development for wireless networking silicon
- **2000s** — Joined Infineon Technologies as Director of Engineering, TriCore MCU-DSP; led micro-architecture of MCU-DSP processor
- **2010** — Founded Redpine Signals, Inc. - ultra-low power wireless solutions company
- **2010s** — Built Redpine Signals to 200+ employees in Hyderabad; established 130+ foundational wireless patents; solutions outperformed industry giants by up to 26x in energy efficiency
- **2020-03** — Sold Redpine Signals wireless connectivity assets to Silicon Labs for $308 million
- **2020-04** — Founded Ceremorphic, Inc. to design ultra-low-power AI supercomputing chips
- **2022-01** — Ceremorphic exits stealth, announces QS1 chip and closes $50M Series A funding
- **2022-10** — Ceremorphic tapes out QS1 AI supercomputing chip on TSMC 5nm process
- **2022** — Presented at Linley Spring and Fall Processor Conferences on reliable performance computing
- **2023** — Launched Ceremorphic Life Sciences Division with BioCompDiscoverX platform for AI-powered drug discovery
- **2024** — Expanded Hyderabad development center to 35,000 sq ft; planned growth to 400 engineers
- **2025** — Received India UK Achiever's Award 2025

## Achievements

- Founded Redpine Signals and grew it to 200+ engineers with 130+ wireless patents
- Sold Redpine Signals wireless division to Silicon Labs for $308 million (March 2020)
- Founded Ceremorphic - first startup to tape out an AI supercomputing chip on TSMC 5nm
- Raised $50M Series A for Ceremorphic in January 2022
- Over 230 total US and international patents across career
- Redpine Signals wireless solutions achieved 26x better energy efficiency vs. industry competitors
- Built Ceremorphic Life Sciences BioCompDiscoverX platform for AI-accelerated drug discovery
- Expanded Ceremorphic to 160+ employees with global footprint across US and India
- India UK Achiever's Award 2025
- Harvard Business School OPM IGNITE graduate and speaker
- Keynote speaker at AI Driven Drug Discovery Summit, Boston

## Latest updates

- **2025** — Received India UK Achiever's Award 2025
- **2024** — Ceremorphic expanded Hyderabad center to 35,000 sq ft with plans to grow to 400 engineers
- **2023-10** — Launched Ceremorphic Life Sciences Division with BioCompDiscoverX drug discovery platform
- **2022-10** — Successfully taped out QS1 AI chip on TSMC 5nm - first AI supercomputing chip on this process by a startup
- **2022-01** — Ceremorphic exited stealth with $50M Series A and QS1 chip announcement

## Links

- Website: https://ceremorphic.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/venkat-mattela-ph-d-6762684
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CeremorphicNews

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