Xora Innovation

Alan Thompson is CEO at Xora and held leadership roles at Temasek, including Joint Head of Emerging Technologies and Managing Director of Telecommunications and Media. He helped establish Temasek offices in Brazil and Mexico while based in São Paulo.

Artem is Partner at Xora, where he is passionate to share his significant startup operation and technology commercialization experience with entrepreneurs.

Eric Rosenblum is a General Partner at Xora in Silicon Valley and was Managing Partner at Foothill Ventures, a $300M seed fund investing in early-stage North American startups. He led investments in deep tech companies.

Phil Inagaki is Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer at Xora, where he oversees the firm’s investment strategy, portfolio management, and capital deployment across groundbreaking deep tech ventures. He also leads Xora Venture Labs, the firm’s startup incubation practice.

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Vinci4D Inc. uses physics-based AI models to accelerate semiconductor chip design simulations, replacing traditional methods like finite element analysis. The company’s technology analyzes multiple physical phenomena—such as thermal and mechanical properties—simultaneously, reducing simulation time and eliminating the need to expose proprietary design data. Vinci4D recently raised **$250 million** in Series B funding at a **$1.5 billion valuation**, expanding its focus beyond semiconductors into automotive and aerospace industries. The startup aims to redefine system-level chip design by integrating foundational physics into workflows, addressing industry demands for faster, agentic AI-driven engineering.

Oct 2026 · SiliconANGLENews article

Vinci4D develops physics-driven AI software that helps hardware engineers run simulations a day after a design change, rather than waiting two weeks. The company says its platform can run up to 1,000 times faster than conventional tools while maintaining higher accuracy. Vinci works with AMD hardware to simulate printed circuit boards, chip packages and 3D-stacked integrated circuits, and recently raised $250 million at a $1.5 billion valuation.

Oct 2026 · SiliconANGLENews article

Vinci4D closes a $250 million Series B at a $1.5 billion valuation, co-led by Advent, Temasek and Xora, with AMD Ventures among participating funds. Its software uses a physics-focused AI model to turn chip CAD drawings into simulations, automating meshing and speeding up calculations. Vinci says it can complete simulations with hundreds of millions of degrees of freedom in minutes. The company plans to extend the platform to vehicles, aircraft and satellites.

Oct 2026 · SiliconANGLENews article

Vinci, a software startup that makes tools to simulate elements of chip and other hardware design, raises $250 million at a $1.5 billion valuation. The company says it is seeking to further expand its software suite for simulating hardware-design elements.

Oct 2026 · ReutersNews article