How should investors diligence a semiconductor startup?

Investors should diligence semiconductor startups by testing the technical claim, foundry route, manufacturability, qualification burden, customer wedge, capital milestones, and defensibility.

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Short answer

It is a decision discipline.

Investors should diligence semiconductor startups by testing the technical claim, foundry route, manufacturability, qualification burden, customer wedge, capital milestones, and defensibility.

The point is not to admire technical novelty. The point is to decide whether the technology changes a customer, manufacturing, funding, acquisition, or board decision.

TIGRE lens

Evidence, assumptions, consequences.

TIGRE separates what is proven from what is assumed, then maps the implications for product focus, customer adoption, capital milestones, manufacturing readiness, and decision risk.

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