Ethernovia, a semiconductor start-up building Ethernet-based, packet processor-centric networking solutions for software-defined autonomy, has closed a Series B funding round of more than $90 million led by Maverick Silicon, with participation from Socratic Partners, Conduit Capital and CDIB-TEN Capital, alongside continued backing from Porsche SE, Qualcomm Ventures and Fall Line Capital. The funding will accelerate development of Ethernovia’s high-performance automotive and edge packet processors, designed to serve as the real-time data backbone for physical AI systems across vehicles, robotics and intelligent machines. Purpose-built to handle massive volumes of sensor, vision and AI data with deterministic latency and strong power efficiency, the platform enables unified Ethernet architectures that simplify system design while supporting zonal and centralized vehicle networks.
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“The industry is entering the era of physical AI-where intelligence must sense, reason and act in the real world with predictable, real-time performance,” said Ramin Shirani, Ethernovia CEO and co-founder. “Legacy in-vehicle and industrial networks were never designed for AI-driven workloads. However, our packet processor platform is purpose-built to eliminate these constraints, enabling zonal and centralized architectures that scale autonomy and dramatically simplify vehicle system design.” Investors highlighted the company’s ability to address critical networking bottlenecks as autonomy scales. “Ethernovia has fundamentally reimagined the nervous system of intelligent machines with its packet processing platform,” said Kenneth Safar, managing director of Maverick Silicon, underscoring its relevance across automotive, robotics and industrial AI markets.