Athos Silicon - January 2026 Newsletter
 
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Quarterly Updates - January 2026

Wrapping Up 2025, Kicking Off an Exciting 2026

Happy New Year from all of us at Athos Silicon! The final months of 2025 saw some major milestones for Athos, including induction into the top global semiconductor industry accelerator and visits by dozens of top VCs who got to see our test vehicle in person. 2026 continues our journey toward delivering a safe, scalable, high-performance computing platform for safe AI in the physical world. Attending CES was a great way to start the year. We met with key partners and investors to discuss our strategy going forward. Read on for recent milestones and growing momentum, and stay tuned for major announcements and exciting developments coming soon this quarter!

Athos Accepted Into Silicon Catalyst's 24-Month Semiconductor Accelerator Program

In November, Athos was accepted into Silicon Catalyst's highly acclaimed semiconductor accelerator program, the only accelerator solely focused on the global semiconductor industry. This partnership provides access to a world-class network of industry leaders and resources, underscoring Athos's momentum in redefining compute for autonomous systems.

Athos will have access to Silicon Catalyst's comprehensive In-Kind Partner (IKP) ecosystem including contributions from key industry players vital to semiconductor development, such as Arm, Synopsys, TSMC, GlobalFoundries, and many others.

Silicon Catalyst also brings a wealth of technical and business advisors, as well as access to institutional and corporate VCs and angel investment groups. We look forward to working closely with the Silicon Catalyst partners and their ecosystem members as we develop our offerings in 2026.

Silicon Catalyst Fall Portfolio Company Update, Santa Clara

Silicon Catalyst Fall Portfolio Company Update, Santa Clara

Athos Welcomes Piper Sandler & Co. to Santa Clara to Get Hands-on With Our Test Vehicle

As part of a tour and visit to key Silicon Valley autonomous technology companies, top investment bank Piper Sandler & Co. made a stop at Athos' offices in Santa Clara in November. A dozen of their sector experts and investors met with the Athos team to discuss our latest strategies and differentiators. Athos Chief Architect Francois Piednoel pulled up in the Athos test vehicle to let everyone see and touch it in person. Q4 2025 also saw dozens of other key meetings with VCs and investors, which are always a valuable two-way dialogue with insights all around.

Piper Sandler & Co. Tour visits Athos Silicon

Piper Sandler & Co. Tour Visits Athos Silicon

Spanning the Globe With New Connections | Connect Souq Dubai

In December, Athos CEO Charnjiv Bangar attended one of the Middle East's biggest tech networking forums, Connect Souq Dubai. This event brings together business, technology, and thought leaders from across industries and regions. Charnjiv discussed Athos's business and strategic goals and connected with key partners and investors.

Athos CEO Charnjiv Bangar Speaks at Connect Souq Dubai

Athos CEO Charnjiv Bangar Speaks at Connect Souq Dubai

Ahead in 2026 | Events, Speakerships, Product Development Updates

CES Las Vegas was stop #1 for Athos in 2026, where we met with dozens of industry partners and investors. One moment we loved was a quick show-floor interview with Marc de Jong from McKinsey on the theme that vehicles are rapidly becoming “chips on wheels” and that the next wave of compute innovation will be defined by power, safety, and redundancy, not just peak performance.

Showfloor Chat with McKinsey at the Las Vegas CES

Showfloor Chat with McKinsey at the Las Vegas CES

February will see Athos Chief Architect Francois Piednoel join a panel discussion at Chiplet Summit 2026 in Santa Clara on “What Developers Must Know about Automotive Chiplets.”

Chiplet Summit 2026

Then in March, Francois travels to Detroit for Automotive Computing Conference 2026, where he will give a talk on the economics of scaling a chiplet-based product.

Automotive Computing Conference 2026

More product progress and major updates are just ahead as the quarter unfolds, and we're excited to share what's next!

See You Next Quarter!


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