Walden International

Walden International, established in 1987, is a California-based private equity firm specializing in early and expansion stage investments. With over three decades of experience, the firm focuses on cross-border investments, leveraging global markets and talent to grow industry-leading companies. Walden International invests across sectors such as Semiconductors, Clean Tech, Internet & Digital Media, and Software, partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs who appreciate the benefits of global talent and market access. The firm's integrated team offers extensive venture expertise and operating experience, providing capital, relationships, and strategic guidance to help portfolio companies thrive.

Carson Chen

Venture Partner

Roni Hefetz

Venture Partner, Israel

Cliff Higgerson

Venture Partner

Weber Jin

Venture Partner

Kris Leong Seok Wan

Vice President

Hock Voon Loo

Venture Partner

Teresa Smith

CFO

Lin Wang

Partner

Hing Wong

Managing Director

Past deals in LED

Hyasic Semiconductor

Series C in 2024
HYASiC is a semiconductor company focused on designing digital power chips and hybrid integrated circuits. The firm specializes in advanced power management solutions, particularly in developing power management integrated circuits (PMIC) for display panels and mini LED drivers. These products cater to mobile devices and household appliances, allowing clients to implement efficient and intelligent energy management from AC to DC. Through its innovative technologies, HYASiC aims to provide energy-saving solutions that enhance the performance and sustainability of electronic systems.

Orient

Post in 2022
Orient is a manufacturer and developer specializing in optocouplers and infrared chips, which are designed to provide cost-effective solutions for various sectors. The company leverages its expertise in chip core technology and maintains a comprehensive IDM industrial chain structure to facilitate research and development, as well as manufacturing. Orient's products convert light and electric energy, enabling efficient control of electrical power for applications across multiple industries, including aerospace, new energy vehicles, consumer electronics, household appliances, power communications, and medical equipment. By enhancing the speed of electrical signal transfer, Orient supports enterprises in achieving greater operational efficiency and innovation.

Bolb

Series A in 2021
Bolb Inc. is a company based in Livermore, California, that specializes in the development and manufacture of ultraviolet solid-state emitters designed for disinfection purposes. Founded in 2014, Bolb utilizes a proprietary epitaxial platform to create the only fully transparent UVC LED epitaxy stack in the world. This innovative technology allows Bolb to produce UVC LEDs with exceptional performance, delivering up to 200mW per emitter. Their products are designed to effectively deactivate harmful pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, in a short amount of time. Bolb's UVC LEDs are integrated into a new generation of portable and home appliances, medical devices, and industrial processing equipment, enabling efficient disinfection and preservation of valuable resources across various applications.

QST Corporation

Series B in 2020
QST Corporation, founded in September 2012 and headquartered in Shanghai, China, specializes in the development and manufacturing of micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) smart sensors. The company focuses on designing high-quality sensor solutions for mobile consumer electronic devices, including smartphones, tablets, wearables, and augmented/virtual reality headsets. Its product offerings include 3-axis magnetic sensors, accelerometers, gyroscopes, barometers, pressure sensors, and light sensors, as well as combined inertial sensors. QST Corporation aims to customize intelligent applications and services for its clients, leveraging the domestic industrial support system in China to achieve rapid growth. The company is positioned to serve various sectors, including IoT applications, smart homes, and drones, contributing to the advancement of intelligent mobile terminals.

Jinshimisi

Series B in 2017
Jinshimisi adopts cross-industry advanced manufacturing technology to integrate LED light sets and panels. They provide a fashionable and convenient way to exercise at home at any time.

Silicon Mitus

Series B in 2009
Silicon Mitus, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company based in Seongnam, South Korea, specializing in the development and distribution of high-performance power management integrated circuits (PMIC). Founded in 2007, the company focuses on manufacturing semiconductor chips for a variety of electronic applications, including laptop LCDs, monitors, cell phones, and LED products. Silicon Mitus aims to deliver customized solutions that enhance the performance of electronic devices while reducing system costs through innovative technology and design. The company's expertise in smart PMIC solutions positions it to meet the evolving needs of the electronics market.

Photop Technologies

Venture Round in 2007
Photop Technologies, Inc. specializes in the design, integration, and manufacturing of photonic devices and systems. The company's product offerings encompass a wide range of applications, including components and modules for fiber optic communication, as well as various types of diode laser pumped lasers—specifically in green and infrared wavelengths. Additionally, Photop produces instrumental, telecom, and laser optics, along with nonlinear optical and compound semiconductor crystals. Their expertise extends to optics components suited for the optics instrument, telecom, and laser industries, and they provide photonics manufacturing services such as contract manufacturing, optical component foundry services, and module assembly. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Fuzhou, China, Photop operates facilities in Sunnyvale and Chatsworth, California; Traunstein, Germany; Gyeonggi-Do, Korea; and Shanghai, China.

Nova Crystals

Series D in 2002
Nova Crystals develops and manufactures fiber-optic data/telecommunications components based on their proprietary process and wafer technologies, as well as high efficiency LEDs for display and illumination applications.

Nova Crystals

Series C in 2000
Nova Crystals develops and manufactures fiber-optic data/telecommunications components based on their proprietary process and wafer technologies, as well as high efficiency LEDs for display and illumination applications.
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