
Keysom, established in 2022 and headquartered in France, is a deeptech company revolutionizing semiconductor design with its RISC-V based custom processor and accelerator development platform. Their no-code platform, notably featuring Keysom CoreXplorer, simplifies the exploration, design, and optimization of RISC-V processor architectures, enabling users to create tailored, high-efficiency chips for IoT, Edge AI, and industrial applications. Keysom aims to democratize custom chip design, making it faster, smarter, and more accessible by eliminating traditional complexities and reducing costs, power consumption, and silicon area. The company has achieved key milestones including the release of Keysom CoreXplorer V1.0 and the first tape-out of their K1 Core.

Keysom, established in 2022 and headquartered in France, is a deeptech company revolutionizing semiconductor design with its RISC-V based custom processor and accelerator development platform. Their no-code platform, notably featuring Keysom CoreXplorer, simplifies the exploration, design, and optimization of RISC-V processor architectures, enabling users to create tailored, high-efficiency chips for IoT, Edge AI, and industrial applications. Keysom aims to democratize custom chip design, making it faster, smarter, and more accessible by eliminating traditional complexities and reducing costs, power consumption, and silicon area. The company has achieved key milestones including the release of Keysom CoreXplorer V1.0 and the first tape-out of their K1 Core.
Founded: 2022 (Bordeaux/Pessac, France)
Product: Keysom CoreXplorer — no-code RISC-V processor & accelerator exploration and generation platform
Use cases: IoT, Edge AI, industrial applications
Milestones: K1 core tape-out reported; CoreXplorer V1.0 released
Funding: Seed round ~€4M announced Oct 8, 2024
Custom semiconductor design for constrained/edge computing domains (IoT, Edge AI, industrial applications).
2022
DeepTech
€4,000,000
Investors named: Bpifrance, Epopée Gestion, IRDI SORIDEC Gestion, EuroBIM
“Bpifrance, Epopée Gestion, IRDI SORIDEC Gestion, EuroBIM”