GaN Systems closes strategic investment led by BMW i Ventures
GaN Systems Inc, an Ottawa-based provider of power transistors, has closed a strategic investment led by BMW i Ventures, the venture capital arm of German automobile manufacturer BMW. With the deal, the value of which was not disclosed, BMW i Ventures joins the company's existing investors, BDC Capital, Chrysalix Venture Capital, Cycle Capital Management, RockPort Capital and Tsing Capital. Founded in 2008, GaN makes Gallium Nitride power transistors for consumer, enterprise, industrial, solar-wind-smart-grid and transportation power conversion applications. It will use the funds raised to expand global sales and accelerate new product development.
18 July 2017•2 mins read
