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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
Technology
Andrew Arthur

University of Bristol spin out raises £6.7m for smartphone chip tech

A University of Bristol spin out has secured £6.7m to continue its work to change how smartphones and wearable tech is designed.

Fabless semiconductor firm Forefront RF was founded in 2020 by Dr Leo Laughlin and Julian Hildersley, with much of the research that has gone into its tech conducted at the university’s laboratories.

Now based in Cambridge, the business has received the backing of BGF, one of the largest and growth capital investors in the UK, alongside existing investors Science Creates Ventures and Foresight Group.

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