CHOKEPOINT
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ENTITY · valens

Valens SemiconductorVLN

Israel·networking silicon·niche·$0.3B mkt cap

Connectivity chip maker (MIPI A-PHY, HDBaseT).

WATCH · 40–69
42/100 illustrative
Underwriting Thesis

WATCH — Valens Semiconductor: concentrated foreign-origin supply compounded by sanctions exposure in its immediate supply path in networking silicon. A chokepoint underwriting concern at this tier.

Factor Breakdown
Foreign-Origin Concentration65
Sole-Source Dependence17
Sanctions Exposure45
Downstream Criticality37
Sanctions Exposure

Entity not present on tracked screening lists (CSL).

DoD Exposure
Total Awards$28.3M
Programs
CSLA FOR FFP LABOR BASE YEAR AND FOUR OPTION PERIODS.Department of the Army
Agencies
Department of Defense
Chokepoint Relationships

Key Suppliers · upstream · 2

Key Customers · downstream · 0

No mapped downstream customers.
Data Provenance· generated 2026-08-10 01:06:49Z
  • Consolidated Screening List (CSL) [LIVE] https://data.trade.gov/downloadable_consolidated_screening_list/v1/consolidated.json @ 2026-08-10T01:06:49.039Z
  • USASpending.gov — DoD award search [LIVE] https://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/search/spending_by_award/ @ 2026-08-10T01:06:49.377Z
  • Curated ownership aggregation [FALLBACK] @ 2026-08-10T01:06:49.378Z
  • Curated China-ecosystem + Nexperia edges (Phase B, CSET ETO + TechInsights + TrendForce + SCMP + BIS Entity List + Nexperia press release) [FALLBACK] @ 2026-08-10T01:06:49.378Z

Firm/commodity-level signals from public data — not component-level BOM. Scores are an analytic underwriting heuristic, not legal or procurement advice.