What Ventiva does

Ventiva is a privately held thermal management company that develops solid-state ionic cooling technology for electronic devices. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Fremont, California, the company leverages electrohydrodynamic (EHD) principles to move ionized air molecules within an electric field, generating targeted airflow without mechanical fans, noise, vibration, or dust. Its core product platform is the Ionic Cooling Engine (ICE), which includes the ICE9 thermal management system capable of dissipating up to 100W TDP, and the modular Zoned Cooling™ architecture that enables component-specific airflow control. Ventiva claims up to 8,000mm² of reclaimed motherboard real estate and less than 15 dBA operation, positioning its technology as an enabler of thinner, quieter, higher-memory-bandwidth systems — a critical requirement for AI-era laptops and edge devices.

The company serves original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs) in the laptop, mini-PC, and data center markets, with named partners including ASUS, Compal, Dell, Intel, and AMD. Its go-to-market is exclusively B2B through embedded component supply, where reference designs and engineering support help OEMs integrate Ventiva modules into next-generation platforms. Revenue is generated through hardware component sales, technology licensing, and professional services, though the company is pre-volume with commercial laptop shipments expected within 18 months as of mid-2026.

Ventiva has raised over $43 million in documented funding, including a $10 million Series C (January 2024) and a $33 million oversubscribed round (June 2024), with an additional $20 million reported in January 2025. The company employs approximately 62 people and operates with contract manufacturing partners including Absolute EMS (US) and Crystal Precision (Malaysia) to scale global production. Leadership is anchored by Chairman, President & CEO Carl Schlachte, with senior executives drawn from Intel, Apple, Google, NVIDIA, Philips, and Bridgelux.

Name

Ventiva

Legal name

Ventiva, Inc.

Website

https://ventiva.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ventiva develops solid-state electrohydrodynamic (EHD) ionic cooling modules that replace mechanical fans in laptops, mini-PCs, and data center equipment. The company sells exclusively to OEMs and ODMs including ASUS, Compal, and Dell via embedded B2B component supply.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Thermal Management Components

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Cooling & Thermal Solutions (Air/Liquid, fans, thermal paste) (HDACAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cooling Systems & Thermal Management (CRAC/CRAH, Chillers, Liquid Cooling) (HDABAKAD), Heat Exchangers & Thermal Transfer Equipment (IMAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Solid-state cooling technology
• Ionic cooling modules
• Fanless thermal management
• Laptop cooling solutions
• Data center cooling systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Fremont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hardware Component Sales: Ventiva sells its ICE ionic cooling modules, fin stacks, and vapor chambers/heat pipes as components to OEM and ODM customers who integrate them into laptops, mini-PCs, tablets, and data center equipment.
2. Technology Licensing: Ventiva licenses its patented ionic cooling technology and Zoned Cooling design approach to OEMs and ODMs for integration into their products, potentially including per-unit royalties.
3. Professional Services: Engineering and technical support services provided to OEM/ODM partners during design-in, integration, and validation phases of customer products.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ventiva develops and sells solid-state ionic cooling modules and thermal management subsystems that use electrohydrodynamic (EHD) airflow to replace mechanical fans in laptops, mini-PCs, edge devices, and AI data center equipment. Its flagship ICE9 thermal management system delivers up to 100W TDP cooling at less than 15 dBA, while its Zoned Cooling architecture enables targeted, modular airflow for specific components such as SoCs, memory, NICs, BOSS modules, and DIMMs. Ventiva supplies reference designs, evaluation platforms, and engineering services to OEMs and ODMs including ASUS, Compal, Dell, Intel, and AMD.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ICE (Ionic Cooling Engine): Patented solid-state ionic cooling technology using electrohydrodynamic (EHD) principles to move ionized air molecules for thermal management.
• ICE9
• Zoned Cooling

Products and services

• ICE9 Thermal Management System A solid-state ionic cooling platform delivering up to 100W TDP with no moving parts, less than 15 dBA noise, intelligent software control, and continuous dust detection and mitigation. Targeted at OEMs and ODMs building high-performance AI and gaming laptops, compact computing systems, and data center equipment.
• Zoned Cooling Architecture A modular thermal management design approach enabling targeted, zone-by-zone airflow control using multiple ionic cooling modules, allowing OEMs to cool specific components (SoCs, memory, NICs, BOSS modules, DIMMs) rather than relying on whole-system airflow. Frees up to 8,000mm² of board space and supports AI-memory-dense configurations.
• AMD-Powered AI-Ready Laptop Reference Design An OEM/ODM reference design integrating Ventiva's Zoned Cooling technology with AMD Ryzen mobile processors for AI-enabled ultra-thin laptops. Provides OEMs with a validated platform for silent, fanless, AI-ready notebook designs under 16mm chassis thickness.
• 45W TDP Reference Design A compact fanless reference design for OEMs and ODMs targeting ultra-thin, high-performance AI-enabled laptops with 45W TDP and sub-12mm chassis height. Validates ICE9 thermal management in a deployable platform for partner design-in.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 8,000mm² of motherboard space reclaimed per device, enabling chip-adjacent memory and larger batteries
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• ASUScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Ventiva announced a strategic partnership with ASUS at Computex 2026 to explore next-generation thermal architectures for compact AI computing systems. The collaboration will evaluate how Ventiva's ionic cooling technology can support future ASUS NUC and Mini-PC designs. An ASUS NUC demonstration platform was showcased at the event as a real-world evaluation tool. Both companies are in an initial phase focused on prototype development and technical evaluation.
• Compal ElectronicscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 January 2026Ventiva and Compal co-developed laptop reference designs at CES 2026, including an AI-Ready Laptop platform (28W CPU, 44.3W total platform power, sub-16mm chassis) and a Premium Laptop with an embedded sound bar. Compal has described the collaboration as enabling 'thin, utterly silent devices that are also ideal platforms for AI workloads.'
• AMDcoreTechnology or Integration · 6 January 2026Ventiva's AI-Ready Laptop reference design is powered by AMD Ryzen mobile processors, demonstrating the integration of Ventiva's Zoned Cooling technology with AMD silicon for AI-optimized laptops supporting Microsoft Copilot+ readiness.
• Dell TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 January 2025Ventiva collaborated with Dell and Intel to showcase a fan-less laptop design at CES 2025 powered by Intel Lunar Lake processors. Dell described the 40W concept fanless system as a demonstration of 'silent, high-performance cooling' developed in partnership with Ventiva and Intel.
• IntelcoreTechnology or Integration · 7 January 2025Intel collaborated with Ventiva on a fan-less laptop concept at CES 2025 featuring Intel Lunar Lake processors. Intel has stated that 'Ventiva technology offers a revolutionary approach to help achieve thin, light, and silent laptop designs that offer great performance.'
• Absolute EMSsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 7 November 2024Absolute EMS, an electronics contract manufacturer, partnered with Ventiva to build Ventiva's revolutionary Ionic Cooling Engine products, providing manufacturing capabilities for scaling production.
• Crystal Precision (M) Sdn. Bhd.supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 19 March 2024Ventiva partnered with Crystal Precision (M) Sdn. Bhd. for mass production of ICE electronics, representing a manufacturing expansion initiative to support growing global demand for ionic cooling products.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Frore Systems: Frore Systems (AirJet) is the most direct competitor, offering a solid-state MEMS-based cooling module for laptops and consumer electronics. Both companies target fanless laptop designs at OEMs including Dell, making it the closest like-for-like competitor in solid-state device cooling.
• CoolIT Systems: CoolIT is a leading provider of direct-to-chip and rack-level liquid cooling solutions for AI data centers. As Ventiva expands into data center augmentative cooling for thermal-orphan components, CoolIT is the dominant incumbent in the broader cooling ecosystem Ventiva is addressing.
• Asetek: Asetek designs and manufactures liquid cooling solutions for gaming PCs, workstations, and increasingly hyperscale data centers. It is a direct competitor in the data center thermal management segment where Ventiva is positioning its augmentative ionic cooling for hybrid liquid-cooled AI racks.

Emerging players

• Celsia Technologies: Celsia develops solid-state thermal management solutions for electronics using nano-scale liquid-vapor phase change, competing for the same fanless cooling sockets in consumer and IoT devices. Its thinner form-factor focus makes it an emerging competitor to Ventiva's ionic approach.
• Phononic: Phononic builds solid-state thermoelectric cooling and refrigeration modules for applications ranging from medical cold-chain to electronics. While not a direct laptop competitor, it represents an alternative solid-state cooling paradigm that may encroach on adjacent markets Ventiva targets.

Broad incumbents

• Vertiv: Vertiv is a global provider of critical digital infrastructure including thermal management systems (chillers, in-rack cooling, immersion) for hyperscale and colocation data centers. It is a broad incumbent whose data center thermal portfolio overlaps with Ventiva's augmentative cooling opportunity.
• Boyd Corporation (Aavid): Boyd, through its Aavid thermal division, designs and manufactures heat exchangers, cold plates, and air movers for electronics, automotive, and aerospace. It represents a broad incumbent offering mechanical and liquid thermal solutions that compete for the same OEM design sockets Ventiva targets.
• Delta Electronics: Delta Electronics is one of the world's largest manufacturers of thermal management components, including DC and EC fans, blowers, and heat sinks for laptops, servers, and industrial equipment. Delta is the entrenched incumbent fan supplier Ventiva must displace in OEM designs.
• Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry: Sunon is a major OEM/ODM supplier of micro fans, blowers, and thermal modules widely used in laptops and consumer electronics. As one of the largest incumbent fan vendors, it competes head-on with Ventiva's fanless proposition in OEM thermal design choices.
• AVC (Asia Vital Components): AVC is a leading Taiwanese manufacturer of thermal solutions — fans, heat sinks, and heat pipes — for laptops, servers, and gaming systems. It is the dominant incumbent thermal supplier into many of the same OEMs and ODMs (Compal, Quanta, Pegatron) where Ventiva is competing for sockets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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