Angel investor · Founder and Chairman, Analog Devices
Every published round Ray Stata took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morse Micro | Series C | Sep 2025 | $88m | Participant | Startup Daily (Tue 13 Oct 2026), smallbizai.au, Startup Daily (Tue 23 Dec 2025), SmartCompany (Tue 23 Dec 2025), Forbes Australia (Wed 12 Nov 2025), Startup Daily (Wed 29 Oct 2025), Startup Daily (Tue 14 Oct 2025), Startup Daily (Sat 27 Sep 2025), SmartCompany (Fri 26 Sep 2025), Startup Daily (Tue 23 Sep 2025), Forbes Australia (Tue 23 Sep 2025), morsemicro.com, Forbes Australia (Tue 23 Sep 2025), semiiphub.com, SmartCompany (Tue 23 Sep 2025), builtinsydney.au, Blackbird Ventures portfolio, Main Sequence Ventures portfolio | |
| Morse Micro | Series A | 25 Nov 2020 | $17m | Participant | Blackbird Ventures portfolio, Startup Daily | |
| Morse Micro | Series A | 31 May 2019 | $23.8m | Participant | @AuManufacturing, SmartCompany, Startup Daily |
Companies Ray Stata has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morse Micro | 31 May 2019, Series A | 3 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Ray Stata, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Ray Stata has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Ray Stata did.
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Analog Devices | SmartCompany |
| Founder and Chairman | Analog Devices | Startup Daily, mitsloan.mit.edu |
Stories naming Ray Stata. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Sydney IoT chip startup Morse Micro has raised a $23.8 million Series A led by Analog Devices founder Ray Stata, with Blackbird, Main Sequence and other investors aboard, and plans to double headcount.
Sydney chip startup Morse Micro has closed a $23.8 million Series A led by CSIRO's Main Sequence Ventures to begin mass production of its low-power Wi-Fi chips for connected devices.
MIT Sloan profile of Ray Stata recounting 54 years leading Analog Devices, covering its 1969 public listing, his side venture Nova Devices later bought by the company, and four lessons in long-term management.