Morse Micro
Morse Micro is a fabless semiconductor company developing long-range Wi-Fi HaLow chips for IoT devices, with $206M in funding and 199 employees. Its Wi-Fi HaLow technology claims 10x the range of conventional Wi-Fi and multi-year battery life.
The growth story
Morse Micro grew from 82 to 199 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $206M along the way, most recently a Series C in September 2025.
About
Morse Micro designs Wi-Fi HaLow chips optimized for IoT applications, targeting devices that require long-range connectivity and low power consumption. Its technology is aimed at industries like surveillance, smart cities, and industrial IoT.
The company has raised $206M, including a Series C round in 2025, and employs 199 people. Its team includes Wi-Fi industry veterans, including the original inventor of Wi-Fi, and has designed chips used in billions of smartphones.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function with 109 employees, representing over half the workforce. The leadership includes co-founders Michael De Nil and Andrew Terry, along with Wi-Fi inventor Prof. Neil Weste. The company operates globally with offices in Australia, China, India, and the U.S.
The Morse Micro org chart
Michael De Nil (CEO) leads 59 mapped leaders with 17 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 118 (+5% YoY), Information Technology 21 (+24% YoY), Sales 10 (+43% YoY), Business Development 6 (+20% YoY), Operations 5 (0% YoY), Entrepreneurship 4 (+33% YoY).
Talent flow
Morse Micro recruits heavily from semiconductor leaders like Broadcom, Quantenna Communications, and onsemi, with 16 hires from Broadcom alone. Alumni often move to companies like DroneShield, Silicon Labs, and Cochlear. UNSW is the top alma mater, contributing 16 employees.
Most common previous employers of Morse Micro staff: Broadcom (16), Quantenna Communications (12), onsemi (12), UNSW (10), Cisco (10), Qualcomm (8). Former Morse Micro employees most often moved to DroneShield (4), Silicon Labs (3), Cochlear (3), AMD (3), Microsoft (3), Marvell Technology (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Morse Micro mafia
Morse Micro alumni have founded three companies, including Deployable Energy, which employs 15 people, and Aervia.ai and Sello, each with one founder.
3Lance Maul, was Senior Applications Engineer until 2024Prakash Guda, was Vice President of Product Management & Marketing until 2024Hamid Eslami, was Director of Systems & DVT until 2022Web traffic
Traffic mix: 25% direct, 44% search, 5% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Morse Micro: C (Programming Language) (75), Python (Programming Language) (64), Embedded Systems (59), Linux (50), C++ (50), MATLAB (42), Wireless Technologies (40), Software Development (39).
Where the team actually sits
Morse Micro people are concentrated in New South Wales, Australia (75), Greater Sydney Area (26), Australia (25), Karnataka, India (9).
Search footprint
Morse Micro attracts about 753 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $3K a month if bought through ads. It gained 165 ranking keywords and lost 101 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.00 / 5
Frequently asked
Morse Micro has 199 employees as of September 2026.
Morse Micro has raised $206M in total, most recently a Series C round in September 2025.
Michael De Nil (CEO) sits at the top of Morse Micro's reporting structure, with 17 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Morse Micro staff are Broadcom (16 people), Quantenna Communications (12 people), onsemi (12 people).
Former Morse Micro employees most often move to DroneShield (4), Silicon Labs (3), Cochlear (3).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at Morse Micro, including Deployable Energy, Aervia.ai, Sello.
Morse Micro attracts about 753 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $3K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Morse Micro staff are C (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Embedded Systems, Linux, C++.
Morse Micro staff are concentrated in New South Wales, Australia (75), Greater Sydney Area (26), Australia (25).
Morse Micro has about 118 people in Engineering, up 5% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Morse Micro has about 21 people in Information Technology, up 24% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 177 current and 124 former Morse Micro profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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