Semipply provides an integrated compliance platform for semiconductor startups to manage high‑risk supply‑chain regulations. Its workflow screens counterparty names against live BIS and OFAC lists, assesses ITAR/EAR applicability by analyzing product details against over 1,800 regulatory sections, and offers plain‑English Q&A with direct CFR citations.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Semiconductor startups must navigate a complex web of export controls, sanctions lists, and foreign investment reviews, yet most manage compliance manually with spreadsheets and ad‑hoc checks, leading to missed classifications, exposure to BIS/OFAC designations, and costly legal liabilities.
Solution
Semipply offers an integrated compliance platform that automates screening, classification, and regulatory guidance for semiconductor supply‑chain transactions. Users input counterparty names, product details, and investor information, and the system instantly checks live BIS Entity and OFAC SDN lists, evaluates ITAR/EAR applicability across more than 1,800 regulatory sections, and determines CFIUS obligations. The platform generates plain‑English answers with direct citations to the relevant CFR passages, producing an audit‑ready citation trail. By delivering risk‑ranked clause summaries, a Foundry Model Risk Index, and scenario simulations, Semipply enables founders to identify and remediate high‑impact contractual and compliance gaps before signing agreements.
Target Audience
Primary users are founders, legal and compliance teams, and supply‑chain managers at semiconductor startups and early‑stage chip companies that must manage export‑control and foreign‑investment risks.
Features
- Real‑time counterparty screening against live BIS Entity List, OFAC SDN List, and a consolidated daily‑updated list
- Automated ITAR/EAR applicability assessment that estimates ECCN, license requirements, and flags red‑flags with CFR citations
- Plain‑English regulatory Q&A powered by an AI agent that cites exact CFR sections for EAR, ITAR, OFAC, and CCL categories
- CFIUS investor screening that resolves true country and government‑control status from a vetted registry to determine FIRRMA obligations
- Audit‑ready citation trail showing similarity scores, confidence levels, and source CFR passages for every assessment
- Risk‑ranked contract clause summary with severity grading, actionable negotiation fixes, and a Foundry Model Risk Index (F‑MRI) across supply, yield, delivery, economics, and exit dimensions
- Situation simulator that adjusts context (e.g., single source, tight margins) to show how risk scores shift