Intel Capital, the venture arm of the world’s biggest chipmaker, is unveiling it has invested $62 million in 16 tech startups today. The investments show that Intel is still bullish about funding new tech companies that could one day spur lots of purchases of its microprocessors and other gear.

Intel has long seen itself as having a role in accelerating the adoption of new technology, all made possible by the electronics revolution that rests on its chips. The company said it expects to invest $355 million this year, compared to $333 million last year.

The 16 startups represent a broad spectrum of technologies, including wearables, the Internet of things (or connected everyday devices), big data analytics, chips, and smart devices.

The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company is making the announcement at its 15th annual Intel Capital Global Summit in Huntington Beach, Calif. Intel Capital President Arvind Sodhani will host an event with the startup CEOs for the companies that Intel is investing in at 12:15 pm PST on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

“Intel Capital invests in the technology continuum that runs from wearables and the Internet of things to big data analytics — and everything in between, including silicon, smart devices, PCs, the cloud, and datacenters,” Sodhani said in a statement. “We are focused on helping innovative companies develop across this technology ecosystem.”

The founders include 13-year-old Shubham Banerjee (Braigo Labs), who has invented low-cost Braille printers for the blind using Legos and Intel Edison chips, and Sundari Mitra, a 25-year semiconductor industry veteran who is now running her second startup, NetSpeed Systems.

Here are the investments, with Intel’s description of the companies: