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| 24.03.2026 | Kandou AI Secures $225M, Revolutionizing AI's Core Connectivity | Kandou AI, a Swiss-rooted startup, just secured $225 million in a significant funding round. This investment targets the critical bottlenecks plaguing modern artificial intelligence systems. AI's explosive growth demands unprecedented data ... |
| 23.03.2026 | Chip interconnect startup Kandou AI raises $225M in funding
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Cookies | Kandou AI Inc., a developer of copper-based interconnects for artificial intelligence chips, has raised $225 million in funding.
Bloomberg reported today that the investment values the company at $400 million. The round was backed by Synops... |
| 08.03.2026 | Ayar Labs: Optical Interconnects Fuel AI's Future with $500 Million Boost | Ayar Labs, a vanguard in co-packaged optics (CPO), secured a massive $500 million Series E funding round, now valued at $3.75 billion. This landmark investment, led by Neuberger Berman and supported by chip giants Nvidia and AMD, accelerate... |
| 05.03.2026 | Ayar Labs Ignites AI Future with $500 Million CPO Funding | Ayar Labs secured $500 million in Series E funding. This valuation reached $3.75 billion. The total capital raised now stands at $870 million. Neuberger Berman led the round. Key investors like ARK Invest, Insight Partners, and Qatar Invest... |
| 04.03.2026 | Nvidia и партнеры вложили $4,5 млрд в оптику для ИИ-серверов — она будет до 20 раз быстрее меди | Nvidia за два дня инвестировала $4,5 млрд в три компании, разрабатывающие оптические соединения для ИИ-датацентров. Крупнейшим получателем стал стартап Ayar Labs, который привлек $500 млн в раунде Series E при оценке $3,75 млрд. Среди инвес... |
| 04.03.2026 | Nvidia-backed Ayar Labs raises $500m from QIA, others | - |
| 03.03.2026 | Nvidia-backed Ayar Labs raises $500 million at $3.75 billion valuation | March 3 : Nvidia-backed Ayar Labs, which develops chips that transmit data using light, said on Tuesday it has raised $500 million in a series E round at a valuation of $3.75 billion.
The latest round, which brings the company's total fundi... |
| 03.03.2026 | Co-packaged optics startup Ayar Labs raises $500M round backed by Nvidia, AMD
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Cookies | Networking startup Ayar Labs Inc. has raised $500 million in late-stage funding at a $3.75 billion valuation.
The Series E round was led by Neuberger Berman. Ayar Labs stated in its late Monday funding announcement that Nvidia Corp., Advanc... |
| 03.03.2026 | Ayar Labs Raises $500M in Series E Funding | Ayar Labs, a San Jose, CA-based company which specializes in co-packaged optics (CPO) solutions, raised $500M in Series E funding, at $3.75 Billion valuation.
The round was led by Neuberger Berman with participation from ARK Invest, Insight... |
| 11.02.2026 | Photonic AI chip startup Olix nabs $220M investment
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Cookies | Olix Computing Ltd., a startup developing an artificial intelligence chip with integrated optical components, has raised $220 million in funding.
The Financial Times reported today that the investment was led by Belgian venture capital firm... |
| 18.11.2025 | Playground Global Showcases the Future of Compute in Taiwan | New companies, products and partnerships highlight Taiwan's role in accelerating deep tech
TAIPEI, Nov. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Playground Global, the leading deep tech venture capital firm, today announced new companies, innovations, and ... |
| 10.10.2025 | Light-based networking takes aim at AI’s growing data bottlenecks
Ayar Labs scales up on AI workloads
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Cookies | Companies are pouring billions of dollars into the data centers needed to support artificial intelligence, and Ayar Labs Inc. wants to help them pay off that investment.
Ayar Labs specializes in optical interconnectivity technology for AI i... |
| 24.06.2025 | Apple’s AI Ambitions: A New Frontier in Tech | Apple is at a crossroads. The tech giant is exploring new paths in artificial intelligence (AI) as it faces potential upheaval in its longstanding partnership with Google. The stakes are high. Apple executives are reportedly eyeing Perplexi... |
| 23.06.2025 | Volantis: $9 Million Secured For Photonic Compute Platform | Volantis, a semiconductor startup building photonically integrated computers for the AI era, announced its emergence from stealth and a $9 million seed round of funding. The funding round includes backing from Alex Wang (Scale AI) and Trevo... |
| 12.06.2025 | Volantis: $9 Million Seed Funding Raised For Advancing Photonically Integrated Computers | Volantis, a semiconductor startup developing photonically integrated computers for the AI era, today emerged from stealth and announced a $9 million seed funding round. The round includes backing from Alex Wang (Scale AI) and Trevor Blackwe... |
| 12.06.2025 | Volantis Unveils Photonic Compute Platform for the AI Era; Raises $9M in Seed Round With Alex Wang, Trevor Blackwell, and Others | Volantis is the First to Solve In-Computer Photonics for Chip Communication, Moving Away from Silicon to Unlock Radically More Efficient Systems for AI Compute
SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 12, 2025–
Volantis, a semiconductor start... |
| 11.04.2025 | The Race for Optical Supremacy: Transforming AI Data Centers | In the bustling world of technology, a quiet revolution is brewing. Silicon photonics is emerging as the new frontier, promising to reshape how data centers operate. At the heart of this transformation are startups like nEye Systems and Lig... |
| 10.04.2025 | Silicon photonics startup nEye raises $58M to light up AI data centers
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One click below supports our mission to provide fr... | Optical networking chip startup nEye Systems Inc. wants to become the nerve center for artificial intelligence data centers after closing on $58 million in funding from a host of big tech heavyweights.
Today’s Series B round was led by Capi... |
| 12.03.2025 | Fidelity инвестирует в чип-стартап Celestial AI стоимостью $2,5 млрд | По данным стартапа Celestial AI, последний раунд финансирования возглавила Fidelity Management & Research Co., в нем приняли участие новые инвесторы, включая BlackRock Inc., Maverick Capital, Tiger Global Management и Lip-Bu Tan.
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| 23.12.2024 | Ayar Labs: Optical Interconnect Company Raises $155 Million (Series D) | Ayar Labs, a leader in optical interconnect solutions for large-scale AI workloads, announced it has raised $155 million in financing led by Advent Global Opportunities and Light Street Capital to address the AI bottleneck of data movement ... |
| 20.12.2024 | Vultr's $333 Million Leap: A Cloud Startup's Bold Move in AI Infrastructure | In the bustling world of technology, where innovation races ahead like a speeding train, Vultr has just hit the brakes to make a significant stop. The cloud startup has raised $333 million in its first round of outside funding, bringing its... |
| 19.12.2024 | Sivers Semiconductors and Ayar Labs to expand their partnership on enabling high volume manufacturing of optical I/O solutions for scalable cost-effective AI infrastructure | Sivers Semiconductors and Ayar Labs to expand their partnership on enabling high volume manufacturing of optical I/O solutions for scalable cost-effective AI infrastructure
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| 18.12.2024 | AI Cloud Startup Vultr Raises $333M At $3.5B In First Outside Funding Round | 8 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
AI cloud infrastructure startup Vultr raised $333 million in growth financing at a $3.5 billion valuation, marking the decade-old startup’s first outside round of financing.
The deal was co-led by AM... |
| 12.12.2024 | The Rise and Fall of Tech Titans: Ayar Labs and Intel's Diverging Paths | In the tech world, fortunes can shift like sand. One moment, a company is riding high, and the next, it’s grappling with uncertainty. This is the tale of two companies: Ayar Labs and Intel. One is basking in the glow of new funding, while t... |
| 12.12.2024 | Ayar Labs Raises $155 Million and Hits Unicorn Status at a $1 Billion+ Valuation
Only paid subscribers can comment on this post | Ayar Labs is a groundbreaking company pioneering the use of light to transfer data at unprecedented speed and efficiency. Its optical I/O solutions deliver high bandwidth and low latency while significantly reducing power consumption. This ... |
| 12.12.2024 | Ayar Labs: $155 Million Secured At $1+ Billion Valuation To Address Needs For Cost-Effective AI Infrastructure | Ayar Labs, a leader in optical interconnect solutions for large-scale AI workloads, announced it has secured $155 million in funding led by Advent Global Opportunities and Light Street Capital to break down the AI bottleneck of data movemen... |
| 11.12.2024 | Ayar Labs Raises $155M in Series D Funding | Ayar Labs, a San Jose, CA-based company which specializes in optical interconnect solutions for large-scale AI workloads, raised $155M in Series D funding.
The round was led by Advent Global Opportunities and Light Street Capital with parti... |
| 11.12.2024 | Optical chip interconnect startup Ayar raises $155M to bring light to AI workloads
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One click below supports our mission t... | Ayar Labs Inc., a startup that’s developing optical interconnects that can transmit data between computer chips via light, said today it has closed on a hefty late-stage $155 million funding round led by Advent Global Opportunities and Ligh... |
| 19.09.2024 | Lightium's $7 Million Seed Round: A Game Changer for Data Centers | In the fast-paced world of technology, data is the new oil. As artificial intelligence (AI) surges forward, the demand for data processing skyrockets. By 2030, data centers are projected to handle 100 times more data than today, consuming u... |
| 19.09.2024 | Photonics startup Lightium raises $7M to mass-produce thin-film lithium niobate data center interconnects
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Today’s round was led by VSquared Ventures and Lakestar, ... |
| 19.09.2024 | Sivers Semiconductors 16-wavelength WDM laser demonstration with Ayar Labs set to light up ECOC 2024 | Sivers Semiconductors 16-wavelength WDM laser demonstration with Ayar Labs set to light up ECOC 2024
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| 28.09.2023 | Sivers Photonics demonstrates next-generation DFB laser arrays supporting 4 Terabit GPU to GPU communication for Generative AI applications at ECOC 2023 in Glasgow, Scotland | Sivers Photonics demonstrates next-generation DFB laser arrays supporting 4 Terabit GPU to GPU communication for Generative AI applications at ECOC 2023 in Glasgow, Scotland
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| 24.05.2023 | Ayar Labs Adds $25 Million in Expansion of Its $130 Million Series C | New Funding Fuels Acceleration of Optical I/O Roadmap Supporting Generative AI, Machine Learning and HPC Applications |
| 24.05.2023 | Ayar Labs Adds $25M To Series C1 Round | Ayar Labs, a Santa Clara, CA-based company which specializes in silicon photonics for chip-to-chip connectivity, raised an additional $25 million in Series C1 funding.
The round, which brought the total amount raised in Series C to date to ... |
| 07.03.2023 | Sivers Photonics demonstrates CW-WDM MSA compliant DFB laser arrays with Ayar Labs’ SuperNova™ at OFC 2023, supporting the next generation of network technology | Sivers Photonics demonstrates CW-WDM MSA compliant DFB laser arrays with Ayar Labs’ SuperNova™ at OFC 2023, supporting the next generation of network technology
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| 03.03.2023 | Daily AI Roundup: Biggest Machine Learning, Robotic And Automation Updates 3rd March 2023 | This is our AI Daily Roundup . We are covering the top updates from around the world. The updates will feature state-of-the-art capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation, Fintech, and human-s... |
| 02.03.2023 | Ayar Labs Demonstrates Industry’s First 4-Tbps Optical Solution, Paving Way for Next-Generation AI and Data Center Designs | Company now shipping in-package optical I/O solutions with sub-10 nanoseconds (ns) latency and sub-10 Watts of power needed for leading semiconductor, AI/HPC and aerospace customers to support next-generation data-intensive workloads
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| 02.03.2023 | Sivers Photonics to exhibit and show a live demo of its CW-WDM MSA compliant DFB laser arrays with Ayar Labs Supernova™ at OFC 2023 | Sivers Photonics to exhibit and show a live demo of its CW-WDM MSA compliant DFB laser arrays with Ayar Labs Supernova™ at OFC 2023
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| 28.02.2023 | Quantifi Photonics Announces Laser 1300 Series Powered by Ayar Labs’ SuperNova™ Multi-Wavelength Multi-Port Light Source | Quantifi Photonics Laser 1300 Series CW-WDM MSA-compliant laser test source
First CW-WDM MSA-compliant laser test source to foster a new wave of Optical I/O and enable the CW-WDM ecosystem. AUSTIN, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, February 28, 2023 /E... |
| 13.09.2022 | Sivers Photonics to exhibit and show live demo of Ayar Labs’ SuperNova™ multi-wavelength optical source leveraging Sivers Photonics CW-WDM compliant DFB laser array technology at ECOC 2022 | Sivers Photonics to exhibit and show live demo of Ayar Labs’ SuperNova™ multi-wavelength optical source leveraging Sivers Photonics CW-WDM compliant DFB laser array technology at ECOC 2022
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| 25.05.2022 | Ayar Labs teams with Nvidia for optical interconnects to speed up AI/ML chips | Ayar Labs, which specializes in something relatively new in processor-making – chip-to-chip optical connectivity that operates at the speed of light – revealed today that it is co-developing with Nvidia a new artificial intelligence (AI) pr... |
| 16.05.2022 | Meet Richard Chan, Managing Partner at Berkeley Frontier Fund | Richard Chan, Managing Partner at Berkeley Frontier Fund Richard Chan is a serial entrepreneur and
Venture capital used to be a cottage industry, with very few investing in tomorrow's products and services. Oh, how times have changed! While... |
| 28.04.2022 | Has Elon Musk already broken his merger agreement with Twitter? | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
Elon Musk has been tweeting this week in reference to the Twitter deal—which is, in fact, allowed... |
| 27.04.2022 | Ayar Labs raises $130M | Ayar Labs has raised $130 million in a round led by Boardman Bay Capital Management. Founded in 2015, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company builds photonics-based optics and lasers. Ayar Labs was valued at $450 million in February, accordin... |
| 26.04.2022 | Ayar Labs Grabs $130M Series C Financing |
SANTA CLARA, CA, Ayar Labs, the leader in chip-to-chip optical connectivity, today announced that the company has secured $130 million in additional financing.
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| 26.04.2022 | Ayar Labs Raises $130M in Series C Funding | Ayar Labs, a Santa Clara, Calif.- based leader in chip-to-chip optical connectivity, secured $130m in Series C funding.
The round was led by Boardman Bay Capital Management with participation from Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and NVIDIA... |
| 26.04.2022 | Ayar Labs Raises $130 Million in Series C Funding | Ayar Labs Raises $130 Million in Series C Funding, Accelerating Commercialization of Industry’s First In-Package Optical I/O Products |
| 06.11.2020 | Ayar Labs Secures $35 Million in Series B Funding and Adds New Strategic and Global Investorss | Applied Ventures, Castor Ventures, Downing Ventures, and SGInnovate join existing investors as company leads development of photonics-based technology to overcome limitations of traditional Moore’s Law scaling
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| 06.11.2020 | Ayar Labs nabs $35M Series B | Ayar Labs, a developer of photonics-based optics and lasers, has raised $35 million in a round co-led by Downing Ventures and BlueSky Capital. The Bay Area-based company was valued at $53.6 million in 2018, according to PitchBook data.
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| 05.11.2020 | Ayar raises $35M for optical interconnect tech to overcome computing bottlenecks in the CPU | - |
| 05.11.2020 | Ayar Labs secures $35 million in Series B funding to enable the next phase of Moore’s Law through optical connectivity | We’ve all heard of Moore’s law which simply states that the number of transistors on a chip doubles every 24 months. In its very basic meaning, the law is an empirical observation that the density of semiconductor integrated circuits one ca... |
| 05.11.2020 | Ayar Labs raises $35 million to develop light-based chip interconnects | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Ayar Labs is leveraging novel silicon processing techniques to develop high-speed, high-density, low-power optical-based interconnect “... |
| 05.11.2020 | Ayar Labs raises $35 million to develop light-based chip interconnects | Ayar Labs is leveraging novel silicon processing techniques to develop high-speed, high-density, low-power optical-based interconnect “chiplets” to replace traditional I/O. Today, the company raised $35 million for product development and c... |
| 05.11.2020 | Ayar Labs Raises $35M in Series B Funding | Ayar Labs, a Santa Clara, CA-based provider of a patented monolithic in-package optical I/O (MIPO) solution for applications that require high bandwidth, low latency and power efficient short reach interconnects, completed a $35M Series B f... |
| 05.11.2020 | Ayar Labs Pulls In $35M Series B |
SANTA CLARA, CA, Ayar Labs has announced the completion of a $35 million Series B financing co-led by Downing Ventures and BlueSky Capital.
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| 05.11.2020 | Ayar raises $35M for optical interconnect tech to overcome computing bottlenecks in the CPU | The race is on to build more efficient chip technology for faster and less power-intensive computing, and today an innovative startup that’s built one solution based on in-package optical interconnect (optical I/O) technology is announcing ... |
| 04.03.2020 | Ayar Labs Secures Investment From Lockheed Martin | Ayar Labs, an Emeryville, CA-based developer of patented monolithic in-package optical I/O (MIPO) solution, received a strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
The funds will be used to a... |
| 07.11.2018 | Optical Chip Startup Ayar Labs Raises $24 Million To Boost Data Speeds | - |
| - | Downing Ventures co-leads $35m series B investment in Ayar Labs: solving critical computing challenges through Optical I/O | Downing Ventures announces the completion of a $35 million Series B funding round in Ayar Labs as the co-lead investor. Ayar Labs is a Deep Tech organisation that is solving semiconductor interconnect (I/O), bandwidth and power bottlenecks ... |
| - | Ayar Labs: Silicon Photonics Leader Secures $25 Million In Funding | Ayar Labs – a leader in silicon photonics for chip-to-chip connectivity – announced recently it has raised an additional $25 million in Series C1 funding, bringing its total Series C fundraising to $155 million. This oversubscribed up round... |
| - | How to survive and thrive in 2021 as a VC firm according to Downing Ventures | In 2021, it has never been more important for venture capital firms to be able to differentiate.
The success of a VC fund is based on their ability to successfully identify and gain access to the highest quality companies and crucially, th... |
| - | Here's the pitch deck that chip startup Ayar Labs used to raise a $35 million Series B for its promise to make data processing for AI and cloud computing faster than ever | Ayar Labs CEO Charles Wuischpard Ayar Labs This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Silicon Valley startup Ayar Labs uses light to transit data faster between microprocessors, tech... |
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| - | Ayar Labs | “Ayar Labs optical I/O maximizes AI infrastructure compute efficiency and performance while reducing costs, latency, and power consumption.” |
| - | Ayar Labs | “Ayar Labs solves bandwidth and power bottlenecks by moving data using light. We built the world's first optical I/O chiplets.” |
