Silicon-photonics chip startup building optical interconnects to replace copper in AI servers.
| Date | Round | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Series D Plus Ayar Labs raised a $500M Series E at a $3.8B valuation to scale its co-packaged optics for AI infrastructure. | $500M |
| Dec 2024 | Funding round Ayar Labs completed a 155M USD round reaching unicorn status, with Foresight Group, AMD Ventures, Intel Capital and NVIDIA participating, to scale its optical I/O technology. | $155M |