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Swave Photonics, a company specializing in true holographic display technology, has closed a €27 million ($28.27 million) Series A funding round. This investment aims…
ARIA Sensing has announced the launch of an Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Radar System-On-Chip (SoC) that offers 3D beamforming capabilities and programmable bandwidth up to 1.8…
Databricks, a start-up based in San Francisco, announced a landmark $10 billion Series J funding round, raising $8.6 billion so far and achieving a…
NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) announced an all-cash deal to acquire Aviva Links, a provider of Automotive SerDes Alliance (ASA)-compliant connectivity solutions, for $242.5 million.…
Ayar Labs secured $155 million in Series D funding to advance its optical I/O technology for AI infrastructure. The round, led by Advent Global…
Tenstorrent Secures $693M Series D Funding Led by Samsung Securities and AFW Partners Tenstorrent has raised $693 million in a Series D funding round,…
Nebius Group N.V. announced a $700 million strategic equity financing round led by Accel, NVIDIA, and Orbis Investments. This funding will accelerate the company’s…
Aviz Networks, a start-up based in San Jose, California, announced $17 million in a Series A funding round led by Alter Venture Partners, with…
d-Matrix, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, launched “Corsair”, a compute platform designed specifically for AI inference in modern datacenters. Built on d-Matrix’s…
Element Six (E6) has announced an investment in Lightsynq, a quantum interconnect startup founded by Harvard PhDs and former AWS Center for Quantum Networking…
Quantum Computing Inc. (QCi) announced significant progress toward the launch of its quantum photonic chip foundry, set to open in Tempe, Arizona, in Q1…
Lumenuity, a Los Angeles-based optics startup, has raised $1.2 million in seed funding to launch its Light Unfolding® technology, which enhances optical zoom performance…
Aarna Networks, a provider of edge orchestration solutions, has closed an oversubscribed Series A funding round, securing investments from three new Silicon Valley investors:…
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