Start-ups

Silicon Catalyst Japan K.K. has selected SCALE photonics Inc., a spin-off from Sony Semiconductor Solutions, as the first project for both its incubation program and affiliated investment fund. The Tokyo-based accelerator...

InPHRED expanded into the data center optical interconnect market, extending its nanoporous semiconductor platform to address ultra-short-reach optical I/O and intra-data-center connectivity for AI infrastructure. The Boston-based company outlined a...

nEye.ai, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, raised $80 million in Series C funding to scale its optical circuit switching technology for AI infrastructure, with the round led by...

SiFive secured $400 million in an oversubscribed Series G funding round to accelerate development of high-performance RISC-V CPU and AI IP targeting data center deployments. The round, led by Atreides Management, included...

Q-Factor emerged from stealth with $24 million in seed funding to develop a neutral-atom quantum computing architecture designed to scale beyond current system limits. The Tel Aviv–based startup said the...

Mojo Vision, a start-up based in Cupertino, California, announced a $17.5 million strategic investment from Future Ventures to accelerate commercialization of its micro-LED platform for next-generation optical I/O in AI...

Upscale AI, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, announced plans to deliver open, scale-out Ethernet systems built on NVIDIA Spectrum-X switch silicon and an AI-optimized SONiC software stack, targeting...

Amber Semiconductor, a start-up based in Dublin, California, announced a $30 million Series C funding round to accelerate commercialization of its vertical power delivery technology designed for next-generation AI servers...

Eridu, a Saratoga, California–based startup focused on next-generation AI networking infrastructure, emerged from stealth with more than $200 million in funding to develop a new class of high-performance switching architecture...

Nexthop AI announced a $500 million Series B funding round that values the Santa Clara-based company at $4.2 billion, alongside the launch of new AI data center switching platforms and...

Ayar Labs secured $500 million in Series E funding to accelerate high-volume production of its co-packaged optics (CPO) technology aimed at AI scale-up infrastructure. The round was led by Neuberger...

Aalyria secured $100 million in Series B funding to expand its space-based communications and network orchestration platforms, pushing its valuation to $1.3 billion. The round was led by Battery Ventures...

DG Matrix has raised $60 million in an oversubscribed Series A round to scale its solid-state transformer platform for AI data centers and electrification projects. The funding, led by Engine...