Start-ups

Germany’s Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) has deployed the world’s first operational photonic AI processor, developed by Stuttgart-based Q.ANT, marking a breakthrough in energy-efficient computing. This processor uses light instead of...

FuriosaAI’s RNGD accelerator has demonstrated a 2.25x improvement in performance per watt for large language model (LLM) inference compared to traditional GPU-based systems, following rigorous validation with LG AI Research’s...

QuiX Quantum, a Dutch startup specializing in photonic quantum computing, has secured €15 million in Series A funding to deliver its first-generation universal quantum computer by 2026. The round was...

Arago announced $26 million in seed funding to develop a photonic processor that uses light for AI computations. The Paris-based startup emerges from stealth mode with this oversubscribed round, targeting...

Takanock has secured a $500 million capital commitment from ArcLight Capital Partners and DigitalBridge Group to accelerate the rollout of its integrated power infrastructure solutions for data centers. The funding...

Vultr has secured $329 million in new credit financing to drive the global expansion of its AI and cloud computing platform. The new funding includes a $255 million syndicated credit...

Snowcap Compute, a start-up based in Palo Alto, California, emerged from stealth with $23 million in seed funding to launch what it claims is the first commercially viable superconducting compute...

 Meter, a start-up based in San Francisco, announced $170 million in a Series C funding round led by Hemant Taneja of General Catalyst. The round includes participation from new and...

Muon Space has secured $146 million in Series B funding to accelerate the development and production of its end-to-end satellite constellations, targeting defense and commercial applications. The Series B1 round,...

Heron Power, a hardware focused on reshaping how energy projects and data centers connect to the grid, has raised $38 million in a Series A funding round led by Capricorn....

Drut Technologies has announced a strategic collaboration with Ranovus to deliver a commercially available co-packaged optics (CPO) solution aimed at next-generation AI, ML, and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads. The integration...

Groq has been named the exclusive inference provider for Bell Canada’s Bell AI Fabric, a sovereign AI infrastructure project that will span six sites across Canada and scale to 500...

Graphiant has secured an additional $19 million in Series B funding, co-led by Tali Ventures (backed by stc Group) and Wa’ed Ventures (Aramco’s venture arm), bringing its total Series B...