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Ayar Labs

San Jose, US · founded 2015
L2 · Silicon, Memory & Packaging
networking siliconstartupprivateseries C+
Optics & interconnect

Ayar Labs develops optical interconnect solutions that utilize light rather than electricity to transfer data between AI processors and memory. Their TeraPHY optical engines are integrated directly inside standard device packages to bypass copper link limitations.

Ecosystem functionModular optical chiplet leader delivering in-package laser interfaces for multi-rack scale-up.

Business modelOptical chiplet and laser source sales

Revenue—
Valuation$3.75Breported
Last round$500.0Mled by Neuberger Berman · 2026
Sources · 3 ↓
  1. https://tracxn.com/d/companies/ayar-labs/__LZfp7sdwHJJEmkxlSU-0edRwHkSQ7XwjwqteQiNBUFw
  2. https://ayarlabs.com/news/ayar-labs-closes-500m-series-e-accelerates-volume-production-of-co-packaged-optics/
  3. https://www.reuters.com/technology/nvidia-backed-ayar-labs-raises-500-million-375-billion-valuation-2026-03-03/
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