Ayar Labs is a groundbreaking company pioneering the use of light to transfer data at unprecedented speed and efficiency. Its optical I/O solutions deliver high bandwidth and low latency while significantly reducing power consumption. This transformative approach is reshaping how information moves within and between computing systems, enabling more efficient and scalable architectures.
Ayar Labs has raised $155 million in a Series D funding round led by Advent International and Light Street Capital, bringing the company’s valuation to over $1 billion. The new round included participation from AMD Ventures, Intel Capital, Nvidia, 3M New Ventures, and Autopilot. Existing investors such as Applied Ventures LLC, Axial Partners, Boardman Bay Capital Management, GlobalFoundries, IAG Capital Partners, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Playground Global, and VentureTech Alliance also participated. In total, Ayar Labs has raised $370 million to date.
Ayar Labs, Emeryville, California, United States, was founded in 2015 by Alex Wright-Gladstein, Chen Sun, Mark Wade, Milos Popovic, Rajeev Ram, and Vladimir Stojanovic. “The leading GPU providers – AMD and NVIDIA – and semiconductor foundries – GlobalFoundries, Intel Foundry, and TSMC – combined with the backing of Advent, Light Street, and our other investors underscores the potential of our optical I/O technology to redefine the future of AI infrastructure,” said Mark Wade, CEO and co-founder of Ayar Labs. “We are incredibly fortunate to have the backing of Light Street’s deep expertise in technology-specific investments as well as Advent’s robust private and growth equity background in this funding round.”
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