Ayar Labs is an optical I/O data platform backed by artificial intelligence. As a designer of an electronic-photonic chipset, Ayar Labs aims to transfer data using light instead of electricity with silicon processing techniques. The company also includes products such as the SuperNova™ Multi-Wavelength Light Source and TeraPHY™ In-Package Optical I/O Chiplet. Ayar Labs was founded by Alex Wright-Gladstein, Chen Sun, Mark Wade, Milos Popovic, Rajeev Ram, and Vladimir Stojanovic in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
Funding Date | Share Class | Amount Raised | Price per Share | Post-Money Valuation | Key Investors | |
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12/12/2024 | Series D-1 | $210.06MM | $xx.xx | $1.71B | Undisclosed Investors | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
5,446,623
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Undisclosed Investors
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12/11/2024 | Series D | $155MM | $xx.xx | $1.14B | 3m Ventures, Advent Global Opportunities, Amd Ventures, Autopilot, Intel Capital, Light Street Capital, Nvidia | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
6,334,613
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
3m Ventures, Advent Global Opportunities, Amd Ventures, Autopilot, Intel Capital, Light Street Capital, Nvidia
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05/24/2023 | Series C-1 | $24.9MM | $xx.xx | $817.9MM | Capital Ten, Nvidia, Tyche Partners, Venturetech Alliance | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
1,717,193
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Capital Ten, Nvidia, Tyche Partners, Venturetech Alliance
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04/23/2022 | Series C | $116.07MM | $xx.xx | $464.24MM | Agave Spv, Applied Ventures, Atreides Capital, Berkeley Frontier Fund, Globalfoundries, Hewlett Packard, Iag Capital Partners, Infinitum Capital, Intel Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Nautilus Venture Partners, Nvidia, Tyche Partners | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
8,404,819
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Agave Spv, Applied Ventures, Atreides Capital, Berkeley Frontier Fund, Globalfoundries, Hewlett Packard, Iag Capital Partners, Infinitum Capital, Intel Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Nautilus Venture Partners, Nvidia, Tyche Partners
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11/05/2020 | Series B-2 | $13.71MM | $xx.xx | $167.23MM | Applied Ventures, Bluesky Capital, Castor Ventures, Downing Ventures, Founders Fund, Globalfoundries, Intel Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Playground Global, Sginnovate | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
2,380,137
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Applied Ventures, Bluesky Capital, Castor Ventures, Downing Ventures, Founders Fund, Globalfoundries, Intel Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Playground Global, Sginnovate
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11/05/2020 | Series B-1 | $20.17MM | $xx.xx | $167.23MM | Applied Ventures, Bluesky Capital, Castor Ventures, Downing Ventures, Founders Fund, Globalfoundries, Intel Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Playground Global, Sginnovate | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
2,802,437
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Applied Ventures, Bluesky Capital, Castor Ventures, Downing Ventures, Founders Fund, Globalfoundries, Intel Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Playground Global, Sginnovate
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11/07/2018 | Series A-3 | $2MM | $xx.xx | $61.17MM | Founders Fund, Globalfoundries, Intel Capital, Playground Global | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
1,230,552
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Founders Fund, Globalfoundries, Intel Capital, Playground Global
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11/07/2018 | Series A-2 | $1.6MM | $xx.xx | $61.17MM | Founders Fund, Globalfoundries, Intel Capital, Playground Global | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
564,448
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Founders Fund, Globalfoundries, Intel Capital, Playground Global
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11/07/2018 | Series A-1 | $20.02MM | $xx.xx | $61.17MM | Founders Fund, Globalfoundries, Intel Capital, Playground Global | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
5,208,361
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
6.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Founders Fund, Globalfoundries, Intel Capital, Playground Global
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08/16/2016 | Series Seed-2 | $25,000.10 | $xx.xx | $10.59MM | Citris Foundry, Founders Fund, Silicon Catalyst, Techu Ventures | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
97,338
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Citris Foundry, Founders Fund, Silicon Catalyst, Techu Ventures
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08/16/2016 | Series Seed-1 | $2.5MM | $xx.xx | $10.59MM | Citris Foundry, Founders Fund, Silicon Catalyst, Techu Ventures | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
1,654,739
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Citris Foundry, Founders Fund, Silicon Catalyst, Techu Ventures
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