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.
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When was Ayar Labs founded?
Ayar Labs was founded in 2015.
What is Ayar Labs funding to date?
Ayar Labs has raised $539.03MM to date.
Ayar Labs Major Investors
Nautilus Venture Partners
Undisclosed Investors
Atreides Capital
Sginnovate
Founders Fund
Bluesky Capital
Playground Global
Foresight Group
Svb Financial Group
Ripple Impact Investments
Light Street Capital
Ntt Docomo Ventures
Intel Capital
Applied Ventures
The House Fund
Iag Capital Partners
Venturetech Alliance
Autopilot
Parkway Venture Capital
Comfy Capital
Castor Ventures
Silicon Catalyst
Alumni Ventures
Advent Global Opportunities
Citris Foundry
KAIC TO Ventures
3m Ventures
Tyche Partners
Berkeley Frontier Fund
Downing Ventures
Rising Tide Fund
National Science Foundation
Amd Ventures
Page One Ventures
U.S. Department Of Energy
Globalfoundries
Techu Ventures
Capital Ten
Lockheed Martin Ventures
Infinitum Capital
Hewlett Packard
Agave Spv
Nvidia
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Ayar Labs Funding Rounds and Valuation
Funding History Chart
Funding Round Details
Funding Date
Share Class
Amount Raised
Price per Share
Post-Money Valuation
Key Investors
01/15/2025
Series D-1
$183.04MM
$xx.xx
$1.49B
Undisclosed Investors
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
5,446,623
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.1x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
8.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Undisclosed Investors
12/11/2024
Series D
$155MM
$xx.xx
$1.16B
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
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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