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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What is Ayar Labs funding to date?

Ayar Labs has raised $201.09MM to date.

Who are Ayar Labs’s major investors?

Svb Financial Group
Nvidia
Atreides Capital
Venturetech Alliance
Founders Fund
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Nautilus Venture Partners
Iag Capital Partners
Globalfoundries
The House Fund
Atreides Management
Intel Capital
Parkway Venture Capital
Comfy Capital
Hewlett Packard
Alumni Ventures
Tyche Partners
Lockheed Martin Ventures
Berkeley Frontier Fund
Castor Ventures
Downing Ventures
Rising Tide Fund
National Science Foundation
Techu
Page One Ventures
Playground Global
Citris Foundry
U.S. Department Of Energy
Bluesky Capital
Applied Ventures
Sginnovate
Agave Spv
Capital Ten
Techu Ventures
Infinitum Capital
Silicon Catalyst

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
05/24/2023 Series C-1 $25MM $xx.xx $817.9MM Capital TEN, VentureTech Alliance, NVIDIA, Tyche Partners
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
1,724,138
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
N/A
Key Investors
Capital TEN, VentureTech Alliance, NVIDIA, Tyche Partners
04/23/2022 Series C $116.07MM $xx.xx $464.24MM Hewlett Packard, NVIDIA, Applied Ventures, GlobalFoundries, Intel Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Agave SPV, Atreides Capital, Berkeley Frontier Fund, IAG Capital Partners, Infinitum Capital, Nautilus Venture Partners, 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
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
N/A
Key Investors
Hewlett Packard, NVIDIA, Applied Ventures, GlobalFoundries, Intel Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Agave SPV, Atreides Capital, Berkeley Frontier Fund, IAG Capital Partners, Infinitum Capital, Nautilus Venture Partners, Tyche Partners
11/05/2020 Series B-2 $13.71MM $xx.xx $167.23MM Downing Ventures, BlueSky Capital, Applied Ventures, Castor Ventures, Downing Ventures, and SGInnovate, BlueSky Capital, Founders Fund, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Intel Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Playground Global
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
N/A
Key Investors
Downing Ventures, BlueSky Capital, Applied Ventures, Castor Ventures, Downing Ventures, and SGInnovate, BlueSky Capital, Founders Fund, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Intel Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Playground Global
11/05/2020 Series B-1 $20.17MM $xx.xx $167.23MM Downing Ventures, BlueSky Capital, Applied Ventures, Castor Ventures, Downing Ventures, and SGInnovate, BlueSky Capital, Founders Fund, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Intel Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Playground Global
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
N/A
Key Investors
Downing Ventures, BlueSky Capital, Applied Ventures, Castor Ventures, Downing Ventures, and SGInnovate, BlueSky Capital, Founders Fund, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Intel Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Playground Global
11/07/2018 Series A-3 $2MM $xx.xx $61.17MM Playground Global, Intel Capital, Globalfoundries, Founders Fund
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
N/A
Key Investors
Playground Global, Intel Capital, Globalfoundries, Founders Fund
11/07/2018 Series A-2 $1.6MM $xx.xx $61.17MM Playground Global, Intel Capital, Globalfoundries, Founders Fund
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
N/A
Key Investors
Playground Global, Intel Capital, Globalfoundries, Founders Fund
11/07/2018 Series A-1 $20.02MM $xx.xx $61.17MM Playground Global, Intel Capital, Globalfoundries, Founders Fund
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
N/A
Key Investors
Playground Global, Intel Capital, Globalfoundries, Founders Fund
08/16/2016 Series Seed-2 $25,000 $xx.xx $10.59MM Founders Fund, TechU Ventures, Citris Foundry, Silicon Catalyst
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
N/A
Key Investors
Founders Fund, TechU Ventures, Citris Foundry, Silicon Catalyst
08/16/2016 Series Seed-1 $2.5MM $xx.xx $10.59MM Founders Fund, TechU Ventures, Citris Foundry, Silicon Catalyst
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
N/A
Key Investors
Founders Fund, TechU Ventures, Citris Foundry, Silicon Catalyst
Updated on: Nov 17, 2024

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