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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Ayar Labs has raised $566.05MM to date.

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Berkeley Frontier Fund
Iag Capital Partners
Bluesky Capital
3m Ventures
Svb Financial Group
Globalfoundries
Advent Global Opportunities
Atreides Capital
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Silicon Catalyst
Downing Ventures
Founders Fund
The House Fund
Atreides Management
Playground Global
Nautilus Venture Partners
Parkway Venture Capital
Comfy Capital
Citris Foundry
Agave Spv
Applied Ventures
Alumni Ventures
Light Street Capital
Lockheed Martin Ventures
Nvidia
Autopilot
Venturetech Alliance
Castor Ventures
Sginnovate
Hewlett Packard
Rising Tide Fund
National Science Foundation
Techu
Page One Ventures
U.S. Department Of Energy
Undisclosed Investors
Capital Ten
Infinitum Capital
Intel Capital
Tyche Partners
Amd Ventures
Techu Ventures

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Updated on: Dec 14, 2024

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