ayarlabs.comTechnology Hardware / Computing hardwareFounded: 2015Funding to Date: $201.09MM
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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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