Computing Interconnects
Ayar Labs
An optical interconnect startup that closed a $500 million Series E round in March 2026 at a $3.75 billion valuation, backed directly by NVIDIA and AMD, developing the industry's first UCIe-compliant optical interconnect chiplet to replace copper connections that CEO Mark Wade says have hit a 'power wall' in AI clusters.
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Evidence
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- Data Center Dynamics — Ayar Labs raises $500 million Series E backed by NVIDIA and AMD80% source confidence
- Optics & Photonics News — Ayar Labs' total funding reaches $870M with QIA, ARK Invest and Sequoia among backers72% source confidence
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Jan 2015 · Founded
Ayar Labs was founded to develop optical interconnect technology addressing the 'power wall' in AI cluster networking.
Mar 2026 · $500M Series E at $3.75B valuation
Ayar Labs closed a $500 million Series E round at a $3.75 billion valuation, backed directly by NVIDIA and AMD, developing the industry's first UCIe-compliant optical interconnect chiplet.