Ayar Labs

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Location San Jose, CA
Founded 2015
Latest Stage Series E
Total Raised $500M+
Website https://ayarlabs.com
Sector
semiconductors ai infrastructure deep-tech

Investors

Insight Partners series-e (2026)
playground-global series-e (2026)

About

Ayar Labs develops co-packaged optics (CPO) technology for AI infrastructure, replacing traditional electrical interconnects with optical I/O to dramatically increase bandwidth and reduce power consumption in data centers 12. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Jose, California 1.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-03-03 Series E $500M Neuberger Berman ARK Invest, Insight Partners, MediaTek, Qatar Investment Authority, Sequoia Global Equities, AMD Ventures, NVIDIA, Playground Global 12

The Series E round valued the company at $3.75 billion 1.

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Sources

  1. “Ayar Labs Raises $500M Series E,” BusinessWire, March 3, 2026. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260303005001/en/Ayar-Labs-Raises-500M-Series-E↩↩↩↩

  2. “Ayar Labs lands $500M at $3.75B valuation for co-packaged optics,” SiliconANGLE, March 3, 2026. https://siliconangle.com/2026/03/03/ayar-labs-series-e/↩↩