Salience Labs Raises $125 Million in Series B Funding
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optics.org reports that UK-based silicon photonics company Salience Labs has closed a $125 million Series B round, with the funds to be used to scale development of optical circuit switch (OCS) technology and ease network bottlenecks in AI data centers. Photonics.com reported the same day that the round was oversubscribed and noted that the company had previously demonstrated a 64-port all-optical silicon photonic circuit switch live at ECOC 2026. Electro Optics subsequently reported that the University of Oxford spin-out raised £95 million to scale optical circuit switch production and expand its presence in Silicon Valley. The reports give the funding amount in US dollars ($125 million) and pounds sterling (£95 million), respectively.
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- Electro OpticsPicksPhotonic Chip Firm Salience Labs Raises £95 Million to Expand US Production
Salience Labs, a University of Oxford spin-out developing photonic chips for AI data centers, has announced £95 million in funding to scale production of optical circuit switches and expand its presence in Silicon Valley.
- Photonics.comPicksSalience Labs Raises $125 Million Series B to Develop Photonic Switching Chips for AI Data Centers
Salience Labs, which develops photonic chips for AI data center interconnects, has closed an oversubscribed $125 million Series B round. The company previously demonstrated a 64-port all-optical silicon photonic circuit switch live at ECOC 2026.
- optics.org (SPIE Industry News)PicksUK Silicon Photonics Firm Salience Labs Raises $125 Million Series B
UK-based silicon photonics company Salience Labs has closed a $125 million Series B round to scale development of optical circuit switch (OCS) technology and ease network bottlenecks in AI data centers.
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