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Avicena has raised $65M in Series B funding, led by Tiger Global, to enhance its ultra-low power optical interconnects for AI datacenters.

May 14, 2025•3 months ago

Amount Raised

$65 Million

Round Type

series b

SunnyvaleInformation Technology

Investors

Lam ResearchHitachi VenturesCerberus Capital ManagementSk HynixVenture Tech AllianceProsperity7 VenturesMaverick SiliconTiger Global

Description

Avicena, a leader in ultra-low power high-density microLED interconnects, announced it raised $65M in Series B funding. The round was led by Tiger Global with participation from several investors. This funding will help scale their team and ramp up production of their products. Avicena's technology aims to revolutionize AI interconnect systems.

Company Information

Company

Avicena

Location

1231 BORDEAUX DRIVE

Sunnyvale, California, United States

About

Avicena is a privately held company developing microLED based ultra-low power high bandwidth interconnects for chip-to-chip communications. This technology revolutionizes High-Performance (HPC) and Cloud computing, as well as other industries where low power interconnects are critical like camera sensors, autonomous vehicles, and aerospace. Avicena is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with a development center in Edinburgh, Scotland. The company was founded in 2019 by leading technologists from the optical networking industry with a track record of delivering breakthrough products.

Company News

(10 articles)
Wed, 23 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Avicena, TSMC optimise photodetector arrays for I/O interconnects ... - eeNews Europe

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Avicena Works with TSMC to Enable PD Arrays for LightBundle™ MicroLED-Based Interconnects - Business Wire

Wed, 14 May 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Avicena Announces Series B Funding Round Led by Tiger Global with Participation from SK hynix - Business Wire

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Avicena Announces Modular LightBundle™ Optical Interconnect Platform with > 1Tbps/mm I/O density and - Business Wire

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Avicena Appoints Former Oclaro CEO Greg Dougherty to its Board of Directors - Silicon Canals

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 08:00:00 GMT

Avicena Presents Compact 1Tbps Optical Transceiver at SC23, Enhancing AI and Memory Capabilities - HPCwire

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Avicena Demonstrates 30m Reach of microLED-based LightBundle Technology at European Conference on Optical Communication - Business Wire

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Avicena Announces Scalable Sub-pJ/bit LightBundle™ Chiplet Interconnect with 10m Reach - Business Wire

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Avicena demonstrates first microLED based Transceiver IC in 16nm finFET CMOS for chip-to-chip communications at ECOC 2023 - Business Wire

Tue, 27 May 2025 07:00:00 GMT

TSMC and Avicena partner to build large-scale AI data centers with low power consumption by enabling high-speed communication between chips using micro LEDs - GIGAZINE

FundzWatch™ Score

60
Medium Activity

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