Ayar Labs, a leader in co-packaged optics, raised $500M in Series E funding, led by Neuberger Berman, to scale production and enhance global operations.
Amount Raised
$500 Million
Round Type
Series E
San JoseHardwareArtificial IntelligenceInvestors
Description
Ayar Labs raised $500M in Series E funding, bringing total funding to $870M. The company will expand its production and global operations from its new office in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The funding round included notable investors like ARK Invest and NVIDIA. CEO Mark Wade emphasizes the company's commitment to optimizing AI infrastructure with co-packaged optics solutions.
Quick answer
Ayar Labs raised $500 Million in a Series E round, dated March 3, 2026. Investors: 1789 Capital, Nvidia, ARK Invest, Insight Partners, Sequoia Global Equities, Neuberger Berman, Alchip and Amd. Ayar Labs is based in San Jose, California, United States.
- How much did Ayar Labs raise?
- Ayar Labs raised $500 Million in a Series E round on March 3, 2026.
- Who invested in Ayar Labs?
- 1789 Capital, Nvidia, ARK Invest, Insight Partners, Sequoia Global Equities, Neuberger Berman, Alchip and Amd are named as investors in this round.
- What does Ayar Labs do?
- Ayar Labs is the leader in optical interconnect solutions that move data at the speed of AI.
- Where is Ayar Labs based and how big is it?
- Ayar Labs is based in San Jose, California, United States. Fundz records about 175 employees.
- Who are the decision-makers at Ayar Labs?
- Fundz holds 1 contact at Ayar Labs. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.
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Who else raised in Hardware and Artificial Intelligence around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Ayar Labs that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- FiEE, Inc. raised $2M on March 31, 2026.
- Normal Computing raised $50M (Series A) on March 25, 2026.
- Axelera AI raised $250M (Funding Round) on February 24, 2026.
- Cerebras Systems raised $1B (Series H) on February 4, 2026.
- Positron raised $230M (Series B) on February 4, 2026.
- Ondas raised $8.4M (Series B) on January 26, 2026.
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