Lightmatter Raises $80M Series B And Brings Photonic Compute Chip To Market That Accelerates Ai With 10X-Plus Speed And Energy Advantage
Amount Raised
$80 Million
Round Type
Series B
BostonManufacturingHardwareDescription
Lightmatter, the leader in photonic computing, announced today that it has raised a $80 million Series B investment round, bringing total investment raised so far to $113 million. The round was led by Viking Global Investors with participation from GV (formerly Google Ventures), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Lockheed Martin, Matrix Partners, SIP Global Partners, Spark Capital, and others.
Quick answer
Lightmatter raised $80 Million in a Series B round, dated May 6, 2021. Lightmatter is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
- How much did Lightmatter raise?
- Lightmatter raised $80 Million in a Series B round on May 6, 2021.
- What does Lightmatter do?
- Lightmatter is leading the revolution of computing, reducing impact on our planet, and enabling the next giant leaps in human progress.
- Where is Lightmatter based and how big is it?
- Lightmatter is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
- Who are the decision-makers at Lightmatter?
- Fundz holds 1 contact at Lightmatter, including the Executive Officer, Director. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Who else raised in Hardware and Manufacturing around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Lightmatter that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- Genesis Systems LLC raised $2.3M (Seed) on April 21, 2021.
- Custom Truck One Source raised $883M on April 15, 2021.
- Groq AI raised an undisclosed amount (Funding Round) on April 14, 2021.
- SambaNova raised $676M (Series D) on April 13, 2021.
- Osaro, Inc. raised $17M on April 1, 2021.
- ESO raised an undisclosed amount (Corporate Round) on March 26, 2021.
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