Lightmatter

Overview

Builds photonic interconnects, light engines, lasers, and related infrastructure for AI supercomputers, helping scale networking and computing systems for AI workloads.

Part of the Boston ecosystem

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Timeline

1. Jan 2026Funding Roundtechcrunch.com ↗

   Series D; Passage 3D-stacked photonic substrate.