Hyperlume has secured $17.8 million in an oversubscribed seed round to commercialize its high-bandwidth, low-latency optical interconnects for AI data centers and high-performance computing. Led by BDC’s Deep Tech Venture Fund and ArcTern Ventures, the round also saw participation from Intel Capital, LG Technology Ventures, MUUS Climate Partners, and SOSV.
Hyperlume, founded in 2022 by Mohsen Asad and Hossein Fariborzi, uses ultra-fast microLEDs to improve performance while reducing energy consumption. The company aims to scale production for 800G and 1.6T interconnects to meet growing industry demand as AI workloads surge.
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