Aylight closes €4.5M pre-seed round to advance optical interconnect technology, co-led by Elaia and Swisscom Ventures.
Amount Raised
€4.5 Million
Round Type
Pre-Seed
SwitzerlandInformation TechnologyArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningImage RecognitionSemiconductorInvestors
Description
Swiss photonics startup Aylight has raised €4.5 million in a pre-seed funding round to support the development of its chip-scale multiwavelength laser technology. The funding will aid in creating semiconductor-foundry prototypes and expanding its R&D team. Founded in 2025, Aylight aims to tackle constraints in AI infrastructure. Demand for efficient optical interconnects is rising as AI infrastructure scales.
Quick answer
Aylight raised €4.5 Million in a Pre-Seed round, dated July 6, 2026. Investors: Verve Ventures, Plug And Play, Elaia and Swisscom Ventures. Aylight is based in Switzerland.
- How much did Aylight raise?
- Aylight raised €4.5 Million in a Pre-Seed round on July 6, 2026.
- Who invested in Aylight?
- Verve Ventures, Plug And Play, Elaia and Swisscom Ventures are named as investors in this round.
- What does Aylight do?
- Aylight is a Swiss photonics startup focused on developing chip-scale multiwavelength laser technology for AI data-centre optical interconnects and high-precision frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) sensing.
- Where is Aylight based and how big is it?
- Aylight is based in Switzerland. Fundz records about 1 employees.
- Who are the decision-makers at Aylight?
- Fundz holds 1 contact at Aylight, including the CEO & Co-Founder. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Who else raised in Image Recognition and Semiconductor around the same time
Companies in the same sectors as Aylight that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.
- iHW raised $36M (Series A) on August 19, 2026.
- River AI raised $1.1B on August 11, 2026.
- Nano-X Imaging Ltd. raised $8M (Post-IPO Equity) on August 6, 2026.
- Hangzhou Lianhui Technology Ltd raised $47M on August 5, 2026.
- TYLsemi raised $43M on July 14, 2026.
- DeepCtrls raised an undisclosed amount (Funding Round) on July 9, 2026.
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