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Silicon photonics startup nEye has raised $58 million in Series B funding to enhance AI data centers. This funding round aims to accelerate the development of their innovative technology.

PRIVATEApr 11, 2025

Amount Raised

$58 Million

Round Type

Series B

EmeryvilleManufacturingInformation TechnologySoftwareArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningImage RecognitionData Center

Description

nEye, a startup specializing in silicon photonics, has successfully secured $58 million in Series B funding. This capital will be utilized to improve AI data centers' performance and efficiency. Led by prominent investors, the round highlights the growing importance of photonic technologies in computing. The company is set to make significant strides in the field with this new investment.

Who else raised in Image Recognition and Data Center around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as nEye that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Cursor raised an undisclosed amount (Funding Round) on April 21, 2025.
  • Hammerspace raised $100M (Funding Round) on April 16, 2025.
  • Lumai raised $10M on April 2, 2025.
  • QuickLogic raised $1.4M (Seed) on March 31, 2025.
  • Celestial AI raised $250M (Funding Round) on March 11, 2025.
  • Anthropic raised $3.5B (Series E) on March 3, 2025.

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Company Information

Company

nEye

Location

Emeryville, California, United States

About

nEye Systems is an optical switch startup founded in 2020 to revolutionize the future of data centers. nEye’s MEMS-based silicon photonics optical circuit switches (OCS) eliminate critical bottlenecks in AI processing by enabling direct optical connections among thousands of GPUs and memory units. The company's SuperSwitch is an ultra-low power consumption, high radix, compact chip-scale design, offering hyperscale data centers enhanced performance, efficiency, and scalability. nEye has received venture funding from Alphabet independent growth fund CapitalG; M12, Microsoft’s venture fund; Micron Technology; and NVIDIA.

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What this usually means
Timeline to next round
Series B companies typically work for 15-20 months before raising new capital
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Series B companies are expected to scale rapidly and expand market reach

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