#photonic chips

Coverage of photonic chips explores how startups, investors, and AI infrastructure players are advancing hardware that uses light to move and process data more efficiently. Venture Herald tracks the companies, funding, and strategic developments shaping this emerging technology landscape.

Salience Labs raises $125M for optical AI switches

Bullhound Capital led Salience Labs’ oversubscribed $125 million Series B to scale photonic networking chips for AI datacenters.

Oct 14, 2026 · 3 min