From SiliconANGLE · Mike Wheatley · · 1m 20s
Salience Labs Raises $125M for AI Optical Tech
Salience Labs secures $125M funding to advance AI data centers with all-optical circuit switching.
In brief
Salience Labs secures $125M funding to advance AI data centers with all-optical circuit switching. Salience Labs raised $125 million in Series B funding to develop all-optical circuit-switching technology for AI data centers, targeting reduced latency and power consumption. Originally reported by SiliconANGLE.
Salience Labs Raises $125M
Salience Labs Inc. raised $125 million in Series B funding led by Bullhound Capital.
Intel and AMD Invest
Intel Capital and AMD Ventures participated via their investment arms in the Series B round.
All-Optical Tech for AI
Salience Labs develops specialized all-optical circuit switching for AI data centers to reduce latency and power consumption.
Legacy Networking Problems
Current data centers use electronic switches causing latency bottlenecks and high power consumption for AI workloads.
Co-Founder Kewada's Vision
Co-founder Vaysh Kewada says eliminating electrical signals will solve AI data center networking challenges.
ECOC 2026 Demo
Salience Labs showcased the world's first 64-port all-optical photonic switch at ECOC 2026 conference in September.
Market Growth Target
Cignal AI forecasts the optical circuit switching market to grow to over $8 billion by the end of the decade.
Funding Uses
Funding will support volume manufacturing, geographic expansion, and higher-density switch development.
The short version
Salience Labs raised $125 million in Series B funding to develop all-optical circuit-switching technology for AI data centers, targeting reduced latency and power consumption.
