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Photon Bridge raises €10 million to solve AI laser bottleneck
Photon Bridge raises €10 million to solve AI laser bottleneck, co-led by Amadeus APEX Technology Fund and 360 Capital.
Key points
- Photon Bridge raised €10 million to address a bottleneck in producing lasers for AI infrastructure.
- The round was co-led by Amadeus APEX Technology Fund and 360 Capital.
- Existing investors Innovation Industries, Faber and BOM increased their investment.
Why it matters. The funding aims to address a laser production bottleneck that could constrain the buildout of large AI processor clusters as demand for AI accelerators grows.
Dutch photonics company Photon Bridge has raised €10 million to tackle an emerging bottleneck in AI infrastructure: producing the millions of lasers needed to connect increasingly large clusters of AI processors. The round was co-led by new investors the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund and 360 Capital, with existing investors Innovation Industries, Faber and Brabant Development Agency (BOM) also increasing their investment. Omdia forecasts that more than 20 million data-centre AI accelerators will be needed.
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Photon Bridge raises €10 million to solve AI laser bottleneck
Photon Bridge, a Dutch photonics company, has secured €10 million in funding to tackle an emerging challenge in AI infrastructure. The company is focused on producing the millions of lasers required to connect increasingly large clusters of AI processors, a bottleneck threatening to constrain the growth of advanced computing systems. The funding round was co-led by new investors including the Amadeus APEX Technology Fund. The investment will support Photon Bridge's efforts to scale its manufacturing capabilities and meet growing demand from the AI sector.