Ayar Labs

Ayar Labs is a revolutionary startup focused on transforming AI infrastructure by accelerating data movement. The company’s slogan "Moving data at the speed of AI" encapsulates its mission to address the challenges posed by increasing complexity and size of AI models that traditional interconnect technology struggles to handle. Ayar Labs has developed the industry's first optical I/O solution, founded in 2015, enabling customers to maximize compute efficiency and performance of growing AI infrastructure while reducing costs, latency, and power consumption. This Series C investment of $25.00M at 24 May 2023 has attracted a strong group of investors including Intel Capital, Nvidia, Boardman Bay Capital Management, GlobalFoundries, HP Pathfinder, IAG Capital Partners, Lockheed Martin's VC, Tyche Partners, Venturetech Alliance LLC, and Capital TEN. This diverse support is indicative of the industry-wide recognition of the potential impact of Ayar Labs' optical I/O solution, which is based on open standards and optimized for both AI training and inference. Headquartered in the United States, Ayar Labs is well-positioned to integrate smoothly into AI systems at scale. Its focus on hardware, IT, information technology, and semiconductor industries