Ayar Labs Overview
- Founded
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2015

- Status
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Private
- Employees
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111

- Latest Deal Type
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Series C
- Latest Deal Amount
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$130M
- Investors
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34
Ayar Labs General Information
Description
Developer of an electronic-photonic chipset designed for applications that require high bandwidth, low latency, and power-efficient short-reach interconnects. The company uses industry-standard cost-effective silicon processing techniques to develop high-speed, high-density, low-power optical-based interconnect chipsets and lasers to replace traditional electrical-based I/O, enabling companies to keep up with volumes of data by miniaturizing fiber optic transceivers and making them in silicon chips, bringing the super-high bandwidths and low energy use of fiber optics inside computers.
Contact Information
- 3351 Olcott Street
- Santa Clara, CA 95054
- United States
Ayar Labs Timeline
Ayar Labs Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9. Later Stage VC (Series C) | 26-Apr-2022 | $130M | 00000 | 00000 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
8. Later Stage VC (Series B) | 25-Nov-2020 | 0000 | 000.00 | 00000 | Completed | Product Development |
7. Debt - General | 28-Sep-2020 | 000 | 000.00 | Completed | Product Development | |
6. Debt - PPP | 30-Apr-2020 | 00000 | 000.00 | Completed | Product Development | |
5. Early Stage VC (Series A) | 07-Nov-2018 | 000.00 | 000.00 | 0000 | Completed | Product Development |
4. Seed Round | 17-May-2016 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 0000 | Completed | Startup |
3. Grant | 01-Jan-2016 | 00000 | Completed | Startup | ||
2. Grant | 12-May-2015 | $276K | Completed | Startup | ||
1. Accelerator/Incubator | 01-May-2015 | Completed | Startup |
Ayar Labs Cap Table
Stock | # of Shares Authorized |
Par Value | Dividend Rate ($) | Original Issue Price |
Liquidation | Liquidation Pref. Multiple |
Conversion Price | % Owned |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Series C | 0,000,000 | 00.000000 | 00 | 000.00 | 000.00 | 00 | 000.00 | 00.000 |
Series B-2 | 0,000,000 | 00.000000 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00 | 00.00 | 0.000 |
Series B-1 | 0,000,000 | 00.000000 | 00.00 | 00.0 | 00.0 | 00 | 00.0 | 0.000 |
Series A3 | 0,000,000 | 00.000000 | 00.0 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00 | 00.00 | 0.000 |
Series A2 | 000,000 | 00.000000 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00 | 00.00 | 0.000 |
Series A1 | 0,000,000 | 00.000000 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00 | 00.00 | 00.000 |
Seed 2 | 97,338 | $0.001000 | $0.02 | $0.26 | $0.26 | 1x | $0.26 | 0.3% |
Seed 1 | 1,654,739 | $0.001000 | $0.12 | $1.51 | $1.51 | 1x | $1.51 | 5.06% |
Ayar Labs Comparisons
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Financing
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Ayar Labs Competitors (7)
Company Name | Financing Status | Location | Employees | Total Raised | Last Financing Date/Type | Last Financing Amount |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Achronix Data Acceleration | Venture Capital-Backed | Santa Clara, CA | 000 | 00000 | 000000000 | |
00000000000000 | Venture Capital-Backed | Boston, MA | 000 | 000.00 | 0000000000 0 | 000.00 |
0000000 | Venture Capital-Backed | Ottawa, Canada | 00 | 000.00 | 00000 00000 | 000.00 |
0000000000 0000000 | Venture Capital-Backed | Beijing, China | 000 | 000.00 | 0000000000 0 | 000.00 |
000000 | Venture Capital-Backed | Austin, TX | 00 | 00000 | 00000000000 | 00000 |
Ayar Labs Patents
Ayar Labs Recent Patent Activity
Publication ID | Patent Title | Status | First Filing Date | Technology (CPC) | Citations |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US-20220328705-A1 | Non-rectangular germanium photodetector with angled input waveguide | Pending | 13-Apr-2021 | 0000000000 | |
US-20220326441-A1 | Taper-based spot-size converter implementing intermediate optical mode converter | Pending | 12-Apr-2021 | 0000000000 | |
US-20220299801-A1 | Low non-linear loss silicon waveguides with sweep-out diodes | Pending | 17-Mar-2021 | 000000000 | |
US-20220214502-A1 | Dual-polarization grating coupler | Pending | 04-Jan-2021 | 00000000 | |
US-20220163723-A1 | Planar fiber shuffle | Pending | 24-Nov-2020 | H04B10/801 |
Ayar Labs Executive Team (15)
Ayar Labs Board Members (16)
Name | Representing | Role | Since |
---|---|---|---|
Alvin Lee | Self | Board Observer | 000 0000 |
Charlie Wuischpard | Ayar Labs | Chief Executive Officer & Board Member | 000 0000 |
Daniel Armbrust | Self | Board Observer and Advisory | 000 0000 |
Frank Lee | Applied Ventures | Board Member | 000 0000 |
Jack Eadie | Downing Ventures | Board Observer | 000 0000 |
Ayar Labs Signals
Ayar Labs Investors (34)
Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds | Contact Info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agave SPV | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Atreides Management | Hedge Fund | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Berkeley Frontier Fund | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Boardman Bay Capital Management | Asset Manager | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise | Corporation | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 |