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OpenLight

OpenLight

Private
Santa Barbara, CaliforniaTelecommunications & Networkinghttps://openlightphotonics.com/

Last Round

Series A

Extension

Apr 28, 2026

Est. Valuation

$49M

Total Funding Raised

$84M

Momentum

Top 5%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

OpenLight is a semiconductor company that provides an open silicon photonics platform for designing and manufacturing custom Photonic Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (PASICs).

Sector

Telecommunications & Networking

Verticals

Semiconductors, Computing Hardware, Cloud Infrastructure

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Services & Consulting, Data as a Service, Revenue Share

AI Layer

Infrastructure

Keywords

silicon photonicsPICphotonic integrated circuitsoptical interconnecton-chip lasersoptical chipsemiconductor platformsilicon opticsdatacenter interconnectphotonic application-specific integrated circuitPASICdata center infrastructureoptical networkingPDKprocess design kithigh-performance computingHPC

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OpenLight Comps

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OpenLight comps — public and private peers by sector, stage, and business model
CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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OpenLight Funding Rounds

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Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series A ExtensionApr 28, 2026
Series AAug 26, 2025

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Adam Carter

Chief Executive Officer

Executive Team

James Dixon

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Team

OpenLight Investors

Notable investors and investment history

OpenLight investors
InvestorRounds
Capricorn Investment GroupSeries A Extension, Series A
Xora InnovationSeries A Extension, Series A
Matter Venture PartnersSeries A Extension
Lam CapitalSeries A
Catapult VenturesSeries A Extension
New Legacy GroupSeries A Extension
Acclimate VenturesSeries A Extension

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  • Apr 30, 2026

    Developing an integrated silicon photonics platform with $50M Series A-1 funding.

  • Apr 28, 2026

    $50M round led by Matter Venture Partners.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSanta Barbara, California
Employee Range48
Year Founded2022
Last FundingApr 28, 2026

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