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Quintessent Inc.

Quintessent Inc.

Private
Santa Barbara, CaliforniaAI, Data & Cloud Infrastructurehttps://www.quintessent.com/

Last Round

Series A

Aug 24, 2026

Total Funding Raised

$54.23M

Momentum

Top 1%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Quintessent Inc. is a semiconductor company that develops optical connectivity solutions to scale computing and artificial intelligence by integrating quantum dot lasers with silicon photonic integrated circuits.

Sector

AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure

Verticals

Semiconductors, Computing Hardware, Cloud Infrastructure, AI Training Infrastructure

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales

AI Layer

Infrastructure

Keywords

silicon photonicsoptical interconnectsPICphotonic integrated circuitsquantum dot lasersCPOco-packaged opticsoptical I/Owavelength division multiplexingWDMdata center infrastructurefabless semiconductorAI hardwareoptical networkingbandwidth wall

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Quintessent Inc. Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series AAug 24, 2026
SeedMar 14, 2024
GrantDec 1, 2021
GrantAug 13, 2021
GrantMay 1, 2020
Seed
Aug 22, 2019

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Alan Liu

CEO Co-Founder

Founding Team

Quintessent Inc. Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Quintessent Inc. investors
InvestorRounds
InterVestSeries A
Sierra VenturesSeries A, Seed
M VenturesSeries A, Seed
Foothill VenturesSeries A, Seed
Osage University PartnersSeries A, Seed
Entrada VenturesSeed
Susquehanna International GroupSeries A

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  • Aug 24, 2026

    $40M round led by Cycle Capital.

  • Jan 14, 2025

    Bob Nunn joins as COO to meet demand for AI optical interconnects.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSanta Barbara, California
Employee Range23
Year Founded2019
Last FundingAug 24, 2026

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