DustPhotonics Overview
DustPhotonics creates technology for optical connections using silicon photonics, crucial for high-speed data communication. Their CARMEL series and Low Loss Laser Coupling (L3C) technology aim to enhance the efficiency and reliability of data transfer while minimizing energy use and operational costs. This solution facilitates the seamless integration of components necessary for modern optical communication systems.
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$24.0MFeb 2024
$41.0MJun 2017
$74.0MOct 2021
$99.0MSep 2019
Latest News
growth-positive
/PRNewswire/ -- DustPhotonics, a leading developer of silicon photonics technology and solutions for hyperscale data center and AI applications, today...
DustPhotonics, a leading developer of silicon photonics technology, has announced the launch of the industrys first merchant silicon photonics engine for 1.6Tb/s DR8 applications, targeting AI and hyperscale data centers. The engine supports 8 channels, each capable of operating at up to 224G/channel. A second variant supports four channels for 800Gb/s DR4 applications. The products integrate on-board lasers and offer benefits such as low power dissipation and enhanced supply chain scalability. The products are available for sampling and will be released to production by the end of the year. DustPhotonics will showcase the engine at the ECOC trade show in Frankfurt, Germany, in September 2024.
CustomersPartners
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DustPhotonics raises $24 million in Series B follow-on | CTech
DustPhotonics, an Israeli startup that develops silicon photonics for hyperscale data center and AI applications, has raised $24 million in a Series B follow-on round. The funding round was participated by new and existing investors including Sienna Venture Capital, Greenfield Partners, Atreides Management, and Exor Ventures. The funds will be used to scale the production of its Carmel-4 and Carmel-8 products. The companys platform offers improvements in bandwidth and speeds while reducing costs and power consumption. The funding is expected to accelerate the development of its next-generation products which will enable 1.6Tb/s applications.
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DustPhotonics and MaxLinear Announce New Level of Silicon Photonics Integrated Solution Based on Keystone 5nm DSP
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DustPhotonics Secures $33 Million in Funding to Fuel Development of its Silicon Photonics Technology
DustPhotonics has announced a new investment of $33 million led by Greenfield Partners. The company has also undergone a corporate reorganization to align with new business opportunities and strategy. The focus will be on silicon photonics solutions, while the Transceivers product line will be phased out. Ronnen Lovinger has assumed the role of CEO, while the previous CEO, Ben Rubovitch, will lead the Business side of the company. DustPhotonics develops scalable, cost-effective silicon photonics technology for the Cloud and Telecom markets. The investment and organizational changes will enable the company to continue serving its customers strategic requirements and address their key challenges.
InvestmentManagement Changes
growth-positive
DustPhotonics Expands Management Team, Adds President
DustPhotonics has announced the appointment of Ronnen Lovinger as President. Lovinger will be responsible for overseeing the companys Research, Development, Operations, and Quality. He will drive operational and development excellence to ensure continued growth and customer satisfaction. Lovinger brings over 20 years of experience in executive leadership roles and has a strong background in the photonics marketplace. DustPhotonics designs and markets high-performance optical transceivers and scalable solutions for data centers and cloud markets.
Management Changes
| Sector | Industrial Technologies |
Funding
| Total funding | $99M |
| Last funding | $24M |
| Stage | B |
| Rounds | 4 |
| Investors | 9 |
Team Members
6
Employees: 51-200
Web & Social Links
| Website | www.dustphotonics.com/ |
| Careers | Careers page |
Locations
Tsela ha-Har St 11, Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, Israel
19925 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino, CA, USA
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DustPhotonics Business
Business models
B2B
Product stage
Released
Employees
51-200
Sector
Energy TechEnergy Consumption & EfficiencyClimate TechLow Carbon DataSphereIndustrial TechnologiesMicroelectronics & Photonics SolutionsTarget Customer
Enterprise & Professional ServicesITData CentersCommunication ServicesBroadband Networks & NGNCable & SatelliteCore Technology
CommunicationsFiber OpticsTags (12)
climate-techsiliconeenergytechdata-storageopticsdata-centerstelecommunicationoptical-communicationelectro-opticselectronicsenterprisesoptronicsDustPhotonics Financials
$99M
Total funding
Undisclosed
Capital raised
$24M
Last funding
B
Funding stage
4
Total rounds
9
Investors
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$24.0MFeb 2024
$41.0MJun 2017
$74.0MOct 2021
$99.0MSep 2019
Private Equity Funding
B Round
Feb 2024
$24M
Greenfield Partners, Atreides Management, Exor, Sienna Venture Capital
B Round
Oct 2021
$33M
Greenfield Partners (Lead)
,
Poalim Equity, Intel Capital, Avigdor Willenz, Discount Capital
A Round
Sep 2019
$25M
Intel Capital (Lead)
,
Avigdor Willenz, Celesta Capital
A Round
Jun 2017
$17M
DustPhotonics Lifecycle
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time
$24.0MFeb 2024
$41.0MJun 2017
$74.0MOct 2021
$99.0MSep 2019
All Events
B Round
Feb 2024
$24M
Greenfield Partners, Atreides Management, Exor, Sienna Venture Capital
B Round
Oct 2021
$33M
Greenfield Partners (Lead)
,
Poalim Equity, Intel Capital, Avigdor Willenz, Discount Capital
A Round
Sep 2019
$25M
Intel Capital (Lead)
,
Avigdor Willenz, Celesta Capital
A Round
Jun 2017
$17M
DustPhotonics News
9 articles
growth-positive
/PRNewswire/ -- DustPhotonics, a leading developer of silicon photonics technology and solutions for hyperscale data center and AI applications, today...
DustPhotonics, a leading developer of silicon photonics technology, has announced the launch of the industrys first merchant silicon photonics engine for 1.6Tb/s DR8 applications, targeting AI and hyperscale data centers. The engine supports 8 channels, each capable of operating at up to 224G/channel. A second variant supports four channels for 800Gb/s DR4 applications. The products integrate on-board lasers and offer benefits such as low power dissipation and enhanced supply chain scalability. The products are available for sampling and will be released to production by the end of the year. DustPhotonics will showcase the engine at the ECOC trade show in Frankfurt, Germany, in September 2024.
CustomersPartners
growth-positive
DustPhotonics raises $24 million in Series B follow-on | CTech
DustPhotonics, an Israeli startup that develops silicon photonics for hyperscale data center and AI applications, has raised $24 million in a Series B follow-on round. The funding round was participated by new and existing investors including Sienna Venture Capital, Greenfield Partners, Atreides Management, and Exor Ventures. The funds will be used to scale the production of its Carmel-4 and Carmel-8 products. The companys platform offers improvements in bandwidth and speeds while reducing costs and power consumption. The funding is expected to accelerate the development of its next-generation products which will enable 1.6Tb/s applications.
InvestmentExpand
DustPhotonics and MaxLinear Announce New Level of Silicon Photonics Integrated Solution Based on Keystone 5nm DSP
growth-positive
DustPhotonics Secures $33 Million in Funding to Fuel Development of its Silicon Photonics Technology
DustPhotonics has announced a new investment of $33 million led by Greenfield Partners. The company has also undergone a corporate reorganization to align with new business opportunities and strategy. The focus will be on silicon photonics solutions, while the Transceivers product line will be phased out. Ronnen Lovinger has assumed the role of CEO, while the previous CEO, Ben Rubovitch, will lead the Business side of the company. DustPhotonics develops scalable, cost-effective silicon photonics technology for the Cloud and Telecom markets. The investment and organizational changes will enable the company to continue serving its customers strategic requirements and address their key challenges.
InvestmentManagement Changes
growth-positive
DustPhotonics Expands Management Team, Adds President
DustPhotonics has announced the appointment of Ronnen Lovinger as President. Lovinger will be responsible for overseeing the companys Research, Development, Operations, and Quality. He will drive operational and development excellence to ensure continued growth and customer satisfaction. Lovinger brings over 20 years of experience in executive leadership roles and has a strong background in the photonics marketplace. DustPhotonics designs and markets high-performance optical transceivers and scalable solutions for data centers and cloud markets.
Management Changes
growth-positive
DustPhotonics Unveils 400G Base QSFP-DD DR4 Optical Transceiver for High-Speed Datacenter Interconnects
DustPhotonics has announced the introduction of the QSFP-DD DR4 transceiver module, designed to support high-performance 400 Gbps coherent transmission in a pluggable form factor for high-speed networks and intra-data center interconnect. The module accommodates the increasing bandwidth demands of hyperscale data centers. DustPhotonics suite of products, including the new DR4 module, is based on its proprietary optical alignment technology. The 400GbE QSFP-DD DR4 module will be commercially available in Q4 2020.
CustomersPartners
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DustPhotonics: High Speed and Bigger Pipes-No Longer Problematic!
DustPhotonics, founded in 2017, designs and manufactures high-end optical transceivers for data centers and the high-performance computing (HPC) ecosystem. The companys proprietary AuraDP™ technology is designed for low-cost, high volume manufacturing. The technology reduces the complexity of coupling the optical devices to the fiber, enabling high volume manufacturing and reducing power, heat, and improving reliability. The company aims to solve the complexity of Bigger Pipes - Bigger Problems with their high-speed next-generation data center optics. DustPhotonics plans to expand beyond 400G multimode fiber to 400G and 800G single mode fiber solutions.
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DustPhotonics Secures $25M in Series B Funding Led by Intel Capital
DustPhotonics, a provider of optical modules for data center connectivity, has announced a Series B investment of $25M led by Intel Capital and joined by WRVI Capital. The investment will help fund DustPhotonics roadmap and expand its operations and global market presence. The companys optical transceiver products address the requirements for hyperscale applications, and it plans to leverage its electro-optic technology in future architectures. DustPhotonics is focused on enabling high-speed optical connectivity for data centers. The investment is seen as a positive growth opportunity for the company.
Investment
growth-positive
DustPhotonics Announces Company Formation and Availability of 400 Gigabit QSFPDD Optical Transceivers
DustPhotonics, a high performance optical transceiver company, announces its inception to address the demand for more bandwidth at lower cost in cloud, datacenters, HPC, and enterprise networks. The company is partnering with data center infrastructure companies and is currently ramping production of 400Gbps modules. DustPhotonics patented optical solution offers a simplified, high performance manufacturing process. The market for 400Gbps optics is projected to reach $2 billion by 2022. DustPhotonics is demonstrating its optical connectivity at 400Gbps at a conference in San Diego.
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Employee Info
| Employees (range) | 51-200 |
| Exact count | 68 |
| Team members | 6 |
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| Registrar ID | 515574937 |
| Crunchbase | dustphotonics |
| Phone | +972733982552 |
| Creator | Jenny Sotnik-Talisman |
| Creator email | genys30@yahoo.com |
| Last updater | Maor Perlov |
| Updater email | maor.perlov@sncentral.org |
| Last update | 2024-03-07T00:00:00.000Z |
| Created | 2017-09-14T00:00:00.000Z |
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