LightSpeed Photonics raises $6.5M in pre-Series A round led by Pi Ventures

Deeptech startup LightSpeed Photonics has raised $6.5 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by pi Ventures.

Other angel investors, including 500 Global, Indian Accelerator, and returning investors 8X Ventures, Java Capital, and several Bay Area angels, also participated in this round.

The company said it plans to set up an R&D center to speed up pilot testing. The new funding will also support its work with OEM, EMS, and ODM partners as it moves toward launching its products through pilot projects in emerging data-center infrastructure.

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"Our mission is to break through the data bottlenecks that limit the scale of AI and advanced computing,” said Rohin Y, Founder and CEO, LightSpeed Photonics.

“AI workloads are driving exponential data growth, and existing interconnect solutions simply cannot keep up. Our technology bridges that gap by enabling faster, denser and more energy efficient data links without requiring costly system redesigns. This funding allows us to accelerate time to market and scale our collaborations with partners worldwide.”

Manish Singhal, Founding Partner at pi Ventures, said, “LightSpeed's high speed optical interconnect product family is engineered to address a major hurdle of data movement in large-scale AI and cloud computing, by delivering significantly faster data transfer and at the same time drastically reducing energy consumption. Their innovation allows system upgrades without redesigning entire architectures - a game-changer for hyperscale data infrastructure. We’re excited to back a deep tech team that’s solving a global-scale infrastructure challenge from India.”

About LightSpeed Photonics

Founded in 2021 by Rohin Y and Ramana Pamidighantam, LightSpeed Photonics is creating compact, energy-efficient optical interconnects to improve data transfer in AI and high-performance computing systems. 

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The company says its short-wavelength laser technology can deliver faster speeds, lower power consumption, and smaller hardware, with potential uses in AI, HPC, edge computing, telecom, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing.

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