# Ayar Labs funding rounds and investors

As of 13 Oct 2026, Ayar Labs has raised $869M across 6 verified rounds on record; latest: $500 million Series E led by Neuberger Berman, announced 3 Mar 2026.

Ayar Labs delivers co-packaged optics for AI scale-up to enable next-generation hyperscale AI infrastructure.

Website: https://ayarlabs.com  
Headquarters: San Jose, Calif.  
Page: https://fireround.dev/companies/ayar

## Verified rounds

| Announced | Round | Amount | Lead investors | Other investors | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-03 | Series E | $500 million | Neuberger Berman | ARK Invest, Insight Partners, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Sequoia Global Equities, 1789 Capital, Alchip Technologies, MediaTek | [ayarlabs.com](https://ayarlabs.com/news/ayar-labs-closes-500m-series-e-accelerates-volume-production-of-co-packaged-optics), [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260303608615/en/Ayar-Labs-Closes-%24500M-Series-E-Accelerates-Volume-Production-of-Co-Packaged-Optics) |
| 2024-12-11 | Series D | $155 million | Advent Global Opportunities, Light Street Capital | AMD Ventures, Intel Capital, Nvidia, 3M Ventures, Autopilot | [ayarlabs.com](https://ayarlabs.com/news/ayar-labs-155m-series-d-to-address-ai-infrastructure-includes-amd-intel-capital-nvidia) |
| 2023-05-24 | Series C | $25 million | Capital TEN | VentureTech Alliance, Boardman Bay Capital Management, IAG Capital Partners, Nvidia, Tyche Partners, Applied Ventures, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Hewlett Packard Pathfinder, Intel Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures | [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230524005128/en/Ayar-Labs-Adds-%2425-Million-in-Expansion-of-Its-%24130-Million-Series-C), [electronicsweekly.com](https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/ayar-labs-adds-25m-to-series-c-2023-05) |
| 2022-04-26 | Series C | $130 million | Boardman Bay Capital Management | Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Nvidia, Applied Ventures, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Intel Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Agave SPV, Atreides Management, Berkeley Frontier Fund, IAG Capital Partners, Infinitum Partners, Nautilus Venture Partners, Tyche Partners | [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220426005529/en/Ayar-Labs-Raises-$130-Million-in-Series-C-Funding-Accelerating-Commercialization-of-Industrys-First-In-Package-Optical-IO-Products) |
| 2020-11-05 | Series B | $35M | Downing Ventures, BlueSky Capital | Applied Ventures, Castor Ventures, SGInnovate (Singapore), Founders Fund, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Intel Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Playground Global | [siliconcatalyst.com](https://siliconcatalyst.com/ayar-labs-secures-35-million-in-series-b-funding) |
| 2018-11-07 | Series A | $24m | Playground Capital | GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Intel Capital, Founders Fund | [globalventuring.com](https://globalventuring.com/university/ayar-labs-lights-up-24m-series-a) |

Source: Fireround (https://fireround.dev), an open-source funding feed. Each round is checked against the pages listed with it.