# iPronics

> Programmable silicon-photonics optical circuit switches for AI data-center networks.

## Why it is interesting

September 2026 $125M Series B co-led by Maverick Silicon and Light Street Capital with NVIDIA participating — commercializing optical interconnects as GPU clusters hit networking limits.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Series B — $125M (September 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** $125M
- **Stage:** series-b
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** hardware-semiconductors, ai-ml, cloud-infrastructure
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-04
- **Latest funding investors:** Maverick Silicon, Light Street Capital, NVIDIA, Triatomic Capital, Bosch Ventures, Catalight Capital, European Innovation Council Fund

## Key facts

- $125M Series B; $177M total funding (Sep 2026)
- Co-led by Maverick Silicon and Light Street Capital; NVIDIA participating
- Fabrinet manufacturing line announced March 2026; first 10 hyperscaler/OEM engagements

## Funding history

- Series B · $125M · September 2026
  Source: https://www.unite.ai/ipronics-raises-125m-series-b-to-scale-optical-networking-for-ai-data-centers/
- Series A · €20M · January 2025
  Source: https://www.unite.ai/ipronics-raises-125m-series-b-to-scale-optical-networking-for-ai-data-centers/

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-ipronics-125m-series-b-optical-ai
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-september-3-4-investment-news-ai-infra-cyber

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**Last updated:** September 4, 2026

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