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Staera Semiconductor

Pre-seed · 3270万元 · November 2026 · Chips, photonics & sensors · North America

What it sells

Staera builds Lightwire, a fully chip-integrated optical interconnect designed to move data between chips faster, denser and farther than electrical links.

Business model breakdown

Distribution: how it reaches customers

Contact us (no self-serve; pre-commercial).

Funding history and coverage

Round dateStageAmountInvestorsSource
2026-11-11—3270万元—news.google.com
2026-11-11—$4.6M—news.google.com
2026-11-10Pre-seed$4.6M—news.google.com
2026-11-10Pre-seed$4.6M—news.google.com

Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-11-12.

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