What it sells
The Networking Layer of AI
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedArchitecture/engineering leads at AI datacenter and compute companies; site routes to "technical review centered on your topology".
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Replaces electrical data movement between compute and memory with an electro-optic stack: optical source, links, optical PCIe interconnect (Hermes), plus execution software for multi-step workloads.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
UnverifiedHardware plus software optical interconnect portfolio sold through engagement-specific specifications; no prices or volumes published.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Direct engineering engagement: "Discuss your architecture" / "Get in touch" technical review; NVIDIA Inception member.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Winter 2026 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.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 2026-10-12.