Ayar Labs key facts
as of Oct 2026- Developer of optical interconnect technology designed to accelerate data movement in computing systems.
- Ayar Labs is valued at approximately $5.1B as of Oct 2026, per PrivateMarketView’s mark.
- It has raised $874.1M; the latest was Later Stage VC ($500.0M) in Mar 2026.
- Notable investors include Alumni Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners (New York), Founders Fund, In-Q-Tel — 65 tracked in total.
- 1 institutional filer reports fund marks on Ayar Labs across 6 filings.
- PrivateMarketView tracks 11 recorded secondary trades in Ayar Labs shares.
- 1 investment vehicle was formed to buy Ayar Labs shares in the last 12 months, reporting $13.0M sold to 43 investors, per SEC Form D filings.
- Status: Privately Held (backing).
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- ·The complete investor list: 65 names
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Ayar Labs secondary trades
11 on record · Apr 2025 – Apr 202611 trades between Apr 2025 and Apr 2026. Exact dates, prices and structures are available to Pro members.
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Institutional fund marks on Ayar Labs
1 filers · latest Jul 20261 SEC-registered fund reported 6 fair-value marks on Ayar Labs between Apr 2025 and Jul 2026. Filer-level marks and implied $/share are available to Pro members.
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Ayar Labs funding rounds
No funding rounds for Ayar Labs are on record yet — either the company hasn't raised institutional capital, or the raise hasn't surfaced in our sources.
Vehicles formed to buy Ayar Labs shares
secondary demand · SEC Form D filingsIn the last 12 months, 1 investment vehicle were formed to buy Ayar Labs shares, reporting $13.0M sold to 43 investors. Most recent filing Apr 2026.
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Who backs Ayar Labs
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Ayar Labs valuation
Ayar Labs is valued at approximately $5.1 billion as of Oct 2026. The figure is set by institutional fund marks.
Recent activity
In the last 90 days, Ayar Labs's record added 1 institutional fund mark (latest period Jul 2026).
Ayar Labs secondary market activity
11 secondary trades in Ayar Labs shares are on record, between Apr 2025 and Apr 2026. The busiest recent months were Apr 2025 (9 prints). Exact dates, prices and structures are available to Pro members.
Institutional holders and vehicles
1 SEC-registered fund reported 6 fair-value marks on Ayar Labs between Apr 2025 and Jul 2026, in their N-PORT filings. Filer-level marks and implied per-share values are available to Pro members.
In the last 12 months, 1 investment vehicle was formed to buy Ayar Labs shares, reporting $13 million sold to 43 investors, per SEC Form D filings (most recent Apr 2026).
Ayar Labs investors
65 investors are on record for Ayar Labs, including Alumni Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Insight Partners (New York) and Founders Fund. By type, the record holds 21 venture capital firms and 5 hedge funds.
About Ayar Labs
Developer of optical interconnect technology designed to accelerate data movement in computing systems. The company offers silicon photonics-based optical engines with scalable performance, integrated light components for seamless signal transmission, high-bandwidth and low-latency connectivity across computing nodes, energy-efficient designs that reduce power consumption, and flexible integration into existing data center and AI infrastructure architectures, enabling data center and AI infrastructure operators to manage large-scale workloads and overcome communication bottlenecks.
- Sector
- Information Technology
- HQ
- San Jose, CA, United States
- Founded
- 2015
- Employees
- 196
- Website
- ayarlabs.com/
- Ownership
- Privately Held (backing)
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