Lightmatter

Application Specific Semiconductors · Mountain View, CA · Founded 2017 · Privately Held (backing)

Developer of photonic computing and interconnect hardware designed for high-performance data processing and communication in AI infrastructure. Lightmatter is based in Mountain View, CA and was founded in 2017. It is valued at about $4.7 billion as of Oct 2026, set by secondary market price, up 5% since its Series D in Oct 2024. It has raised $822 million across 11 recorded rounds; the latest was a Series D in Dec 2025.

PMV mark · valuation
$4.7B
Oct 2026
Secondary market · $/share
$84
Total raised
$822.5M
Last round
Later Stage VC (Series D)
Dec 2025

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13 people are listed on the Lightmatter team: 4 executives and 9 board members, including Darius Bunandar Ph.D (Co-Founder) and Nicholas Harris Ph.D (Co-Founder). 13 of them have a verified direct contact on file.

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