Ayar Labs valuation, funding and investors

Ayar Labs works in optical i/o technology development, based in San Jose, United States. Founded in 2015, it has about 259 employees.

Electronical Components Manufacturing Series E

VALUATION · TODAY

$4.52B +11% after Series E

Range $3.26B – $5.77B · Grade A

TODAY

+12 MO

$2.00B

$4.00B

$6.00B

$8.00B

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

Seed $2.50M

Series A $24.0M

Series B $35.0M

Series C $130M

Series D $155M

Series E $500M

ValuationBefore first round12-month outlook: where it points, how wide it fansHover the past: the outlook shows what was predicted then

HEADCOUNT · TODAY259 employees

+23%6m growth

+23%1y growth

+62%2y growth

100

200

300

Data from Jan 2021

TODAY

Predicted in 1 yr $5.02B +11% vs today

Predicted next raise $552M if a round comes

Winding-down probability 0%

Last round: Series E · $500M · Mar 2026
Valuation at last round: $3.75B
Headcount: 259 · up
Grade: A
Founded: 2015

How VCMC values companies →

Ayar Labs valuation today

VCMC values Ayar Labs at $4.5B today, with a range of $3.3B to $5.8B and a grade of A. The valuation starts from its last funding round, a Series E round in Mar 2026.

Valuation by date (149 rows)

Each point is what the model would have shown on that date, using only what was known then; before its first round, a company is valued as a startup because it later raised.

Ayar Labs: valuation by date, as the model would have shown it on each date
Date	Valuation	Range	Predicted in 1 yr	Phase	Headcount	Trend	Grade	Winding-down probability
1 Jan 2015	$5.59M	$2.04M – $15.4M	$5.86M (+5%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2015	$5.62M	$2.04M – $15.4M	$5.88M (+5%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2015	$5.64M	$2.05M – $15.5M	$5.91M (+5%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Apr 2015	$5.66M	$2.06M – $15.5M	$5.93M (+5%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 May 2015	$5.68M	$2.07M – $15.6M	$5.95M (+5%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jun 2015	$5.70M	$2.08M – $15.7M	$5.98M (+5%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2015	$5.72M	$2.08M – $15.7M	$6.00M (+5%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2015	$5.75M	$2.09M – $15.8M	$6.15M (+7%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2015	$5.77M	$2.10M – $15.8M	$6.32M (+10%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2015	$5.79M	$2.11M – $15.9M	$6.49M (+12%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2015	$5.82M	$2.12M – $16.0M	$6.66M (+15%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Dec 2015	$5.84M	$2.13M – $16.0M	$6.84M (+17%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jan 2016	$5.86M	$2.13M – $16.1M	$7.03M (+20%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2016	$5.88M	$2.14M – $16.2M	$7.22M (+23%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2016	$5.91M	$2.15M – $16.2M	$7.40M (+25%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Apr 2016	$5.93M	$2.16M – $16.3M	$7.60M (+28%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 May 2016	$5.95M	$2.17M – $16.4M	$7.80M (+31%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jun 2016	$5.98M	$2.18M – $16.4M	$8.01M (+34%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2016	$6.00M	$2.18M – $16.5M	$8.22M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2016	$10.0M	$6.57M – $30.4M	$20.0M (+100%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
2 Aug 2016	$10.0M	$6.57M – $30.4M	$20.0M (+100%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Sep 2016	$10.6M	$6.57M – $30.4M	$20.0M (+89%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Oct 2016	$11.2M	$6.57M – $30.4M	$20.0M (+78%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Nov 2016	$11.9M	$6.57M – $30.4M	$20.0M (+68%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Dec 2016	$12.6M	$6.57M – $30.4M	$20.0M (+59%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jan 2017	$13.4M	$6.57M – $30.4M	$20.0M (+50%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Feb 2017	$14.2M	$6.57M – $30.4M	$20.0M (+41%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Mar 2017	$15.0M	$6.57M – $30.4M	$20.0M (+34%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Apr 2017	$15.9M	$6.57M – $30.4M	$20.0M (+26%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 May 2017	$16.8M	$6.57M – $30.4M	$20.0M (+19%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jun 2017	$17.8M	$6.57M – $30.4M	$20.0M (+12%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jul 2017	$18.8M	$6.57M – $30.4M	$20.0M (+6%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Aug 2017	$20.0M	$6.57M – $30.4M	$20.0M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Sep 2017	$20.0M	$6.25M – $30.4M	$20.0M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Oct 2017	$20.0M	$5.95M – $30.4M	$20.0M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Nov 2017	$20.0M	$5.65M – $30.4M	$20.0M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Dec 2017	$20.0M	$5.38M – $30.4M	$20.0M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jan 2018	$20.0M	$5.11M – $30.4M	$20.0M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Feb 2018	$20.0M	$4.86M – $30.4M	$20.0M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Mar 2018	$20.0M	$4.64M – $30.4M	$20.0M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Apr 2018	$20.0M	$4.41M – $30.4M	$20.0M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 May 2018	$20.0M	$4.20M – $30.4M	$20.0M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jun 2018	$20.0M	$3.99M – $30.4M	$20.0M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2018	$20.0M	$3.80M – $30.4M	$20.0M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2018	$20.0M	$3.61M – $30.4M	$20.0M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2018	$20.0M	$3.43M – $30.4M	$20.0M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2018	$20.0M	$3.26M – $30.4M	$20.0M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2018	$20.0M	$3.10M – $30.4M	$20.0M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	D	0%
8 Nov 2018	$106M	$74.5M – $270M	$190M (+80%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Dec 2018	$110M	$74.5M – $270M	$190M (+73%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jan 2019	$116M	$74.5M – $270M	$190M (+65%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Feb 2019	$121M	$74.5M – $270M	$190M (+57%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Mar 2019	$127M	$74.5M – $270M	$190M (+50%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Apr 2019	$134M	$74.5M – $270M	$190M (+43%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 May 2019	$140M	$74.5M – $270M	$190M (+36%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jun 2019	$147M	$74.5M – $270M	$190M (+29%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jul 2019	$155M	$74.5M – $270M	$190M (+23%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Aug 2019	$163M	$74.5M – $270M	$190M (+17%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Sep 2019	$171M	$74.5M – $270M	$190M (+11%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Oct 2019	$179M	$74.5M – $270M	$190M (+6%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Nov 2019	$188M	$74.5M – $270M	$190M (+1%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Dec 2019	$190M	$71.7M – $270M	$190M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jan 2020	$190M	$68.1M – $270M	$190M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Feb 2020	$190M	$64.7M – $270M	$190M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Mar 2020	$190M	$61.7M – $270M	$190M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Apr 2020	$190M	$58.7M – $270M	$190M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 May 2020	$190M	$55.8M – $270M	$190M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jun 2020	$190M	$53.1M – $270M	$190M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Jul 2020	$190M	$50.5M – $270M	$190M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Aug 2020	$190M	$48.0M – $270M	$190M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Sep 2020	$190M	$45.6M – $270M	$190M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Oct 2020	$190M	$43.4M – $270M	$190M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
1 Nov 2020	$190M	$41.3M – $270M	$190M (0%)	after a round	–	unknown	C	0%
6 Nov 2020	$239M	$168M – $508M	$358M (+50%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Dec 2020	$246M	$168M – $508M	$358M (+46%)	after a round	–	unknown	B	0%
1 Jan 2021	$254M	$168M – $508M	$358M (+41%)	after a round	56	unknown	B	0%
1 Feb 2021	$263M	$168M – $508M	$358M (+36%)	after a round	56	unknown	B	0%
1 Mar 2021	$272M	$168M – $508M	$358M (+32%)	after a round	56	unknown	B	0%
1 Apr 2021	$281M	$168M – $508M	$358M (+27%)	after a round	56	flat	B	0%
1 May 2021	$291M	$168M – $508M	$358M (+23%)	after a round	56	flat	B	0%
1 Jun 2021	$301M	$168M – $508M	$358M (+19%)	after a round	56	flat	B	0%
1 Jul 2021	$311M	$168M – $508M	$358M (+15%)	after a round	56	flat	B	0%
1 Aug 2021	$322M	$168M – $508M	$358M (+11%)	after a round	56	flat	B	0%
1 Sep 2021	$333M	$168M – $508M	$358M (+8%)	after a round	56	flat	B	0%
1 Oct 2021	$345M	$168M – $508M	$358M (+4%)	after a round	56	flat	B	0%
1 Nov 2021	$357M	$168M – $508M	$358M (0%)	after a round	56	flat	B	0%
1 Dec 2021	$358M	$162M – $508M	$358M (0%)	after a round	56	flat	B	0%
1 Jan 2022	$358M	$155M – $508M	$358M (0%)	after a round	56	flat	B	0%
1 Feb 2022	$393M	$191M – $557M	$393M (0%)	after a round	85	growing	B	0%
1 Mar 2022	$393M	$193M – $557M	$393M (0%)	after a round	85	growing	B	0%
1 Apr 2022	$881M	$621M – $1.6B	$1.1B (+30%)	after a round	85	growing	B	0%
2 Apr 2022	$882M	$621M – $1.6B	$1.1B (+30%)	after a round	85	growing	B	0%
1 May 2022	$900M	$621M – $1.6B	$1.1B (+27%)	after a round	85	growing	B	0%
1 Jun 2022	$921M	$621M – $1.6B	$1.1B (+24%)	after a round	85	growing	B	0%
1 Jul 2022	$941M	$621M – $1.6B	$1.1B (+22%)	after a round	85	growing	B	0%
1 Aug 2022	$962M	$621M – $1.6B	$1.1B (+19%)	after a round	85	growing	B	0%
1 Sep 2022	$984M	$621M – $1.6B	$1.1B (+16%)	after a round	85	growing	B	0%
1 Oct 2022	$1.0B	$621M – $1.6B	$1.1B (+14%)	after a round	85	growing	B	0%
1 Nov 2022	$1.0B	$621M – $1.6B	$1.1B (+11%)	after a round	85	unknown	B	0%
1 Dec 2022	$1.1B	$621M – $1.6B	$1.1B (+9%)	after a round	85	unknown	B	0%
1 Jan 2023	$1.1B	$670M – $1.8B	$1.2B (+9%)	after a round	120	growing	B	0%
1 Feb 2023	$1.2B	$670M – $1.8B	$1.2B (+6%)	after a round	120	growing	B	0%
1 Mar 2023	$1.2B	$670M – $1.8B	$1.2B (+3%)	after a round	120	growing	B	0%
1 Apr 2023	$1.2B	$670M – $1.8B	$1.2B (0%)	after a round	120	growing	B	0%
1 May 2023	$1.2B	$674M – $1.8B	$1.2B (0%)	after a round	120	growing	B	0%
1 Jun 2023	$1.2B	$677M – $1.8B	$1.2B (0%)	after a round	120	growing	B	0%
1 Jul 2023	$1.2B	$681M – $1.8B	$1.2B (0%)	after a round	120	growing	B	0%
1 Aug 2023	$1.2B	$685M – $1.8B	$1.2B (0%)	after a round	120	growing	B	0%
1 Sep 2023	$1.2B	$533M – $1.8B	$1.2B (0%)	after a round	120	unknown	B	0%
1 Oct 2023	$1.3B	$648M – $1.8B	$1.3B (0%)	after a round	140	up	B	0%
1 Nov 2023	$1.3B	$641M – $1.8B	$1.3B (0%)	after a round	140	up	B	0%
1 Dec 2023	$1.3B	$634M – $1.8B	$1.3B (0%)	after a round	140	up	B	0%
1 Jan 2024	$1.3B	$627M – $1.8B	$1.3B (0%)	after a round	140	up	B	0%
1 Feb 2024	$1.3B	$620M – $1.8B	$1.3B (0%)	after a round	140	up	B	0%
1 Mar 2024	$1.3B	$623M – $1.8B	$1.3B (0%)	after a round	150	up	B	0%
1 Apr 2024	$1.3B	$562M – $1.8B	$1.3B (0%)	after a round	150	up	B	0%
1 May 2024	$1.3B	$552M – $1.8B	$1.3B (0%)	after a round	150	up	C	0%
1 Jun 2024	$1.3B	$542M – $1.8B	$1.3B (0%)	after a round	150	up	C	0%
1 Jul 2024	$1.3B	$532M – $1.8B	$1.3B (-1%)	after a round	150	up	C	0%
1 Aug 2024	$1.3B	$529M – $1.9B	$1.3B (-2%)	after a round	160	up	C	0%
1 Sep 2024	$1.3B	$519M – $1.9B	$1.3B (-2%)	after a round	160	up	C	0%
1 Oct 2024	$1.3B	$510M – $1.9B	$1.3B (-3%)	after a round	160	up	C	0%
1 Nov 2024	$1.3B	$507M – $1.9B	$1.3B (-2%)	after a round	170	up	C	0%
1 Dec 2024	$1.3B	$498M – $1.9B	$1.3B (-2%)	after a round	170	up	C	0%
12 Dec 2024	$1.0B	$869M – $1.5B	$1.3B (+30%)	after a round	170	up	A	0%
1 Jan 2025	$1.0B	$869M – $1.5B	$1.3B (+28%)	after a round	170	up	A	0%
1 Feb 2025	$1.0B	$869M – $1.5B	$1.3B (+25%)	after a round	170	up	A	0%
1 Mar 2025	$1.1B	$869M – $1.5B	$1.3B (+23%)	after a round	170	up	A	0%
1 Apr 2025	$1.1B	$869M – $1.5B	$1.3B (+20%)	after a round	170	up	A	0%
1 May 2025	$1.1B	$869M – $1.5B	$1.3B (+17%)	after a round	170	up	A	0%
1 Jun 2025	$1.1B	$869M – $1.5B	$1.3B (+15%)	after a round	170	up	A	0%
1 Jul 2025	$1.2B	$869M – $1.5B	$1.3B (+12%)	after a round	170	up	A	0%
1 Aug 2025	$1.2B	$869M – $1.6B	$1.4B (+12%)	after a round	210	growing	A	0%
1 Sep 2025	$1.3B	$869M – $1.6B	$1.4B (+9%)	after a round	210	growing	A	0%
1 Oct 2025	$1.3B	$869M – $1.6B	$1.4B (+6%)	after a round	210	up	A	0%
1 Nov 2025	$1.3B	$869M – $1.6B	$1.4B (+3%)	after a round	212	up	A	0%
1 Dec 2025	$1.4B	$869M – $1.6B	$1.4B (+1%)	after a round	212	up	A	0%
1 Jan 2026	$1.4B	$865M – $1.6B	$1.4B (0%)	after a round	211	up	A	0%
1 Feb 2026	$1.4B	$859M – $1.6B	$1.4B (0%)	after a round	211	up	B	0%
1 Mar 2026	$1.4B	$853M – $1.6B	$1.4B (0%)	after a round	211	up	B	0%
4 Mar 2026	$3.8B	$3.3B – $5.6B	$4.9B (+30%)	after a round	211	up	A	0%
1 Apr 2026	$3.8B	$3.3B – $5.6B	$4.9B (+27%)	after a round	211	up	A	0%
1 May 2026	$3.9B	$3.3B – $5.6B	$4.9B (+25%)	after a round	227	up	A	0%
1 Jun 2026	$4.0B	$3.3B – $5.6B	$4.9B (+22%)	after a round	227	flat	A	0%
1 Jul 2026	$4.1B	$3.3B – $5.6B	$4.9B (+19%)	after a round	227	flat	A	0%
1 Aug 2026	$4.2B	$3.3B – $5.7B	$5.0B (+18%)	after a round	249	up	A	0%
1 Sep 2026	$4.3B	$3.3B – $5.7B	$5.0B (+15%)	after a round	249	up	A	0%
1 Oct 2026	$4.4B	$3.3B – $5.8B	$5.0B (+13%)	after a round	259	up	A	0%
24 Oct 2026	$4.5B	$3.3B – $5.8B	$5.0B (+11%)	after a round	259	up	A	0%

Key facts about Ayar Labs

Founded: 2015
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Employees: about 259 +23% in a year
Total raised: $850M
Funding rounds: 7
Last round: Series E Mar 2026

Ayar Labs was founded in 2015 by Alex Wright-Gladstein, Chen Sun, Mark Wade, Milos Popovic, Rajeev Ram and Vladimir Stojanovic.

Ayar Labs funding history

Ayar Labs has 7 funding rounds on record, from Aug 2016 to Mar 2026, $850M in total. The latest disclosed valuation is $3.75B post-money (Series E, Mar 2026).

Series E 3 Mar 2026
Led by Neuberger Berman; with ARK Invest, Insight Partners, Qatar Investment Authority, Sequoia Capital, 1789 Capital, AMD, Alchip Technologies, MediaTek, NVIDIA, Advent International, Boardman Bay, IAG Capital Partners, Light Street Capital, Playground.
Sources: ayarlabs.com, qia.qa, optica-opn.org and 3 more
$500M
$3.75B post-money
Series D 11 Dec 2024
Led by Advent International, Light Street Capital; with AMD Ventures, Intel Capital, NVIDIA, 3M Ventures, Autopilot, Applied Ventures LLC, AXIAL PARTNERS, Boardman Bay, Foresight Ventures, GlobalFoundries, IAG Capital Partners, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Playground, VentureTech Alliance.
Sources: ayarlabs.com, foresight.group
$155M
$1.00B post-money
Series C 1 Apr 2022
Led by Boardman Bay; with Hewlett Packard Enterprise, NVIDIA, Applied Ventures, GlobalFoundries, Intel Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Agave SPV, Atreides Management, Berkeley Frontier Fund, IAG Capital Partners, Infinitum Capital, Nautilus Venture Partners, Tyche Partners, BlueSky Capital, Founders Fund, Playground, TechU Venture Partners, Cantos, Eniac, Helpful Capital, Kickstart, Rabo Ventures.
Sources: ayarlabs.com, t1st.vc, ayarlabs.com and 1 more
$130M
Series B 5 Nov 2020
Led by Downing Ventures, BlueSky Capital; with Applied Ventures, LLC, Castor Ventures, Downing Ventures (U.K.), SGInnovate, Founders Fund, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Intel Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Playground.
Sources: siliconcatalyst.com, sginnovate.com, ayarlabs.com
$35M
Debt 1 Apr 2019no round page
With Silicon Valley Bank.
$3.0M
Series A 7 Nov 2018
Led by Playground; with Intel Capital, Globalfoundries, Founders Fund.
$24M
Seed 1 Aug 2016
With Founders Fund.
$2.5M

Ayar Labs investors

46 investors have backed Ayar Labs; Playground, Boardman Bay and Advent International and 4 more led at least one round.

Advent International lead, 2 rounds
BlueSky Capital lead, 2 rounds
Light Street Capital lead, 2 rounds
Downing Ventures lead
Neuberger Berman lead
Founders Fund 4 rounds
Globalfoundries 4 rounds
Intel Capital 4 rounds
Lockheed Martin Ventures 3 rounds
NVIDIA 3 rounds
Applied Ventures, LLC 2 rounds
1789 Capital
3M Ventures
Agave SPV
Alchip Technologies
AMD
AMD Ventures
Applied Ventures
ARK Invest
Atreides Management
Castor Ventures
Downing Ventures (U.K.)
Helpful Capital
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Infinitum Capital
Insight Partners
MediaTek
Qatar Investment Authority
Rabo Ventures
Sequoia Capital
Silicon Valley Bank
TechU Venture Partners
VentureTech Alliance

What Ayar Labs does

Ayar Labs works in electronical components manufacturing, with 15 recorded offerings and customers in AI infrastructure and data centers.

Ayar Labs, Inc. is an American technology company engaged in optical interconnect technology, with a focus on co-packaged optics (CPO) for AI infrastructure. The company develops and supplies optical I/O chiplets, light sources, and solutions for AI workloads, supporting hyperscale customers, disaggregated data centers, and large language model token delivery. Ayar Labs also engages in industry partnerships and collaborations to support its technology integration.

Description from Veridion's company data.

Products and services

Optical I/O Technology Development
Co-Packaged Optics Solutions
Optical I/O Chiplet Manufacturing
Light Source Development
AI Infrastructure Compute Optimization Solutions
AI Workload Performance Enhancement Solutions
Data Center Integration Solutions
Large Language Model Token Delivery Solutions
High-Bandwidth Optical Solution Development
Low-Latency Optical Solution Development
Power-Efficient Optical Solution Development
Standards-Based Optical Solution Development
Scalable Optical Solution Development
AI Infrastructure Integration Consulting
Optical I/O Product Distribution

Markets

AI Infrastructure
Data Centers

Technology

Co-Packaged Optics

Business model

Business-to-Business
Manufacturing
Enterprise

Industry codes (NAICS)

334413 Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing 100% match

Questions about Ayar Labs

What is Ayar Labs worth?

Valuation $4.5B (range $3.3B to $5.8B), as of 24 Oct 2026. The last disclosed valuation was $3.75B (Series E, Mar 2026).

Has Ayar Labs raised money?

Ayar Labs has 7 funding rounds on record, from Aug 2016 to Mar 2026, $850M in total. The latest disclosed valuation is $3.75B post-money (Series E, Mar 2026).

Who has invested in Ayar Labs?

Playground, Boardman Bay, Advent International, BlueSky Capital, Light Street Capital and Downing Ventures, and 40 more. Lead investors include Playground, Boardman Bay, Advent International and BlueSky Capital.

How many people work at Ayar Labs?

About 259, up 23% over the last year. Headcount grew from 56 in Jan 2021 to 259 in Sep 2026.

What does Ayar Labs do?

Ayar Labs works in electronical components manufacturing, with 15 recorded offerings and customers in AI infrastructure and data centers. Its main offerings are optical i/o technology development, co-packaged optics solutions and optical i/o chiplet manufacturing.

When was Ayar Labs founded, and where is it based?

Ayar Labs was founded in 2015 and is based in San Jose, United States. It has about 259 employees, up 23% over the last year.

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Ayar Labs funding history

Series E 3 Mar 2026

Series D 11 Dec 2024

Series C 1 Apr 2022

Series B 5 Nov 2020

Debt 1 Apr 2019no round page

Series A 7 Nov 2018

Seed 1 Aug 2016