Luxtera’s silicon photonics technology transforms how the world connects through fiber optics.
Luxtera, Inc., is the world leader in Silicon Photonics. It is the first company to overcome the complex technical obstacles involved with integrating high performance optics directly with silicon electronics on a mainstream CMOS chip, bringing direct “fiber to the chip” connectivity to market.
Luxtera, Inc., is the world leader in Silicon Photonics. It is the first company to overcome the complex technical obstacles involved with integrating high performance optics directly with silicon electronics on a mainstream CMOS chip, bringing direct “fiber to the chip” connectivity to market.
Location: United States, California, Carlsbad
Employees: 51-200
Phone: +1 800-553-6387
Total raised: $70.45M
Founded date: 2001
Investors 6
| Date | Name | Website |
| 06.07.2021 | New Enterp... | nea.com |
| - | Lux Capita... | luxcapital... |
| - | August Cap... | augustcap.... |
| - | Sevin Rose... | srfundstes... |
| - | Horizon Te... | horizontec... |
| - | TEL Ventur... | tel.com/ab... |
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 27.02.2012 | Series C | $21.7M | - |
| 30.01.2009 | - | $26.75M | - |
| 16.03.2006 | Series C | $22M | - |
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.12.2018 | Cisco Acquires Silicon Photonics Company Luxtera, for $660M | Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is to acquire Luxtera, Inc., a Carlsbad, Calif.-based semiconductor company, for $660M. The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of Cisco’s fiscal year 2019, subject to customary closing conditions and ... |
| 18.12.2018 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, December 18 | A DECEMBER SLUMP Good morning, Term Sheet readers. Paid Content Securing the enterprise without boundaries From ExtraHop Markets are bracing themselves for rough days ahead. As the market continues to plunge, the Dow Jones Industrial Averag... |
| 18.12.2018 | Cisco to acquire silicon photonics chip maker Luxtera for $660 million | As networks get put under increasing pressure from ever-growing amounts of data, network equipment manufacturers are facing huge challenges to increase data transmission speeds over farther distances. As a premier networking equipment compa... |
| 01.03.2012 | With $21.7M in New Funding, Luxtera Signs Deal to Make Optical Chip | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Carlsbad, CA-based Luxtera, which recently raised $21.7 million in venture funding, says today it has signed a partnership with European semiconductor giant STMicroelectronics... |
| 27.02.2012 | Luxtera Adds $21.7M | Carlsbad-based Luxtera, which develops silicon CMOS photonic semiconductors, announced this morning that it has raised $21.7M in a Series C funding round. The round came from current investors NEA, August Capital, Sevin Rosen, Funds, and Lu... |
| 27.02.2012 | Luxtera Lights Up with $21.7M Series C | CARLSBAD, CA, Leader in Silicon CMOS Photonics, announced the closing of a $21.7 Million C round of financing. Participation in the C round includes inside investment for NEA, August Capital, Sevin Rosen, Funds, and Lux Capital. >>... |
| 27.02.2012 | Luxtera raises $21.7M for silicon photonic components | Luxtera, which makes lightning-fast optical chips, announced today it has raised $21.7 million in a third round of funding. Luxtera makes components dubbed silicon CMOS (complimentary metal oxide semiconductor) photonics, which uses optical... |
| 27.02.2012 | Luxtera Completes $21.7M | Luxtera, a Carlsbad, California-based fabless semiconductor company, has closed a $21.7m Series C financing. Backers include NEA, August Capital, Sevin Rosen Funds, and Lux Capital, as well as new investor Tokyo Electron, and an undisclosed... |
| 01.12.2010 | IBM makes breakthrough in super-fast laser chips | IBM said today that it has made new breakthroughs in an industry-wide race to create laser-based chips that can send data at high speeds through computers. Big Blue told the Wall Street Journal that it has made advances in optical communica... |
| 30.01.2009 | Luxtera Snags $26.75M | Carlsbad-based Luxtera appears to have raised $26.75M in another venture round, according to this week's PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA MoneyTree report. The firm, which develops optical interconnects, is a Caltech spinoff. No details on the f... |
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