Salience Labs

Positioning

Salience Labs develops silicon-photonics all-optical switches for AI datacenter networking, centered on its OC-32M 32-port switch module with sub-10 ns latency, sub-1 W-per-port power consumption, and support for interfaces up to 200 Gbps. Its ecosystem includes Tower Semiconductor for manufacturing, Keysight for optical-circuit-switch testing, and investors Applied Ventures, ICM, Oxford Science Enterprises, Silicon Catalyst Ventures, Braavos, and Cambridge Innovation Capital. ([saliencelabs.ai](https://www.saliencelabs.ai/product/))

Latest signals

• 16 Oct 2026Salience Labs raises $125 million Series B with AMD and Intel participating.Data Center Dynamics
• 15 Oct 2026Salience Labs raises $125 million Series B for photonic integrated circuits.Electronics Weekly
• 14 Oct 2026Salience Labs raised $125 million in an oversubscribed Series B to scale photonic chips for AI data centers.Tech.eu
• 14 Sept 2026Gartner identified LightSolver as a key player in photonic computing.LightSolver
• 23 Jul 2026Salience Labs has raised $41.5 million for photonic switching and optical networking in AI infrastructure.The AI Insider

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Facts, with sources

• 18 Apr 2023Chris Porthouse appointed chief product officerSenior hire · semiconductor-today.com

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Scores, AI Core (of 10)

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

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