SUMMARY
- Light Links raised $6M in Pre-Seed funding.
- The funding will support production and market expansion.
- Light Links develops optical wireless communication technology.
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Follow usLight Links, a Campbell, CA-based provider of an optical wireless communication platform, has raised $6 million in a Pre-Seed funding round led by Outlander.
The round also saw participation from Anorak, Output Capital, Mana, Crosscourt, and others.
The company plans to use the capital to scale production and expand deployments across industrial automation and defense.
Funding Snapshot
| Metric | Details |
|---|---|
| Fundraise Amount | $6 million |
| Funding Stage | Pre-Seed |
| Valuation | Not disclosed |
| Company | Light Links |
| Sector | Optical Wireless Communication / Defense Tech |
| Headquarters | Campbell, California, USA |
| Founded | 2024 |
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About Light Links
Founded in 2024 by Firouz Vafadari, Light Links develop's optical wireless communication technology designed to provide fast secure and reliable connectivity for industrial, defense, robotics and enterprise environments.
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Its flagship Wi-OW™ platform uses diffused infrared laser light to transmit data instead of radio waves. The light can reflect from walls, and ceilings, allowing connectivity even when a direct line of sight is blocked.
Core offerings include:
- Wi-OW optical wireless networking
- High-speed infrared connectivity
- RF-free communication
- Industrial wireless infrastructure
- Defense communication solutions
Core Technologies / Products / Services
| Capability/Product | Application/Use Case |
|---|---|
| Wi-OW™ | Provides optical wireless connectivity without radio frequencies |
| Diffused Laser Communication | Enables data transmission through reflected infrared light |
| 25 Gbps Connectivity | Supports high-bandwidth industrial applications |
| Microsecond-Scale Latency | Enables real-time communication |
Leadership Comments
“Wireless networks are no longer keeping pace with what we’re asking them to do,” said Firouz Vafadari, founder and CEO of Light Links. “Whether we’re depending on a network to communicate across a fleet of robots in a warehouse or to keep a drone on mission for national defense, that network is still built on devices politely taking turns, colliding, and retrying.
“Wireless communication has been living inside the limits of radio frequency for decades,” said Jordan Kretchmer, Senior Partner at Outlander VC. “Light Links diffuses light across a space the way a router diffuses RF signals. The difference is that everything inside that space gets fiber-optic speed without ever touching a cable.
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