SUMMARY
- Celero Communications raised $275M in Series C funding.
- The funding will support product development and R&D.
- Celero builds optical connectivity technology for AI infrastructure.
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Follow usCelero Communications, an Irvine, CA-based provider of coherent DSP technology for AI infrastructure, has raised $275 million in a Series C funding round led by Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, and CapitalG, bringing the total amount to $415 million.
The round also saw participation from Sutter Hill Ventures and Maverick Silicon.
The fresh capital will support product development, R&D, and production readiness for higher-bandwidth and lower-power optical connectivity.
Funding Snapshot
| Metric | Details |
|---|---|
| Fundraise Amount | $275 million |
| Total Funding | $415 million |
| Funding Round | Series C |
| Company | Celero Communications |
| Sector | AI Infrastructure / Optical Connectivity |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California |
| Lead Investors | Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, CapitalG |
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About Celero Communications
Founded in 2024, by Nariman Yousefi, and Oscar Agazzi, Celero Communications develops coherent DSP solutions for high-bandwidth, and low-power optical connectivity in AI infrastructure.
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The company was founded by industry leaders from Marvell, Inphi, Broadcom, and ClariPhy, combining expertise in analog design, digital signal processing and system architecture.
Core offerings include:
- Coherent DSP solutions
- High-bandwidth optical connectivity
- Low-power connectivity for AI infrastructure
- Next-generation optical interconnect technology
Core Technologies / Products / Services
| Capability/Product | Application/Use Case |
|---|---|
| Coherent DSP | Enables high-speed optical data transmission |
| 2nm coherent DSP silicon | Supports next-generation AI optical interconnects |
| Advanced analog technology | Enables high-bandwidth, low-power connectivity |
| Optical connectivity | Supports AI clusters and cloud data centers |
Leadership Comments
“AI infrastructure is rapidly outgrowing the capabilities of traditional optical interconnect architectures,” said Nariman Yousefi, co-founder and CEO of Celero Communications. “Our 2nm silicon validation demonstrates that coherent technology can deliver the bandwidth density, power efficiency and scalability required for the next generation of AI networks.
“Networking is now growing faster than compute, and connectivity is one of the most critical challenges in scaling AI infrastructure,” said Gavin Baker, Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer at Atreides Management. “The transition from PAM4 to coherent represents a fundamental shift in how the next generation of scale-up, scale-out and scale-across AI systems will be connected.
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