Unlocking the true potential of compute and storage with revolutionary connectivity

Taking optical I/O directly onto the chip, with the capability to handle extreme data rates in harsh environments with incredible reliability and energy efficiency.

Phoelex

Building the future of connectivity

We bring together silicon photonics, high speed analog and digital design, scalable assembly techniques and our unique energy efficient design and approach to unblock the connectivity bottlenecks of tomorrow.

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Extraordinary energy efficiency

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Incredible performance density

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Scalable & secure supply chains

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Standard optical interfaces

Leadership Team

With a unique skill set, experience and a proven track record.

Dr. Amir

Nejadmalayeri

Founder & CEO

Principal Engineer, Samsung Electronics; Researcher, RLE at MIT

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James

McNiven

COO

SVP/GM CPU, GPU, Systems and IP Strategy at Arm; COO at Chargifi, an IoT/SaaS startup back by Intel and HPE; Manager, Ford

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Prem

Jonnalagadda

VP Business Development

Senior Director, Connectivity Products at Intel; Product Line Manager, Ethernet switch ASICs and SW at Broadcom; Systems Analyst, Networking Software at Infosys

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Board Members

With broad domain expertise and experience with funding, starting and scaling successful businesses.

Dr. Alberto

Sangiovanni-Vincentelli

Chairman of Board

Buttner Chair at the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley. Co-founder of Cadence and Synopsys. Member of the Board of Directors of Cadence.

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Chris

Mairs

CBE

Founding CTO, Metaswitch Networks (acquired by Microsoft). Former Chairman, Magic Pony (acquired by Twitter)

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Dr. Alvise

Boinvento

Co-founder and Investment Director, Indaco Venture Partners. Former Director, UltraSoC (acquired by Siemens).

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Dr. Simon

King

Partner, Octopus Ventures (UKʼs largest Venture Capital Trust). Former Director, WaveOptics (acquired by Snap)

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Investors

We are backed by venture firms with a deep tech focus, and who have made multiple successful investments in the semiconductor industry.

Entrepreneur First
Indaco
Octopus Ventures

Let's grow together

We are a team of dreamers, innovators, engineers and technologists with an entrepreneurial spirit, tackling some of the world's toughest challenges in the high-speed connectivity space. Join us and help build technology that will usher in a new era of energy-efficient connectivity to unleash the true potential of data.

Company contribution to pension scheme

Private health and dental insurance for you and your family

Share options for all employees

Become part of our growth

We are currently in stealth mode so if you have any questions feel free to send us a message.