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Lightmatter raises $154M

By TechTaffy Desk

Boston, Ma.-based Lightmatter has raised a $154 million Series C round. Lightmatter has raised a total of over $270 million to date.

Investors in Ligtmatter’s Series C round include SIP Global, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Viking Global Investors, GV (Google Ventures), and HPE Pathfinder.

Lightmatter is working on a photonic computing platform purpose-built for AI; using light to connect computer chips.

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