Oriole Networks

Oriole will deploy the world’s first large-scale AI system using a pure photonic network, AMD Instinct GPUs, and AMD EPYC CPUs as part of the UK ARIA Scaling Inference Lab, with commercial rollout planned for 2027.

Hear Oriole Networks on the Venturi Podcast discussing how photonic networking transforms AI with faster speed, lower power use and scale.

Oriole Networks welcomes Mark Lewis to its leadership team, bringing deep industry experience to scale photonic networking for AI data centres.

Oriole’s PRISM Ultra expands bandwidth per xPU and scales to a million xPUs using a flat, one-hop photonic fabric.

Oriole Networks unveils PRISM, the first full photonic routing solution. PRISM eliminates electrical switching to boost AI speed and efficiency.

Oriole Networks secures £22M to accelerate PRISM, its photonic networking solution that boosts AI infrastructure performance and efficiency.

Oriole was selected as a speaker at the Extreme Tech Challenge AI Summit and listed in Sifted’s ‘AI 100’ as a promising European startup transforming industries with AI. The company joined Crowdhelix, a global network accelerating research impact, and was included in Norrsken’s Impact/100 list of top early-stage impact startups. Oriole also appears in *The Future of Compute Market Map*, a guide to standout UK computing startups.

Discover PRISM, the full photonic network from Oriole Networks. Improve AI performance, cut energy use and simplify data centre architecture.

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Oriole Networks secures £16.8 million in new funding from Plural, with all prior investors participating. The London-based startup develops technology to reduce energy consumption in AI-powered data centers. This follows an earlier £10 million funding round in 2024.

Oct 2024UCL NewsNews article

Oriole Networks uses light-based technology to train Large Language Models while cutting energy use. The company secures $22 million in new funding, led by Plural, with existing backers including UCL Technology Fund and XTX Ventures reinvesting. The capital will accelerate development of its low-power ‘super-brain’ solution for AI data centers.

Oct 2024Tech.euNews article

Oriole Networks secures £17.5m in funding from Plural to develop hardware and software solutions that enable training of large language models (LLMs) 100 times faster than current methods. The London-based startup follows up its £10m seed round from six months prior, signaling rapid scaling in its specialized AI infrastructure focus.

Sep 2024SiftedNews article

University College London spinout **Oriole Networks** raises **£10 million** in seed funding under the leadership of **Prof George Zervas**. The company develops AI-driven solutions to enhance energy efficiency in networked systems. The investment will advance its research at the intersection of AI and energy optimization, building on UCL’s expertise in electrical and electronic engineering.

Apr 2024Faculty of EngineeringNews article