Ayar Labs raises an additional $150 million from an unnamed investor, extending its Series E to $650 million. The optical networking startup says TeraPHY replaces copper connections with optical interconnects to link AI chips, while co-packaged optics place its optical engine in server ASIC sockets. CEO Mark Wade says the funding supports manufacturing-ready products, foundry and packaging work, and engineering capacity as the company targets volume-production qualification by the end of 2027.
Sep 2026 · SiliconAngleNews article
E-commerce loan startup Wayflyer secures $1B deal from Neuberger Berman
Wayflyer, a startup that finances e-commerce businesses in exchange for a portion of their future revenue, secures $1 billion in capital from investment management firm Neuberger Berman. The company describes the funding as an “off-balance-sheet program”; the article says this structure allows Wayflyer to keep certain assets, but the explanation is cut off.
