Deal Value
Undisclosed
Announced
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Deal Details
Angel++ funding to scale SmartCore’s silicon‑photonics optical I/O chiplets for high‑bandwidth AI data center interconnects.
A hardware supply agreement for AI chips, GPUs, or specialized computing equipment.
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