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nEye: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

NEye develops semiconductor and photonic switching technologies that enable high-speed data connectivity for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing infrastructure. The company creates systems that use light instead of electricity to connect different parts like GPUs, CPUs, and memory in big data centers, making communication faster and more efficient. Its main product combines silicon photonics, MEMS, and CMOS technologies into a small "optical circuit switch on a chip," allowing for fast and efficient data transfer between computing units. This approach addresses data movement bottlenecks that arise in AI workloads, where increasing compute power requires faster and more efficient interconnect solutions. NEye’s platform enables reconfigurable network architectures by allowing dynamic connections between thousands of processing units, supporting composable infrastructure where compute resources can be pooled and reassigned as needed. The technology is designed to improve scalability and flexibility in hyperscale data center environments. The company focuses on energy-efficient and compact designs that reduce power consumption compared to conventional switching systems, which is critical for modern data centers operating under power and thermal constraints. Its solutions are built using foundry-compatible processes, supporting transition from prototype to high-volume semiconductor manufacturing.

www.neye.ai LinkedIn Santa Clara, United States 11-50 employees
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Total raised
$80.0M
Rounds
1
Latest
Series C
Apr 2026

nEye has raised $80.0M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Series C of $80.0M announced in Apr 2026.

That round is above the $6.0M median round size for Artificial Intelligence companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

nEye Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$80.0M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Series C
$80.0M in Apr 2026
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Santa Clara, United States

Latest funding round on record: Apr 2026.

nEye Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Series C
$80.0M

nEye Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Ashish Vengsarkar
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the nEye team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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nEye Funding Compared to Other Artificial Intelligence Startups

Segment
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Median round
30,319
$7.7M
1,877
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nEye's latest round of $80.0M is above the median round in Artificial Intelligence. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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nEye Funding FAQs

What does nEye do?

NEye develops semiconductor and photonic switching technologies that enable high-speed data connectivity for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing infrastructure. The company creates systems that use light instead of electricity to connect different parts like GPUs, CPUs, and memory in big data centers, making communication faster and more efficient. Its main product combines silicon photonics, MEMS, and CMOS technologies into a small "optical circuit switch on a chip," allowing for fast and efficient data transfer between computing units. This approach addresses data movement bottlenecks that arise in AI workloads, where increasing compute power requires faster and more efficient interconnect solutions. NEye’s platform enables reconfigurable network architectures by allowing dynamic connections between thousands of processing units, supporting composable infrastructure where compute resources can be pooled and reassigned as needed. The technology is designed to improve scalability and flexibility in hyperscale data center environments. The company focuses on energy-efficient and compact designs that reduce power consumption compared to conventional switching systems, which is critical for modern data centers operating under power and thermal constraints. Its solutions are built using foundry-compatible processes, supporting transition from prototype to high-volume semiconductor manufacturing.

How much funding has nEye raised?

nEye has raised $80.0M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Series C of $80.0M announced in Apr 2026.

When did nEye last raise funding?

nEye's most recent funding round on record is a Series C of $80.0M, announced in Apr 2026.

Who founded nEye?

FundedIQ lists Ashish Vengsarkar (Founder) at nEye.

Where is nEye headquartered?

nEye is based in Santa Clara, California, United States.

How many employees does nEye have?

nEye is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does nEye's funding compare to other Artificial Intelligence startups?

nEye's latest round of $80.0M is above the $6.0M median round size for Artificial Intelligence companies on FundedIQ across 7,243 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's nEye Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for nEye is left off this page rather than filled in.

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