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Neurophos
Optically accelerated AI processors using meta materials with the computational power of the human brain
About Neurophos
Neurophos is at the forefront of AI computation, leveraging advanced optical metasurfaces and silicon photonics to deliver unprecedented performance improvements in data centers. By shrinking optical processors by 8000 times, Neurophos offers a significant leap over traditional GPUs and AI processors, providing more compute power per dollar spent on capital and operating expenditures. The company's technology is designed to handle the exponential growth of AI inference workloads, which are driving up global data center electricity consumption to unsustainable levels. Neurophos serves data centers and enterprises that require high-speed, energy-efficient AI computation solutions. Its business model revolves around selling cutting-edge AI accelerator chips and related technologies that reduce the total cost of ownership for data centers. Revenue is generated through the sale of these advanced processors and associated services. Neurophos is poised to reshape the AI landscape with its innovative approach, combining the best of optical metasurfaces and silicon photonics to deliver faster, denser, and more efficient AI computation solutions.
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- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- Austin, United States
- Employees
- 53
- Open positions
- 31
- Dealroom signal
- 94.2/100
- Sector
- Semiconductors, Core AI, Spinout, AI Chips and Processors, Photonic Chips and Processors, Photonics Tech, AI Computing Infrastructure, NIF defense security and resilience, NIF Security of Critical Technologies, DT and LS
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Deep Tech
- Business model
- Manufacturing
- Client focus
- b2b
- Investment activity
- 1 company, latest Aug 2025
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
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Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES AOther financing | Jan 2026 | $110M | $440M | M12 · Carbon Direct Capital Management · Bosch Ventures · Aramco Ventures | ↗ |
| SEEDOther financing | Dec 2023 | $7.2M | $29M | MetaVC Partners · Gates Frontier · Mana Ventures | ↗ |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Neurophos is 7.4K monthly website visits, down 1.3% over the last three months. Neurophos's team grew 76.7% over the past year.
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Seed3 investors entered at this stage
MetaVC Partners- GFGates Frontier
Mana Ventures
Series A6 investors entered at this stage
M12
Carbon Direct Capital Management
Bosch Ventures
Aramco Ventures- TVTectonic Ventures
Space Capital
Other known investors2 additional known investors
Duke University
Metacept
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