Aylight
Aylight, a spinout from ETH Zürich, develops chip-scale multi-wavelength lasers using a frequency-modulated optical frequency comb (FM comb) architecture that generates multiple precisely spaced wavelengths from a single chip, targeting optical interconnects for AI data centers and high-precision FMCW sensing.
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Snapshot 2026-10-24- Startup SignalsRankedof 2,336↓65
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- Data CentersRankedof 71↓2
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Aylight, a spinout from ETH Zürich, develops chip-scale multi-wavelength lasers using a frequency-modulated optical frequency comb (FM comb) architecture that generates multiple precisely spaced wavelengths from a single chip, targeting optical interconnects for AI data centers and high-precision FMCW sensing. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Funding history
- 2026-07-06Pre-Seed$5M
Investors · Elaia Partners, Plug and Play Ventures, Verve Ventures, Swisscom VenturesSource · aylight.io ↗
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