Funded Tech Companies

Lucidean

Wondering who provided funding to Lucidean? Koch Disruptive Technologies, Cerberus Capital Management and Entrada Ventures joined the equity holders in this manufacturing company.

Company Overview

Company Name
Lucidean
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Manufacturing
Funding Rounds

Contact Information

Mailing Address
7127 Hollister Avenue 25A-136
Goleta, CA 93117
US
Email Address

Company Background Information

Overview
Lucidean is redefining data-center optics with CohZero�, a coherent-lite architecture that delivers coherent-class reach and signal integrity at IMDD-like power and cost. Founded in Santa Barbara by veterans of compound-semiconductor photonics and advanced optical link design, Lucidean is developing 3.2 Tbps and 6.4 Tbps transceivers for AI-driven fabrics and data-center interconnects.
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Company News
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YouTube
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Last Transaction
12/23/2025

Financing History

Date
Type
Amount
Venture Equity
$18,000,000


Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
James Raring
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Chief Technical Officer
Hector Andrade
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Chief Technical Officer
Aaron Maharry
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Co-Founder
Larry Coldren
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Co-Founder
Chris Cole
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Co-Founder
Clint Schow
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VP - General Counsel
Richard Ogawa
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