Tech Company Financing Transactions

Avicena Funding Round

On 5/15/2025, Avicena received Series B funding from Tiger Global Management, Cerberus Capital Management and Hitachi Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
5/15/2025
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
Unknown
Round
Series B
Proceeds Purpose
The company intends to use the funds to further scale its team and ramp its first product into production.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Semiconductors
Mailing Address
1130 Independence Ave.
Mountain View, CA 94043
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Avicena is a privately held company located in Mountain View, CA, developing ultra-low energy optical links based on mircoLEDs. These interconnects offer class-leading bandwidth density and energy efficiency for medium reach.
Profile
Avicena LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Avicena Company Twitter Account
Company News
Avicena News
Facebook
Avicena on Facebook
YouTube
Avicena on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Bardia Pezeshki
  Bardia Pezeshki LinkedIn Profile  Bardia Pezeshki Twitter Account  Bardia Pezeshki News  Bardia Pezeshki on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Rob Kalman
  Rob Kalman LinkedIn Profile  Rob Kalman Twitter Account  Rob Kalman News  Rob Kalman on Facebook
VP - Sales
Chris Pfistner
  Chris Pfistner LinkedIn Profile  Chris Pfistner Twitter Account  Chris Pfistner News  Chris Pfistner on Facebook


 

 

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