Tech Company Financing Transactions

Opticore Funding Round

Origin Ventures and NeoTribe Ventures participated in a $7.5 million funding round for Opticore. This VC investment round closed on 9/15/2025.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
9/15/2025
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$7,500,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
The company intends to use the funds to accelerate the development of its optical computing technology.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Artificial Intelligence
Mailing Address
Undisclosed
Berkeley, CA Undisclosed
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
Scaling CMOS-based processors is increasingly challenging due to the slowdown of Moore's Law and the breakdown of Dennard scaling; data movement with electronic wires (capacitive loss) limit clock speeds and lead to thermal dissipation.
Profile
Opticore LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Opticore Company Twitter Account
Company News
Opticore News
Facebook
Opticore on Facebook
YouTube
Opticore on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Founder
Zaijun Chen
  Zaijun Chen LinkedIn Profile  Zaijun Chen Twitter Account  Zaijun Chen News  Zaijun Chen on Facebook
Founder
Ryan Hamerly
  Ryan Hamerly LinkedIn Profile  Ryan Hamerly Twitter Account  Ryan Hamerly News  Ryan Hamerly on Facebook
Founder
Mengjie Yu
  Mengjie Yu LinkedIn Profile  Mengjie Yu Twitter Account  Mengjie Yu News  Mengjie Yu on Facebook


 

 

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