Background

Our history

OpenLight’s development history

  1. 2008

    Founded

  2. 2016

    Acquired by Juniper Networks

  3. 2019

    Partnered with Tower Semiconductor as a foundry partner

  4. 2021

    World’s first, open market, silicon photonics platform announced

  5. April 2022

    OpenLight was formed with investments from Synopsys and Juniper Networks

  6. November 2022

    Production ready with first customer tapeouts

  7. August 2025

    Raised $34M Series A to scale next-generation, integrated photonics for AI Data Centers

  8. March 2026

    First volume production orders

  9. April 2026

    Closed Series A-1 for $50M