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October 21, 2026

Exclusive: Photon Bridge raises €10m to build laser devices that connect AI chips

The Dutch startup says its laser technology can be manufactured at scale to meet the demands of fast-growing AI infrastructure

Photon Bridge, the Dutch startup building laser technology that can connect AI chips in data centres to improve their performance, has raised a €10m seed round.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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