Salience Labs Secures $30M Series A to Revolutionize AI Compute with Silicon Photonics

Salience Labs Limited is thrilled to announce a successful funding round, raising £30,000,000 to further its groundbreaking work in next-generation compute technologies. Headquartered in Oxford, UK, Salience Labs is at the forefront of addressing one of today’s most pressing challenges in technology: keeping pace with the exponential growth of artificial intelligence. With the speed of AI computation now doubling every 3.4 months—a rate at which conventional semiconductor technologies are rapidly being outstripped—the need for a new paradigm in compute has never been more critical. The fresh funding will be pivotal in accelerating our development of silicon photonic solutions, designed specifically to tackle the escalating demands of data movement and processing in AI-driven applications. This significant investment, supported by a robust portfolio of investors including Cambridge Innovation Capital, Oxford Sciences Enterprises, Oxford Investment Consultants, Silicon Catalyst, Deeptech Labs, as well as visionary leaders from the global semiconductor industry such as former CEO of Dialog Semiconductor Jalal Bagherli and the Goh Family Office in Singapore, underscores the transformative potential of our technology. By harnessing the speed and efficiency of silicon photonics, Salience Labs is uniquely positioned to provide highly application-specific solutions that are both faster and more adaptable than traditional semiconductor approaches. This funding will drive research, product development, and strategic partnerships across industries, ensuring that companies can overcome the limitations of current compute technologies and unlock the full potential of AI. Our mission is to redefine the future of computing, paving the way for innovation at a scale previously thought unattainable.