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MarkJohnson
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January 22, 2026

Neurophos, a photonics startup from Duke University roots, has raised $110M in Series A funding led by Gates Frontier. The company is developing an optical processing unit (OPU) using ultra-small metasurface modulators to perform AI matrix calculations. It claims this technology is significantly faster and more power-efficient than current silicon GPUs, targeting energy-intensive AI inference tasks. The company plans to bring its first chips to market by mid-2028.

Neurophos, a photonics startup from Duke University roots, has raised $110M in Series A funding led by Gates Frontier. The company is developing an optical processing unit (OPU) using ultra-small metasurface modulators to perform AI matrix calculations. It claims this technology is significantly faster and more power-efficient than current silicon GPUs, targeting energy-intensive AI inference tasks. The company plans to bring its first chips to market by mid-2028.
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