Lucidean develops optical links for AI and data center networks, combining photonics with electronics to increase bandwidth and reduce power
Lucidean has raised $18.4M in total funding. The most recent round was Seed. The last funding was announced in December 2025.
Lucidean's investors include Foothill Ventures, Entrada Ventures, Koch Disruptive Technologies, M Ventures, Cerberus Ventures.
Lucidean is headquartered in Santa Barbara, United States.
Lucidean develops optical links for AI and data center networks, combining photonics with electronics to increase bandwidth and reduce power
Lucidean is at the Seed stage.
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