PicoJool News

Latest PicoJool news, funding rounds and robotics & AI coverage. $27.5M raised. 1 article tracked by The Robotics Media.

About PicoJool

PicoJool is an AI-optics company that develops vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) and MicroVCSEL modules for optical interconnects inside hyperscale AI clusters. Its 200G VCSEL and MicroVCSEL portfolio targets 800 Gbps to 3.2 Tbps links between accelerator racks. The company is backed by former Intel chief executive Pat Gelsinger through Playground Global.

Key facts

• Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California, United States
• Country: United States
• Founded: 2023
• Sectors: Semiconductors, AI Infrastructure
• Website: https://www.picojool.com

Products by PicoJool

• PicoJool 200G VCSEL (Software, 2026) — PicoJool's 200G VCSEL and MicroVCSEL portfolio delivers optical interconnects at 100 Gbps and 200 Gbps per lane with a roadmap to 800 Gbps and 3.2 Tbps aggregat...

Funding rounds

• Series A — $27.5M — 2026 — led by Socratic Partners

Latest PicoJool news

• PicoJool raises $27.5M Series A to scale VCSEL optics for AI clusters — Pat Gelsinger-backed PicoJool raised a $27.5 million Series A led by Socratic Partners to ship its 200G VCSELs and MicroVCSELs into hyperscale AI clus...