Doha, Qatar and San Jose, CA – March 3, 2026 – QIA today announced an investment in Ayar Labs , a leading provider of co-packaged optics (CPO) solutions that enable AI scale-up and next-generation computing infrastructure.
Ayar Labs raised $500 million in its Series E financing round, led by Neuberger Berman, with participation from QIA, Alchip Technologies, ARK Invest, Insight Partners, MediaTek, Sequoia Capital Global Equities, and 1789 Capital.
Ayar Labs designs and manufactures optical I/O chiplets and multi-wavelength light sources that dramatically increase data transfer speeds while reducing power consumption and latency – key constraints in AI infrastructure. Its CPO solutions are designed to accelerate data movement within and between processors, supporting the performance and efficiency demands of large-scale AI systems.
The financing will be used to scale high-volume manufacturing and test capacity, expand global operations, strengthen ecosystem partnerships, and further accelerate the development and deployment of its CPO technology.
QIA’s participation reflects its continued commitment to investing in advanced technologies that underpin the future of global digital infrastructure and the next wave of AI-driven innovation.
About Ayar Labs
Ayar Labs is transforming AI infrastructure with the industry’s first proven co-packaged optics (CPO) solution manufactured in partnership with the world’s leading semiconductor ecosystem. By unlocking performance gains and reducing workload costs in a power-constrained environment, Ayar Labs’ TeraPHY™ optical engines are key to unleashing next-generation AI scale-up. Founded in 2015, Ayar Labs is funded by domestic and international venture capital firms, as well as strategic investors including AMD, Applied Ventures, MediaTek, NVIDIA, and VentureTech Alliance. For more information, visit https://ayarlabs.com .