# Opticore

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/opticore

- Industry: Semiconductors
- Headquarters: Berkeley, US
- Website: www.opticore.ai
- Total disclosed funding: $7.5M
- Latest round: Seed (Sep 10, 2025)
- Investors on record: 5

## About

Based in California, US, and founded in 2024 by co-founders Zaijun Chen, Mengjie Yu, and Ryan Hamerly, Opticore Inc. is a manufacturing company that provides optical processing units for the photonic computing industry. In September 2025, Opticore Inc raised USD 7.5 million in venture funding co-led by new investors Origin Ventures and Jetha Global, with participation from other new investors NeoTribe Ventures and Thunderbolt Ventures. An individual investor also participated in the round.

Opticore Inc offers optical processing units (OPUs) to improve AI computing through photonic integrated circuits. These OPUs are engineered to support memory-intensive AI tasks by facilitating on-chip data movement and computation. It focuses on improving energy efficiency and computing density. As of 2024, the firm serves customers from data centers and organizations in various sectors such as finance, healthcare, and artificial intelligence research. As of 2024, the firm operates in various markets such as North America, Europe, and Asia.

The company plans to utilize the September 2025 funding to speed up progress on its innovative optical computing technology.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Sep 10, 2025, $7.5M — Origin Ventures, NeoTribe Ventures, Jetha Global, Thunderbolt Ventures, Sagax Capital

## Investors

- Origin Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/origin-ventures) — Seed
- NeoTribe Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/neotribe-ventures) — Seed
- Jetha Global — Seed
- Thunderbolt Ventures — Seed
- Sagax Capital — Seed