Oxford-born Lumai has raised over $10 million to scale its optical AI accelerator\u2014a novel chip that uses light, not electrons, to compute. As data centers face soaring energy demands, Lumai\u2019s photonic approach promises drastic power savings and outsized performance. Backed by Constructor Capital and others, the startup aims to triple its team and ramp U.S. expansion, challenging silicon\u2019s grip on AI infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Oxford-born Lumai has raised over $10 million to scale its optical AI accelerator\u2014a novel chip that uses light, not electrons, to compute. As data centers face soaring energy demands, Lumai\u2019s photonic approach promises drastic power savings and outsized performance. Backed by Constructor Capital and others, the startup aims to triple its team and ramp U.S. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20624,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1833,63,3543,3542],"class_list":["post-6092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-ai","tag-data-center","tag-lumai","tag-oxford"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n