Neurophos (Series A)
Funding Details
Awarder
SemiNews
Date Award
January 22, 2026
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Funding URL
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Funding Amount
$110,000,000
Company Info
Founders
Dr. Patrick Bowen, Dr. Andrew Traverso
Market
AI Infrastructure
Location
Austin, Texas, United States
Coinvestors
M12, Carbon Direct Capital, Aramco Ventures, Bosch Ventures, Tectonic Ventures, Space Capital, DNX Ventures, Geometry, Alumni Ventures, Wonderstone Ventures, MetaVC Partners, Morgan Creek Capital, Silicon Catalyst Ventures, Mana Ventures, Gaingels
Company Description

Neurophos Inc. is an Austin-based semiconductor company developing high-performance, energy-efficient photonic AI inference chips. Founded by Dr. Patrick Bowen and Dr. Andrew Traverso, the team includes industry veterans from NVIDIA, Apple, Samsung, Intel, AMD, Meta, ARM, Micron, Mellanox, Lightmatter, and more.

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