Neurophos

Neurophos develops photonic AI processing technology, creating optical processing units (OPUs) that accelerate artificial intelligence inference.

Latest funding

$110M Series A · January 22, 2026

Led by Gates Frontier · Source: siliconangle.com

Total raised: $124.2M across 3 sourced rounds

All 3 rounds ↓

Website: neurophos.com.

X: @neurophos · 851 followers.

LinkedIn: neurophos.

Categories: AI infrastructure and compute Robotics and hardware Climate and energy.

Sectors: AI Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Center, Hardware, Product Design.

Stage: Series A.

Based in: Austin, United States.

Founded: 2020.

Total raised: $124.2M in 3 sourced rounds.

Last round: Jan 22, 2026 · 297 days ago.

Headcount: 11–50 employees.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 29, 2026.

Signals

X account@neurophos · created Mar 15, 2024 (2 years old) · 851 followers

Website registeredSep 10, 2019 (7 years old)

About Neurophos

Its hardware solutions aim to replace traditional electronic compute elements with optical ones for increased energy efficiency and performance. Neurophos offers prototype OPUs and development systems for engineering teams and compute-intensive applications in data center environments.

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Neurophos | 1139 days on the record

@neurophos·Raised $124M in 3 sourced rounds

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

Date	Round	Amount	Lead	Source
Jan 22, 2026	Series A	$110M	GGates Frontier	siliconangle.com
Dec 14, 2023	Seed	$7.2M	GGates Frontier	otc.duke.edu
Oct 3, 2023	Seed	$7M	—	cosmiclog.com

Timeline

March 15, 2024
X account created
September 10, 2019
Website created

Founders and team

PB
Patrick Bowen CEO · Co-Founder

@PatrickTBowen · LinkedIn · source: neurophos.com
AT
Andrew Traverso Chief Scientist · Co-Founder

LinkedIn · source: neurophos.com
TD
Tom Driscoll Founder

LinkedIn
FA
Fu-Tai An VP of VLSI
SM
Suohai Mei VP of Product Engineering

Investors

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Sources and API

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