Salience Labs, an Oxford-based AI infrastructure startup, has raised £24m in a Series A round led by ICM HPQC Fund and Applied Ventures, with participation from Braavos, Oxford Sciences Enterprises, Cambridge Innovation Capital, Silicon Catalyst, and Jalal Bagherli. The company develops photonic switching technology designed to enhance AI datacenter connectivity by enabling high-speed, ultra-low latency networking with lower power consumption.
Salience Labs' optical switches aim to deliver significant performance improvements while integrating seamlessly with existing AI cluster infrastructure. The funding will accelerate product development and commercialisation, supporting the company's expansion into the U.S. as it works with strategic investors to scale next-generation AI networking solutions.
