Egyptian semiconductor startup InfiniLink has raised US$10 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of its optical connectivity solutions, addressing the growing bandwidth and energy efficiency demands of AI-driven data centres.
Founded in 2022, InfiniLink is an innovative semiconductor startup specialising in advanced optical data connectivity chips for AI-driven data centres. As AI workloads and data-intensive applications drive an exponential rise in bandwidth demands, traditional electrical and optical interconnects are hitting power and scalability limits.
The company has developed groundbreaking Silicon Photonics integrated optical transceiver chiplets (iOTC) technology that addresses these challenges by enabling low-power pluggable transceiver modules and high-bandwidth-density co-packaged optical engines (CPO). These solutions provide ultra-high-speed, energy-efficient data connectivity essential for the next generation of AI-driven data centres.
InfiniLink has announced the successful closure of a US$10 million seed funding round, led by MediaTek, a leading fabless semiconductor company, and Saudi VC firm Sukna Ventures. It also saw participation from Egypt Ventures and M Empire Angels.
The funding will enable the company to advance its mission of transforming data centre connectivity leveraging its deep expertise in Analog Mixed-Signal and Photonics.
“Collaborating with MediaTek will be instrumental in advancing our vision for cutting-edge optical connectivity solutions,” said Ahmed Aboul-Ella, co-founder and CEO of InfiniLink. “With this strategic partnership, we look forward to accelerating the commercialisation of our innovative technologies. We believe it will make a significant impact on data center optical connectivity.”
George Chien, senior general manager of MediaTek, said he was “thrilled” to be part of InfiniLink’s journey.
“Over the past three years, our partnership has been very successful, culminating in the establishment of MediaTek Egypt. We look forward to further scaling our collaboration in the region with this investment,” he said.
Sukna Ventures said it was “proud” to partner with InfiniLink.
“Their groundbreaking optical connectivity technology, engineered by an exceptionally skilled team, addresses AI’s relentless energy demands in data centres. This innovation perfectly aligns with our mandate to empower high-potential startups from the MENA region, and we are committed to supporting their international scaling efforts,” said Waleed Alballaa, general partner at Sukna Ventures.
“With the combined expertise of our investors, we are well-positioned to accelerate product development, expand globally, and meet the surging demand for AI-driven connectivity solutions.”
