MoneySeptember 9, 2026via SiliconAngle
Celero reels in $275M for its coherent digital signal processors
Why it matters
Data center networking chips are becoming a distinct funding category as AI builders race to solve the interconnect bottleneck. Celero's Series C signals that coherent optical and DSP innovation — not just GPUs — is now on the critical path for AI infrastructure.
Key signals
- Celero raises $275M Series C
- Led by Alphabet CapitalG, Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners
- Returning investors: Sutter Hill Ventures, Maverick Silicon
- Company focus: coherent digital signal processors for data center networking
- Funding indicates growing market focus on AI infrastructure interconnect bottleneck
The hook
$275M. Celero just raised a massive round for coherent DSPs — the networking silicon that moves AI compute at scale.
Celero Communications Inc., a startup that develops data center networking chips, today announced that it has raised $275 million in funding. The Series C round was led by Alphabet Inc.’s CapitalG fund, Atreides Management and Valor Equity Partners. Returning backers Sutter Hill Ventures and Maveric…