When was Lightwire founded?

Lightwire was founded in 2009 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Lightwire located?

Lightwire is headquartered in Santa Clara, United States.

Is Lightwire a funded company?

Lightwire is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Series A round on Mar 02, 2011.

When was the latest funding round of Lightwire?

Lightwire's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Mar 02, 2011, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is Photonics. In United States, the Photonics sector has seen $5.01B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Lightwire rank among its competitors?

Lightwire ranks 4th amongst 8 active competitors, of which 5 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was NcodiN, which secured $18.5M in Nov, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Lightwire?

Lightwire's top competitors include NcodiN, RANOVUS and Kotura. Among them, NcodiN secured the most recent funding round in November, 2025.

Lightwire - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Q: Is Lightwire an acquired company?

Lightwire got acquired by Cisco on Feb 24, 2012.

Lightwire is an acquired company based in Santa Clara (United States), founded in 2009 by Kal Shastri. It operates as a Manufacturer of interconnects. Lightwire has raised $14M in funding. The company has 8 active competitors, including 5 funded and 3 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like NcodiN, RANOVUS and Kotura.

Company Details

Manufacturer of interconnects. It provides integration of optical and electrical solutions aiming to power high speed interconnects using CMOS photonics technology for optical communication.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2009

Location

Santa Clara, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$14M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Mar 02, 2011, $*****

Investors

Artiman & 2 more

Ranked

4^th among 8 active competitors

Similar Companies

NcodiN & 6 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Cisco (Feb 24, 2012)

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Lightwire got acquired by Cisco on Feb 24, 2012 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Lightwire has raised a total funding of $14M over 1 round. Lightwire has 3 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Lightwire:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 02, 2011	4003261	Series A	5672708	6669333	1313318	6088113

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The founders of Lightwire is Kal Shastri.

Here are the details of Lightwire's key team members:

Kal Shastri: Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Lightwire.

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Top competitors of Lightwire include NcodiN, RANOVUS and Kotura. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Lightwire, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	NcodiN 2023, Palaiseau (France), Seed	Provider of processors for HPC computing	$22.3M	Earlybird, Elaia & 5 others	60/100
2nd	RANOVUS 2012, Ottawa (Canada), Series B	Manufacturer of silicon-based interconnects solutions	$71.3M	Azure Capital Partners, OMERS & 10 others	57/100
3rd	Kotura 2004, Monterey Park (United States), Acquired	Manufacturer of interconnects	$38.7M	GF Private Equity Group, Rockley Group & 4 others	45/100
4th	Lightwire 2009, Santa Clara (United States), Acquired	Manufacturer of interconnects	$14M	Artiman, New Science Ventures & 1 others	38/100
5th	Lightlogic.com 1998, Santa Clara (United States), Acquired	Optical Transponders for communications industry	$40M	Western Technology Investment, Lightspeed Venture Partners ... & 8 others	36/100
6th	Photon Bridge 2020, Eindhoven (Netherlands), Seed	Developer of integrated photonic systems for optical data interconnect infrastructure	-	Innovation Industries, Faber	25/100
7th	LightXcelerate Palo Alto (United States), Seed	Developer of photonics solutions for next-generation computing infrastructure	$1.95M	-	20/100
8th	Beeplux.cn 2022, China, Series A	Developer of silicon photonics and optical circuit switching technologies and products	-	Shanghai State-owned Capital Investment	18/100