Mesh Optical Technologies is Developing New Optical Manufacturing Techniques that Make the Next Generation of Optical Systems Possible

Mesh Optical Technologies, developing the most efficient and reliable optical interconnect ever for hyperscale computing, led by Travis Brashears, Cameron Ramos, and Serena Grown-Haeberli, has raised over $50 million led by Thrive Capital and other major investors.

Optical photons represent the most efficient medium for data transfer in physics, and a truly next-generation computing and communications infrastructure depends on scaling optical system manufacturing.

Today, most optical systems in the United States are still assembled like laboratory instruments, manually, expensively, and in low volumes, an approach that cannot meet the demand for millions of optical links in AI clusters.

Mesh Optical Technologies was founded to address this constraint by pioneering scalable manufacturing techniques that enable the next generation of optical systems.

The initial product, the Alpha C1, is an optical transceiver that converts electrical signals to light at 1.6 terabits per second, delivering improved power efficiency, lower latency, and higher reliability for AI workloads and power-constrained data centers.

Its optical engine is produced using fast, repeatable flip-chip die bonding, the same packaging approach used in modern processors, enabling scalable manufacturing by Mesh Optical Technologies.

The team brings experience from SpaceX, Intel, and other advanced manufacturing environments, where optical systems were designed, programmed, and tested, and production processes were refined for lines shipping millions of units annually.

Photonics development often prioritizes advanced design while treating high-volume production as secondary, slowing feedback between device physics, packaging, yield, and automation. Mesh Optical Technologies aims to integrate design and manufacturing in one workflow to accelerate scalable optical hardware.

Mass production of optical transceivers is only the starting point: future infrastructure is expected to rely on light, from terrestrial computing networks to space-based laser links and deep-space communications transmitting data across billions of miles.