Celestial AI

United States - Santa Clara, California

• 29/06/2023
• Series B
• $100,000,000

Celestial AI is a Machine Learning (ML) accelerator company that has developed a proprietary technology platform which enables the next generation of high-performance computing solutions. Celestial AI’s mission is to transform data parallel computing with a proprietary Photonic Fabric™ technology platform which uses light for data movement both within chip and between chips.

Advancements in data communications have driven robust silicon photonics technology and volume manufacturing ecosystems that are ripe for commercial implementation of ML and high-performance computing (HPC) solutions which leverage integrated silicon photonics for data movement.

Celestial AI’s system delivers differentiated single node performance that scales efficiently, providing significant performance gains for multi-node and multi model applications. The scalability of Celestial AI’s accelerator architecture enables an efficient and performant mapping of data and compute over a broad range of ML model types without the need for complex software optimizations. Celestial AI’s competitive advantage will further grow over time as ML models continue to increase in complexity and size.

Celestial AI has assembled a highly experienced team of industry leaders who have a track record of building multiple successful technology businesses. The company’s Orion AI accelerator products serve an addressable market that is projected by Omida to exceed $70 billion in 2025

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David LazovskyFounder

United States - Los Gatos, California

Founder, CEO Celestial AI (formerly Inorganic Intelligence)

Venture Partner, Khosla Ventures

Executive Chairman, POET Technologies, an integrated photonics device company in the semiconductor industry.

In 2004 Mr. Lazovsky founded Intermolecular, a semiconductor and clean energy research, development and Intellectual Property licensing company. He served as the company’s Chief Executive Officer, President and as a member of the board of directors from September 2004 through October 2014. As President and CEO, Mr. Lazovsky led all aspects of the business through its lifecycle from early-stage start-up to public company. Intermolecular (IMI) went public on the NASDAQ in 2011.

Mr. Lazovsky has an in-depth knowledge of semiconductor, data/telecommunications, photonics and clean energy industries, as well as extensive international business experience.

Mr. Lazovsky previously served as Chairman, Energy Storage Systems (ESS), industry leader in low-cost, long-duration energy storage 2017 - 2018.

Prior to Intermolecular, Mr. Lazovsky held several senior management positions at Applied Materials. He was responsible for managing more than $1 billion in Applied Materials’ semiconductor manufacturing equipment business in the Metal Deposition and Thin Films Product Business Groups.

Mr. Lazovsky was Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011, Northern California finalist. He holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Ohio University. He currently has over 50 issued and 5 pending U.S. patents.

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-lazovsky-734058a/