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title: "Staera"
description: "Builds LED optical links inside silicon chips, so AI systems can move data faster and scale further"
canonical: "https://presspool.ai/companies/staera-ai"
last-updated: "2026-11-14"
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# Staera

Builds LED optical links inside silicon chips, so AI systems can move data faster and scale further [staera.ai](https://staera.ai)

Company record · Updated November 14, 2026 · Presspool · https://presspool.ai/companies/staera-ai

## Funding

Latest announced financing: US$4.6 million, pre-seed, led by Openspace Capital, announced November 10, 2026.

- **US$4.6 million pre-seed**, announced November 10, 2026. Led by [Openspace Capital](https://presspool.ai/investors/openspace-capital). Formerly New Silicon Corporation. Participation from SGInnovate, Black Kite Capital, 28 Holdings, In Group and Decimus Technologies. Listed in the [AI startup funding roster for November 8–14, 2026](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-11-09). Sources: [Staera announcement (PR Newswire)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/staera-semiconductor-emerges-from-stealth-with-us4-6-million-to-build-light-into-the-chip-and-break-ais-data-bottleneck-302934648.html), [TNGlobal](https://technode.global/2026/11/11/singapores-staera-semiconductor-raises-4-6m-to-put-optical-links-inside-ai-chips).

Of the 48 pre-seed rounds with exactly stated amounts in dollars on Presspool's weekly rosters since September 21, 2026, Staera's US$4.6 million is the 15th largest; their median is $3.15 million.

## Whether AI names Staera

- Machine Relations Index: Not cited in any Machine Relations Index answer, May 10, 2026 to November 14, 2026.

A company counts when an AI answer names it or cites its website. Answers vary from run to run, so each count is a dated sample.

## Related records

- Closest rounds in the [roster for November 8–14, 2026](https://presspool.ai/ai-startup-funding/week-of-2026-11-09): [Anorak](https://presspool.ai/companies/anorak-tech) ($5 million pre-seed, November 11, 2026), [Switchpoint Bio](https://presspool.ai/companies/switchpointbio-com) ($5.3 million pre-seed, November 10, 2026), [Opdo](https://presspool.ai/companies/opdo-ai) ($2.3 million pre-seed, November 12, 2026), [Morsa](https://presspool.ai/companies/morsa-ai) ($1.5 million pre-seed, November 13, 2026), [Numina](https://presspool.ai/companies/numina-app) (€1.1 million pre-seed, November 10, 2026), [Snapp](https://presspool.ai/companies/trysnapp-ai) ($4.6 million, round type not disclosed, November 9, 2026).
- [Openspace Capital](https://presspool.ai/investors/openspace-capital), which led this round, also led [Omnichat](https://presspool.ai/companies/omnichat-ai) (US$10 million Series A, October 27, 2026).

## Sources

- [Staera announcement (PR Newswire)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/staera-semiconductor-emerges-from-stealth-with-us4-6-million-to-build-light-into-the-chip-and-break-ais-data-bottleneck-302934648.html)
- [TNGlobal](https://technode.global/2026/11/11/singapores-staera-semiconductor-raises-4-6m-to-put-optical-links-inside-ai-chips)

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