Oriole Networks is a UCL spinout developing photonic networking technology for AI data centers. It uses light to connect networks of AI chips, cutting energy consumption by 40x and improving speed by 100x compared with traditional electrical interconnects.
The company's photonic switching and optical interconnects address the data center bottleneck for AI workloads, allowing AI compute resources to be parallelized at scale while sharply reducing power consumption.
In October 2024, Oriole raised a $22 million Series A led by Plural, bringing total funding to $35 million. In May 2025, Oriole launched PRISM, a fully photonic network fabric for AI data centers, followed by PRISM Ultra in March 2026, and it partnered with Tower Semiconductor on a silicon photonics platform.
Quantum Specifications
Quantum Focus
hardware
Backed By
Lakestar
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Quantum Coast Capital
Type One Ventures
Trumpf Venture
Gic Government Of Singapore Investment Corporation
Hercules Capital
Inven Capital
Frequently Asked Questions
Oriole Networks is a UCL spinout developing photonic networking technology for AI data centers. It uses light to connect networks of AI chips, cutting energy consumption by 40x and improving speed by 100x compared with traditional electrical interconnects.
The company's photonic switching and optical interconnects address the data center bottleneck for AI workloads, allowing AI compute resources to be parallelized at scale while sharply reducing power consumption.
In October 2024, Oriole ra...
Oriole Networks is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
Oriole Networks was founded in 2023.
Oriole Networks operates in the following sectors: quantum photonics, quantum networking, quantum hardware.
Oriole Networks has raised $35M in total disclosed funding.
