Egypt’s InfiniLink Raises $10M Led by MediaTek For AI-driven Data Centers

InfiniLink, a semiconductor startup specializing in advanced optical data connectivity chips for AI-driven data centers, has raised $10M funding round to provide ultra-high-speed, energy-efficient data connectivity essential for the next generation of AI-driven data centers.

This seed-stage investment was joined by MediaTek and Sukna Ventures, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with participation from the Egyptian VC firm Egypt Ventures and angel investor M Empire Angels.

“Collaborating with MediaTek will be instrumental in advancing our vision for cutting-edge optical connectivity solutions,” said Ahmed Aboul-Ella, Co-founder and CEO of InfiniLink. “With this strategic partnership, we look forward to accelerating the commercialization of our innovative technologies. We believe it will make a significant impact on data center optical connectivity.” added Aboul-Ella.

Launched in 2022, InfiniLink developed groundbreaking Silicon Photonics integrated optical transceiver chiplets (iOTC) technology which enables low-power pluggable transceiver modules and high-bandwidth-density co-packaged optical engines (CPO).

The funding will enable the company to advance its mission of transforming data center connectivity leveraging its deep expertise in Analog Mixed-Signal and Photonics. As AI workloads and data-intensive applications drive an exponential rise in bandwidth demands, traditional electrical and optical interconnects are hitting power and scalability limits.

“We are thrilled to be part of InfiniLink’s journey. Over the past three years, our partnership has been very successful, culminating in the establishment of MediaTek Egypt. We look forward to further scaling our collaboration in the region with this investment.” said George Chien, Senior General Manager, MediaTek.

InfiniLink’s iOTC technology addresses these challenges hese solutions provide ultra-high-speed, energy-efficient data connectivity essential for the next generation of AI-driven data centers. InfiniLink’s groundbreaking optical connectivity technology, engineered by an exceptionally skilled team, addresses AI’s relentless energy demands in data centers.

“This innovation perfectly aligns with our mandate to empower high-potential startups from the MENA region, and we are committed to supporting their international scaling efforts.” said Waleed Alballaa, General Partner at Sukna Ventures.