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# Swedish photonics start-up Solinide raises EUR 4 million for AI data centre interconnect chips
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-08-20-solinide-4m-seed/
- Published: 2026-08-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:49:48.000Z
- Description: Solinide Photonics, a Chalmers spin-out, closed a EUR 4 million seed round led by Navigare Ventures and PSV Hafnium to commercialise silicon nitride photonic chips for AI data centre interconnects.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified

Verified [Solinide Photonics press release, 20 August 2026](https://solinide.com/swedish-deep-tech-company-solinide-raises-4m-euro-to-commercialize-photonic-chip-technology-for-ai-data-centres/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that the chips are in production or deployed in any data centre; the funds are for engineering and manufacturing readiness.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 1 of 3 (small), Verified counts in full: weight +2 of 36 possible. EUR4M seed funds Swedish AI-interconnect photonic chips (parts); pre-production. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)