Swedish photonics start-up Solinide raises EUR 4 million for AI data centre interconnect chips

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.

Verified Solinide Photonics press release, 20 August 2026

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

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