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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 Editor-read 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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