Arago is an AI and computer hardware company developing an energy-efficient AI chip powered by light, and its associated software.
Location: France
Total raised: $26M
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 08.07.2025 | Seed | $26M | Earlybird ... |
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| 08.07.2025 | French DeepTech company Arago raises €22.1 million to slash AI energy consumption with photonic chip | Arago, a Paris-based DeepTech startup pioneering a new class of energy-efficient AI chips powered by light, has raised €22.1 million in Seed funding to accelerate the commercialisation of its photonic processor, codenamed “JEF”. The oversub... |
| 08.07.2025 | Arago raises $26M to slash AI energy consumption with breakthrough photonic chip | Arago, a deeptech startup pioneering a new class of energy-efficient AI chips powered by light, has raised $26 million in seed funding to accelerate the commercialisation of its photonic processor, codenamed “JEF”. At the core of “JEF” is a... |
| - | Arago | “Arago is an AI and computer hardware company developing an energy-efficient AI chip powered by light, and its associated software.” |