SpaceX vets raise $50M Series A for data center links
Ex-SpaceX engineers aim to produce 1,000 optical transceivers daily to power million-GPU AI clusters.
Deep Dive
Former SpaceX engineers Travis Brashears, Cameron Ramos, and Serena Grown-Haeberli founded Mesh Optical Technologies, securing a $50M Series A led by Thrive Capital. The startup builds optical transceivers—critical components that connect GPUs in AI data centers—with a goal of manufacturing 1,000 units per day. Their U.S.-based supply chain addresses a market dominated by Chinese firms, aiming to qualify for bulk orders by 2027 to support scaling AI infrastructure.
Why It Matters
It addresses a critical bottleneck and supply chain risk for scaling the massive GPU clusters needed to train next-gen AI models.