Several tech startups — Volantis, Landbase among others, have announced their venture capital VC funding to bolster innovation and business growth.
Volantis Raises $9 mn
Volantis, a semiconductor startup based in San Mateo, unveiled a photonic compute platform designed for AI workloads and raised $9 million in a seed funding round backed by Alex Wang, Trevor Blackwell, and others. Founded in 2022 by Tapa Ghosh with co-founder and CTO Roy Meade, the company’s strategy focuses on integrating directly modulated lasers and on-chip optical waveguides to replace traditional chip interconnects and achieve ultra-efficient, high-bandwidth photonic communication within chip-scale packages. The investment will fund continued chip architecture development, expansion of the engineering team, and early customer engagements. Technology leverages a new class of photonic compute architecture that delivers approximately 15× better performance per dollar while reducing energy usage and cost compared to silicon photonics. The customer focus includes AI infrastructure providers and data center operators seeking scalable, energy-efficient computer solutions. Innovation centers on achieving in-computer photonics at scale using low-cost VCSEL laser technology. Benefits include improved computing speed, energy savings, cost efficiency, and system scalability.
Landbase Secures $30 mn
Landbase has raised $30 million in Series A funding co-led by Sound Ventures and Picus Capital, with participation from 8VC, A*, Firstminute Capital, and TheGP. The strategy focuses on accelerating go-to-market for B2B companies by using its GTM-1 Omni AI model to generate personalized sales campaigns via prompts. Investment will support development of GTM-1 Omni, expansion of predictive intelligence capabilities, and growth of channel reach. The technology enables B2B companies to launch multi-channel campaigns with tailored messaging and audience targeting. Customer focus includes businesses seeking to find and convert their next customers more efficiently. No external investors beyond the funding round were mentioned. Innovation centers on prompt-driven, domain-specific AI for sales campaign generation. Benefits include faster campaign launches, reduced cost per acquisition, and improved personalization on a scale. The company was co-founded by Daniel Saks, Emily Zhang, and Hua Gao.
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