Endeavor Optical Networks exits stealth with $10.75M and a plan to beam data center traffic by laser
Endeavor Optical Networks has emerged from stealth with $10.75 million in seed funding from General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz. The startup plans to use laser-carrying spacecraft in orbit to connect data centers, aiming for a throughput of 2.4 terabits per second, significantly higher than current satellite communication capabilities. The company intends to launch a demonstration satellite by the end of 2027.
- Entities
- Topic: Optical Communications
- Company: NASA
- Company: Amazon
- Company: General Catalyst
- Topic: AI
- Topic: Data Center Connectivity
- Company: Endeavor Optical Networks
- Person: Tyler Presser
- Person: Jeannette zu Fürstenburg
- Person: Jeff Bezos
- Person: Caleb Henry
- Company: Blue Origin
- Person: Charlie Horowitz
- Topic: Satellite Service
- Company: Andreessen Horowitz
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