Polaris Electro-Optics is an integrated-photonics startup commercializing ferroelectric nematic glass, a material invented at the University of Colorado Boulder, as ultra-high-bandwidth, low-power optical modulators for AI data centers, high-performance computing and co-packaged optics. Its Polaris Glass platform targets 400 Gbps-per-lane interconnects while integrating with standard silicon-photonics foundry processes. Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, with R&D operations at UC San Diego's Qualcomm Institute and a Carlsbad, California site, the company is led by CEO Morten Nissov and backed by investors including Koch Disruptive Technologies, Rhapsody Venture Partners, M Ventures and Buff Gold Ventures.
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Sep 15, 2026
$50M
Series B
Led by Walden Catalyst Ventures
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