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PicoJool raises $27.5M

PicoJool announced a Series A round of $27.5M on 24 September 2026. The company operates in Robotics & Hardware and is based in United States. It was founded by Al Yuen, Founder & CEO. Announced 5 days ago.

Raised
$27.5M
Stage
Series A
Industry
Robotics & Hardware
Country
United States

Founder

Al Yuen
Founder & CEO, PicoJool
LinkedIn profilepicojool.com

Outreach angles

  • -Founder and CEO of PicoJool, which develops 200G VCSELs and microVCSELs for AI data center optical links.
  • -Backed by Playground Global, where Pat Gelsinger is a general partner, since the $12M seed round.
  • -The $27.5M Series A led by Socratic Partners expands teams in the US and Taiwan and builds manufacturing capacity.

Signals

Series ADeep TechHardwareB2BEnterpriseHiring

Round details

Company: PicoJool
Domain: picojool.com
Amount: $27.5M
Stage: Series A
Industry: Robotics & Hardware
Country: United States
Announced: 24 September 2026
Source: announcement

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