Avicena

US-based Avicena, established in 2019, develops high-speed optical chip-to-chip communication devices based on microLEDs. In 2025, Avicena launched its scalable and modular LightBundle interconnect platform.

In May 2025, Avicena announced that it has secured its Series B funding round, raising $65 million. Avicena raised a total of $120 million to date.

In March 2026, Avicena launched an evaluation platform for its microLED optical connectivity using ASIC-based transceivers with integrated microLED, photodetector (PD) and micro-lens arrays connected via a multi-core fiber bundle. The kit integrates 320 microLED data channels operating up to 3.5 Gbps

In 2022 the company acquired Nanosys' GaN microLED fab and engineering team. Avicena uses the fab and team to develop and produce high-speed GaN microLEDs optimized for its application. The GaN microLED fab was previously owned by glō (before it was acquired by Nanosys), which invested over $200 million in the facilities, which include epitaxy, wafer processing, and lift-off and transfer tools to post-process silicon ICs with optical interfaces.