![[Station R] Enlightra – Shaping the Future of Data Transmission by Light](https://republic-of-innovation.ch/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Enlightra-630x473.png)
As software is eating the world, data centers are frying when crunching the numbers for advanced scientific simulations, large language models, or online streaming. The demand for computation ever increases, and companies are searching for new, faster, and more energy-efficient ways to process and transmit data, looking beyond general-purpose silicon chips.
Founded by Maxim Karpov and John Jost in 2021 in Lausanne, Switzerland, and hosted at Station R by Inartis, the startup Enlightra develops ‘multicolor’ laser technology that can allow for extreme-bandwidth data transmission and parallel processing for optical computing. Currently, it is raising a seed round and refining its technology for use in data centers.