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Theme
Future of Compute
Sector
Cloud & Edge Clean Compute
Fund
C4 Ventures II
Location
France
Investment Date
June 2025
Founders

Nicolas Muller, Eliott Sarrey, Ambroise Müller

About Arago

Arago has built an energy-efficient AI chip powered by light, codenamed JEF, designed to run AI workloads with 10x to 30x lower energy and cost overhead. Its mission is to drive the course of history forward. Based in France, North America, and Israel, Arago has assembled a world-class team of engineers, scientists, and operators from leading companies and research labs, and is backed by executives from Apple, Arm, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Hugging Face, as well as prominent deeptech venture firms and exited founders

 

About C4 partnership

Innovating in the semiconductor industry is arguably one of the toughest challenges. Hundreds of billions of dollars have been invested in this space, making it extremely difficult for startups to break through. That’s why partnering with former operators from the industry was so important to us. The depth and quality of conversation we’re able to have with the C4 Ventures team sets them apart.

 

“At C4 Ventures, we’re proud to back Arago’s world-class team of tech entrepreneurs who are not only pushing the boundaries of what’s possible through breakthrough innovation, but also accelerating the journey from deep R&D to real-world commercialization. By tackling the immense energy demands of AI, Arago is leading a true paradigm shift with its uniquely light-powered, energy-efficient AI chip — unlocking global market opportunities at unprecedented speed.”

Latest news from Arago

Chip

Nvidia challenger Arago raises $26m seed for light-based AI chips

08/07/2025 Portfolio stories - Sifted
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