InfiniLink has secured $10 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of its cutting-edge optical data connectivity technology for AI-driven data centres.

Egyptian semiconductor startup InfiniLink has secured $10 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of its latest optical data connectivity technology for AI-driven data centres.

The Cairo-based company, founded in 2022 by Ahmed F. Aboul-Ella and Botros George, attracted investments from Taiwanese chip giant MediaTek, Saudi Arabia's Sukna Capital Ventures, and Egyptian investors Egypt Ventures and Empire Angels.

The global semiconductor industry has faced significant pressures in recent years due to factors such as supply chain disruptions, rising technology demand, geopolitical tensions, and the COVID-19 pandemic. 

According to the ABI Research Technology Trends White Paper, which analyses 70 trends shaping the tech sector, these challenges have led to global chip shortages, production delays, and rising semiconductor costs, affecting industries from smartphones to automotive and industrial machinery.

InfiniLink sees these challenges as an opportunity for Africa to diversify its economy and become a key player in the semiconductor sector by leveraging its resources and competitive pricing.

“This strategic funding will fuel InfiniLink's commercialisation of its Silicon Photonics integrated optical transceiver chiplet (iOTC) technology, which addresses critical bandwidth and energy efficiency bottlenecks in modern data infrastructure,” said the company.

The investment also highlights the growing international recognition of the MENA tech ecosystem, positioning InfiniLink to address one of AI infrastructure's most pressing challenges.

InfiniLink Co-Founder and CEO, Ahmed Aboul-Ella, emphasised that their iOTC technology enables low-power, pluggable transceiver modules and high-bandwidth-density co-packaged optical engines, which are crucial for next-generation data centers handling the computational demands of AI workloads.

"Collaborating with MediaTek will be instrumental in advancing our vision for cutting-edge optical connectivity solutions," Aboul-Ella stated.

He also stressed that the funding will be used to accelerate product development, expand globally, and meet the increasing demand for AI-driven connectivity solutions that offer significant improvements in data center performance and energy efficiency.