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Quintessent

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Connectivity to enable A.I. at scale

Also known as QUINTESSENT INC.

  • Cloud & networking
  • Semiconductors & computing hardware
  • Hardware
Status
Operatingas of 2026-09-17
Business model
B2B
Headquarters
Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Customers
AI hyperscalers
Legal name
QUINTESSENT INC.
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Record updated 17 September 2026

About

With headquarters in Santa Barbara, CA, Quintessent is an innovator in simplified and resilient AI data center optical interconnect products that minimize total cost of ownership (TCO).

Funding snapshot

Total raised
$51.5MSum of rounds, as of 2026-09-17Source (opens in a new tab)
Latest round
Series A, $40M

Funding rounds

Round, 2023
$11.6M2023-10-10, SEC form D sold, 8 investors
Round, 2021
$5.5M2021-12-29, SEC form D sold, 13 investors
Round, 2019
$90K2019-09-12, SEC form D sold, 1 investor
Round, 2019
$1.1M2019-07-08, SEC form D sold, 10 investors
Seed
$11.5MCompany stated
Series A
$40MCompany stated

Products

Hardware
DWDM-based comb laser product
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