Alexander Gaeta, Founder of Xscape Photonics

About Alexander Gaeta

Alexander Gaeta is the Co-Founder and President of Xscape Photonics, a Columbia University-based startup developing multi-color photonics platforms for AI data centers. He is also the David M. Rickey Professor of Applied Physics at Columbia University, where he leveraged university resources to build the company. Gaeta previously founded a startup and transitioned from aspiring professional tennis player to optical engineer and physicist.

Alexander Gaeta at a glance

• Company: Xscape Photonics
• Total raised: $44M
• Latest round: Series A
• Investors: IAG Capital Partners, NVIDIA, Addition, Altair, Cisco Investments, Fathom Fund
• Location: New York, New York, United States

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