Scale-Up Solutions
Intra-node
Increases performance within an AI compute pod by maximizing intra-node bandwidth density and efficiency through optical proximity.
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Semiconductors & PhotonicsCloud & Digital InfrastructureOttawa, ON
Ottawa-based developer and manufacturer of co-packaged optical interconnects whose ODIN platform integrates lasers, modulators, photodetectors and drivers to move data between chips in AI and data centre systems.
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About
Source: ranovus.comRanovus states that it provides the optical infrastructure layer that enables hyperscale AI systems to scale efficiently and sustainably, describing its work as "architecting optical infrastructure for AI" by combining differentiated optical technology, proven execution and disciplined scaling. Its ODIN platform integrates lasers, modulators, photodetectors and drivers into co-packaged and near-package optical engines.
Announced more than $100 million in new investment to expand its optical semiconductor manufacturing facility in Ottawa, with up to $2 million from the Invest Ontario Fund. investottawa.ca
The expansion is stated to create 125 new high-value jobs, more than doubling the current workforce. investontario.ca
With Cerebras Systems, was awarded a $45 million DARPA contract announced April 2025 to integrate Ranovus co-packaged optics with Cerebras wafer-scale chips. datacenterdynamics.com
Announced a manufacturing partnership with Jabil in March 2025 for high-volume production of its ODIN optical engine. ranovus.com
Received a $36 million Strategic Innovation Fund contribution in March 2023 toward a $100 million project on power-efficient AI interconnect chips. canada.ca
Invest Ottawa states Ranovus solutions power global semiconductor leaders such as AMD, MediaTek and Cerebras (DARPA). investottawa.ca
Products & Services
Company site: ranovus.comProducts Ranovus publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.
Scale-Out Solutions
Cluster fabric
Expands AI capability horizontally by interconnecting more compute nodes into high-bandwidth, power-efficient cluster fabrics.
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Facility fabric
Extends bandwidth laterally across racks and pods within one facility to create a unified AI fabric.
Learn moreFunding & Investors
Announced rounds only, newest first. Undisclosed amounts are shown as undisclosed.
Series B ($24 million; currency not stated)
Oct 9, 2014
Undisclosedlightwaveonline.comInvestors: OMERS Ventures, Export Development Canada, Azure Capital Partners, T-Venture, BDC Venture Capital, MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund
Financing round ($11 million; currency not stated)
Sep 25, 2013
Undisclosedbetakit.comInvestors: Azure Capital Partners (lead), T-Venture (lead), BDC Venture Capital (lead), OMERS Ventures (lead)
Latest: Series B ($24 million; currency not stated) · Oct 9, 2014
Partnerships
Publicly announced partnerships.
Cerebras Systems
Cerebras is integrating Ranovus wafer-scale co-packaged optics into a DARPA-funded real-time AI and HPC compute platform announced April 2025.
Jabil
Strategic manufacturing collaboration announced March 2025 for high-volume production of the ODIN optical engine.
Government & Grants
Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.
Invest Ontario Fund, Invest Ontario — grant (subject to a definitive agreement)
2025investontario.caStrategic Innovation Fund, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada — contribution
Strategic Innovation Fund, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada — contribution
Business Scale-up and Productivity, FedDev Ontario — contribution
Industrial Research Assistance Program, National Research Council Canada — contribution
FABrIC Product Development award, administered by CMC Microsystems: ODIN® ELS-Canada Capability Demonstrator (ELS-CCD)
FABrIC Product Development award, administered by CMC Microsystems: ODIN® Optical Engine Fast-track Prototype Development ("Raptor")
Recent News
- Apr 1, 2025Contract
Cerebras Systems and Ranovus set to revolutionize AI Compute Platform with Wafer Scale XPU-CPO
DARPA awarded Cerebras a contract for a real-time AI and HPC compute platform that integrates Ranovus wafer-scale co-packaged optics with Cerebras wafer-scale technology.
- Mar 31, 2025Partnership
Ranovus collaborates with Jabil on ODIN manufacturing
Ranovus announced a manufacturing partnership with Jabil for high-volume production of its ODIN optical engine.
People
Sourced from the company's own pages or announcements.
Hamid Arabzadeh
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Georg Roell
Chief Technology Officer
Andre Levasseur
Chief Financial Officer
Mike Sekerka
Vice President & GM, Defence and Government Business Unit
Technology Focus
Company site: ranovus.comTerms the company uses about its own work.
Co-packaged opticsNear-package opticsODIN optical engineAI data centre interconnectOptical infrastructure for AIMulti-wavelength lasers
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