Teramount is an Israel-based silicon photonics packaging company that develops detachable fiber-to-chip connectivity solutions for high-volume co-packaged optics (CPO) and other silicon photonics applications. Its TeraVERSE platform, built on a patented Universal Photonic Coupler and wafer-level self-aligning optics, enables large numbers of single-mode and polarization-maintaining fibers to be coupled to silicon photonics chips using standard semiconductor manufacturing and packaging flows, supporting AI/ML processors, network switches, transceivers and sensors. Founded in 2015 by Hesham Taha and Abraham (Avi) Israel, both Hebrew University applied physics PhDs, the company partners with foundries such as GlobalFoundries and was acquired by Molex in May 2026.
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Founded
2015
Employees
40–60
Total Funding
$58M
2 rounds
Total raised $58M across 2 rounds
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Last updated 06-25-2026
Latest Round
Type
Series A
Date
July 2025
Amount
$50M
Valuation
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Lead Investors
| Date | Round | Amount Raised | Valuation | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Series A | $50M | — | Koch Disruptive Technologies |
| 2021 | Seed | $8M | — | Grove Ventures |
Hesham Taha
Co-Founder & CEO
Abraham (Avi) Israel
Co-Founder & CTO
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