🔥 Hot Takes Tuesday for 2025-03-11
Exploring groundbreaking photonics chiplets and innovative "Tupperware" software valuations.
🙏 And a big thanks to all our sponsors! 🙏
(Scroll to the end…)
Two hot takes on two stories that caught my eye on Tuesday.
🌈 + 💰 Photonics chiplets promising 14.4Tbps are fascinating as is a $2.5B valuation.
Techmeme: Celestial AI, which aims to use light to speed up data transfer inside servers, raised $250M led by Fidelity at a $2.5B valuation, taking its funding to $515M (Jane Lanhee Lee/Bloomberg)
By Jane Lanhee Lee / Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.
🔐 + 💰 Trusted "Tupperware" software solutions command a $3.5B valuation.
Techmeme: Sources: Kirkland-based enterprise cybersecurity startup Chainguard is in talks to raise $350M led by Kleiner at a $3.5B valuation, up from $1.1B in July 2024 (Katie Roof/Bloomberg)
By Katie Roof / Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.
Note: Some images via Unsplash
Disclosure
I am linking to my disclosure.
Cuthrell Consulting LLCAttn: Jay Cuthrell1903 Live Oak St #92Beaufort, NC 28516-0092
To learn about sponsorship opportunities, contact us. 🤓
This section of the newsletter is meant to fund the services stack that enables readership growth and continue free editions to be published each week.
And now, a word from our sponsors
Note: This pseudo-randomized sponsored portion of the newsletter contains referral links that may financially benefit this newsletter.
NexusTek
NexusTek Secure Al Platform ensures organizations can safely unlock the productivity benefits of generative Al across any platform, while ensuring unmatched data security oversight, administration, and observability.
Buttondown
If you're looking for a great newsletter platform, I use and recommend Buttondown. Our readers can get $9 off your first month of Buttondown.
Linode
If you are looking for a reliable virtual private server with simple cloud billing math, I use and recommend Akamai Linode. Our readers can get a $100, 60-day credit on Akamai Linode.
⚠️ This content is not legal or financial advice. ⚠️