News: Optoelectronics
13 October 2025
Ayar Labs appoints Vivek Gupta as chief strategy officer to lead hyperscaler collaborations and accelerate CPO adoption
Silicon photonics-based chip-to-chip optical connectivity firm Ayar Labs of San Jose, CA, USA — which is pioneering co-packaged optics (CPO) for large-scale AI workloads — says that Vivek Gupta has joined as its first chief strategy officer (CSO). This comes as the industry transitions to next-generation AI architectures that demand the bandwidth, latency and efficiency benefits enabled by CPO.
“This is a momentous time for the company, as we scale to commercial production and strengthen customer partnerships,” says CEO & co-founder Mark Wade. “Vivek’s proven ability to guide emerging technologies through complex industry inflection points, along with his experience building executive relationships in the hyperscale ecosystem, will be instrumental in advancing our mission to make optics a key enabler for the future of AI.”
Gupta will oversee Ayar Labs’ global strategy, customer engagement, and product functions to drive market adoption of optical I/O. This includes developing relationships with hyperscale customers as well as leading go-to-market and product strategies. He will work closely with the CTO, engineering and commercial teams to ensure that Ayar Labs continues to deliver innovative, customer-centric solutions for AI data centers, says the firm.
“CPO is no longer just a breakthrough technology, it’s foundational for large-scale AI data centers to drive the power efficiency and performance required for AI roadmaps,” says Gupta. “Success at this inflection point requires creative customer co-development, bold new business models and go-to-market strategies, and a steadfast focus on customer value.”
Gupta brings over two decades of experience leading business strategy, commercialization and product innovation at global technology leaders including Google, Qualcomm and Atheros. He is recognized for building executive relationships, launching disruptive solutions in complex technology markets, and driving the adoption of emerging compute architectures across leading global organizations.
His appointment follows significant progress at Ayar Labs, including a collaboration with Alchip Technologies to scale AI infrastructure with CPO and continued expansion of the company’s executive team, customer base, and global presence.
Ayar Labs and Alchip to scale AI infrastructure with co-packaged optics
