The deal signals a strategic move to bolster infrastructure for SpaceX’s expanding compute business. Mesh Optical, which emerged from stealth in February with a $50 million Series A round led by Thrive Capital, was built by Travis Brashears, Cameron Ramos, and Serena Grown-Haeberli. During their tenure at SpaceX, the trio developed the optical links currently powering the Starlink satellite constellation.
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Elon Musk Cleared to Acquire SpaceX Alumni Startup Mesh
Federal regulators have expedited an antitrust review, clearing the path for Elon Musk to acquire Mesh Optical Technologies. The startup, founded only last year by three former SpaceX engineers, specializes in advanced optical hardware designed to accelerate data center communications through light-based systems rather than traditional electrical connections.
Musk intends to integrate this expertise into terrestrial data centers, where SpaceX is already providing compute capacity to firms like Google, Anthropic, and Reflection AI. By adopting high-speed optical transceivers, the company aims to reduce energy consumption and boost performance across its network. This technology holds potential for future scaling, potentially extending from terrestrial server farms to orbital infrastructure.
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