Lightmatter signals beyond the news: 32+ signals from 5 sources
The latest Lightmatter signal on this page is from Sep 29, 2026 (Patents): "Lightmatter, Inc.'s patent output is accelerating: 10 grants in the past year, 2 in the past 30 days." The busiest sources: Website changes (15+), Glassdoor (7) and Patents (5).
PrivateComputer Hardware Manufacturing251 to 500 employeeslightmatter.coLinkedIn
- Signals
- 32+
- Sources
- 5
- Last 90 days
- 21
- Latest
- Sep 29, 2026
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32+ signals for Lightmatter across 5 sources.
Patents · Patent pace
Lightmatter, Inc.'s patent output is accelerating: 10 grants in the past year, 2 in the past 30 days.
Over the past year Lightmatter, Inc. received 10 US patent grants, concentrated in software / computing and signal transmission; the recent pace (3 in 90 days) is accelerating versus its trailing baseline.
- Grants, 12 months
- 10
- Grants, 90 days
- 3
- Grants, 30 days
- 2
- Pace
- Accelerating
Patents · Patent grant
Lightmatter was granted a patent for photonic optical flow switching.
In September 2026 Lightmatter patented optical switching hardware for data-center and high-performance computing networks, using photonic circuits to route data between ports.
- Patent title
- Optical flow switching using photonic integrated circuits
- Grant date
- Sep 29, 2026
- Inventors
- Mihika Prabhu, Alexander Sludds, Aravind Kalaiah, Ajay Joshi
Web traffic · Sustained decline
lightmatter.co shows sustained decline with 3 consecutive months of decreases, down 16% overall to 49K.
Minimal AI traffic at 0.7% (~339 visits). Top: chatgpt.com (88%), claude.ai (12%).
- Monthly visits
- 48,730
- Month over month
- -7.1%
- 3-month change
- -15.9%
- Global rank
- 734,614
Website changes · Product launch
Lightmatter repositioned Passage EVK100 from a bidirectional high-bandwidth interconnect platform to an unidirectional platform emphasizing aggregate bandwidth.
The product description changed from “high-bandwidth bidirectional link reference platform delivering up to 3.2 Tbps per fiber at 1.9 pJ/bit” to “high-bandwidth unidirectional link reference platform delivering up to 3.2 Tbps aggregate bandwidth at 3.2 pJ/bit.”
- Page
- /
Website changes · Marketing shift
The careers page changed its call to action from “Joi n U s” to “Join Us.”
The page text changed from “Joi n U s Lightmatter is leading a revolution...” to “Join Us Lightmatter is leading a revolution...”
- Page
- /people/careers
Web traffic · Traffic snapshot
lightmatter.co received 52K monthly visits with traffic from 5 countries.
- Monthly visits
- 52,478
- Month over month
- -9.4%
- 3-month change
- +3.1%
- Global rank
- 667,027
Glassdoor · Cross functional collaboration issues
Advice to management highlights need for expert consultation before decisions
An employee advises management to consult other experts before making top-down decisions, suggesting potential collaboration issues.
- Overall rating
- 4.0 of 5
- CEO approval
- 79%
- Reviews read
- 1
- Sentiment
- Negative
Glassdoor · Reorg chaos
Constant change and reprioritization is a recurring theme
Employees note that change and reprioritization are constant within the company.
- Overall rating
- 4.0 of 5
- CEO approval
- 79%
- Reviews read
- 1
- Sentiment
- Negative
LinkedIn
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- Likes
- 50
- Tags
- Product Development, Research & Development
LinkedIn
We are hitting the physical limits of traditional electrical chips just as the AI boom demands massive acceleration.
We are hitting the physical limits of traditional electrical chips just as the AI boom demands massive acceleration. The solution isn't just "more chips," it's a completely new architecture. Our CEO & Founder, Nicholas Harris, recently sat down with Forbes to discuss why building AI chip technology relying on...
- Likes
- 136
- Comments
- 2
- Tags
- Artificial Intelligence, Product Development, Research & Development
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curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
-H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"domain": "lightmatter.co",
"signal_types": ["reddit-company","podcast-company","glassdoor-company",
"product-reviews","linkedin-post-company","twitter-company-posts",
"youtube-company","website-intelligence","patents-company",
"federal-contract-award","conference-speaker","hackernews",
"producthunt-launch","seo-traffic"],
"limit": 20
}'Same industry
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Source. Reddit, podcasts, Glassdoor, product reviews, LinkedIn, X, YouTube, company websites, patents, federal contracts, conference talks, Hacker News, Product Hunt, web traffic and employee growth, from the Signal API.
Method. The latest 15 signals per source from the last 12 months. Posts that do not name the company, replies, repeats and unreadable rows are removed. Traffic and headcount keep their newest measure.
Data as of .