AttoTude
AttoTude develops high-speed interconnect technology for AI data centers. The 79-person company raised $142M in a Series C round in June 2026, backed by investors including Keysight Technologies and Mayfield Fund.
The growth story
AttoTude grew from 1 to 79 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $142M along the way, most recently a Series C in June 2026.
About
AttoTude builds networking hardware that enables faster parallel processing in AI supercomputing environments. Its products aim to remove bottlenecks in data center infrastructure as AI workloads grow.
The company has raised $142M in venture funding, including a Series C in mid-2026. Its engineering-heavy team of 79 draws heavily from optical networking and semiconductor companies like Infinera and Intel.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up 19 of AttoTude's 79 employees, the largest function by far. The company has a median tenure of just one year, suggesting rapid team expansion.
The AttoTude org chart
Dave Welch (CEO and Founder) leads 11 mapped leaders with 3 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 40 (+48% YoY), Operations 8 (+300% YoY), Information Technology 8 (+14% YoY), Business Development 4 (0% YoY), Program and Project Management 4 (+300% YoY).
Talent flow
Nearly a quarter of AttoTude's analyzed hires came from Infinera, with Intel and Cisco each contributing 7 employees. Alumni have moved to companies including Google and quantum computing startup Monarch Quantum.
Most common previous employers of AttoTude staff: Infinera (18), Intel (7), Cisco (7), Lumentum (5), Sanmina (5), Nokia (4). Former AttoTude employees most often moved to Lumentum (2), Vanguard Advisors (1), Monarch Quantum (1), MyNano Designs Sdn. Bhd. (1), Google (1).
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at AttoTude: Semiconductor Engineering (26), MATLAB (25), Radio Frequency (RF) (22), Integrated Circuits (IC) (20), Leadership (16), Wireless Technologies (16), Computer Simulations (15), Manufacturing (14).
Where the team actually sits
AttoTude people are concentrated in California, United States (21), San Francisco Bay Area (11), Ontario, Canada (7), United States (5).
Search footprint
AttoTude attracts about 64 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 10 ranking keywords and lost 6 in the last period.
Frequently asked
AttoTude has 79 employees as of September 2026.
AttoTude has raised $142M in total, most recently a Series C round in June 2026.
AttoTude was founded in 2024 by Joy Laskar, Dave Welch.
Dave Welch (CEO and Founder) sits at the top of AttoTude's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current AttoTude staff are Infinera (18 people), Intel (7 people), Cisco (7 people).
Former AttoTude employees most often move to Lumentum (2), Vanguard Advisors (1), Monarch Quantum (1).
AttoTude attracts about 64 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among AttoTude staff are Semiconductor Engineering, MATLAB, Radio Frequency (RF), Integrated Circuits (IC), Leadership.
AttoTude staff are concentrated in California, United States (21), San Francisco Bay Area (11), Ontario, Canada (7).
AttoTude has about 40 people in Engineering, up 48% over the past year, as of September 2026.
AttoTude has about 8 people in Operations, up 300% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 56 current and 7 former AttoTude profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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