Astera Labs, Inc.
A maker of chips and cables that keep data moving smoothly inside cloud and AI data centers, Astera Labs builds retimers, memory controllers, and fabric switches that connect servers, GPUs, and storage. Founded in 2017 by three former Texas Instruments executives, the company designs its hardware in a fabless model while outsourcing manufacturing. Its name comes from the Greek word for "star," chosen to signal a guiding light for data connectivity.