Dipole Labs

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About Dipole Labs

YC company profile

AI-controlled optical switching for AI clusters

  • YC batch: Summer 2026
  • Founded: 2026
  • Team size: 0
  • Location: Boston
  • Country: US
  • Status: Active
  • Industry: Industrials
  • Stage: Early
  • Tags: Hard Tech, Semiconductors, AI
  • YC partner: Jared Friedman

Founders

Deepankur Thureja — Founder/CEO

CEO & Co-founder @ Dipole Labs

Building optical switching and compute modules that make AI clusters faster and more energy efficient.

Previously I was a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard where I developed advanced photonic and quantum devices, working at the intersection of materials science, optics, and AI.

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Gabriele Pasquale — Founder/CTO

Co-Founder & CTO @ Dipole Labs

Building optical switching and compute modules that make AI clusters faster and more energy-efficient.

Previously, I was a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard, where I developed advanced photonic and quantum devices, working at the intersection of materials science, optics, and AI.

LinkedIn

Source: Y Combinator · Retrieved 2026-11-02. Company information is self-reported on YC.