

Nick Harris
Founder and CEO of Lightmatter, a company developing photonic computing and networking technology for AI infrastructure. Works on using light-based interconnects and chips to overcome bandwidth, energy, and scaling bottlenecks in data centers.
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Apr 2, 2026 • 30min
How 3 CEOs Use AI to Run $10B in Companies | This Week in AI
Nick Harris, Lightmatter CEO building photonic AI hardware, joins Victor Riparbelli, Synthesia CEO focused on AI video for business, and Jeremy Fraenkel, Fundamental CEO working on AI for tabular data. They dig into copper bottlenecks in data centers, why tabular data is AI’s overlooked frontier, build vs buy for AI tools, OpenAI’s changing priorities, and the race toward AGI.

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Apr 1, 2026 • 1h 12min
How Focus Killed Sora and Saved Anthropic | This Week in AI with Victor Riparbelli, Nick Harris & Jeremy Fraenkel
Nick Harris, CEO of Lightmatter, builds photonic chips to bust data-center bottlenecks. Victor Riparbelli, CEO of Synthesia, creates AI video and real-time avatar experiences. Jeremy Fraenkel, CEO of Fundamental, focuses on large tabular models for enterprise data. They discuss photonic interconnects vs copper, tabular data's blind spot for LLMs, real-time personalized video, and when to build versus buy AI stacks.

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Aug 2, 2023 • 57min
Next Unicorns: Unlocking the power of photonic computing with Lightmatter CEO Nick Harris | E1787
Nick Harris, CEO of Lightmatter, shares his vision on revolutionizing AI hardware with photonic computing, discussing the shift from traditional chips to light-based technology for enhanced efficiency. He dives into the challenges of advanced chip design and the futuristic concept of space-based data centers. Also featured is Vishal Sunak, founder of LinkSquares, who shares insights on scaling a legal tech startup from $1M to $10M ARR in just two years, emphasizing innovation and customer-centric strategies.


