Elon Musk has received U.S. regulatory approval to acquire startup Mesh Optical Technologies, which develops data-center optical transceivers that it says deliver higher energy efficiency and lower latency versus existing solutions. Mesh, founded by SpaceX engineers who worked on Starlink laser-link communications, exited stealth in February after raising $50m in a round led by Thrive Capital.

2026-06-27

Elon Musk has received U.S. regulatory approval to acquire startup Mesh Optical Technologies, which develops data-center optical transceivers that it says deliver higher energy efficiency and lower latency versus existing solutions. Mesh, founded by SpaceX engineers who worked on Starlink laser-link communications, exited stealth in February after raising $50m in a round led by Thrive Capital.