# Proficium, Inc.

> Proficium is a Union City, California optical connectivity company that designs, manufactures, and tests the cables and transceivers that move data inside hyperscale and AI data centers. Founded in 2003 by Dan Miranda, it supplies OEM-compatible optical transceivers (400G, 800G, and 1.6Tb/s), DAC/ACC/AOC copper and optical cables, fiber assemblies, and InfiniBand interconnects validated against gear from Arista, Cisco, NVIDIA, and Juniper. An early mover in AI/ML cluster networking since 2019, the company was acquired by private equity firm Mill Point Capital in 2024 to scale with surging data center demand.

- **Founded:** 2003
- **Headquarters:** Union City, California, United States
- **Founders:** Dan Miranda (Founder & President (former CEO))
- **Team size:** ~58 employees
- **Products:** Optical Transceivers, DAC Cables, ACC Cables, AOC Cables, Fiber Optic Cables
- **Notable:** Operating continuously since 2003 - over two decades in optical connectivity., Early mover in AI/ML cluster networking, delivering high-bandwidth solutions since 2019., Announced availability of 1.6Tb/s optical transceivers in 2025.

## Products & services

- **Optical Transceivers** — OEM-compatible transceivers at 400G, 800G, and 1.6Tb/s, validated against major networking platforms and adhering to MSA specifications.
- **DAC Cables** — Direct-attached copper cables for short-reach, low-cost, low-latency interconnects.
- **ACC Cables** — Active copper cables that extend reach while keeping power and cost low.
- **AOC Cables** — Active optical cables, including LSZH variants, for longer-reach in-rack and cross-rack links.
- **Fiber Optic Cables** — MTP/MPO breakout assemblies, single-mode and multimode fiber for structured data center cabling.
- **InfiniBand Interconnects** — Transceivers, DACs, ACCs, AOCs and accessories compatible with InfiniBand fabrics for HPC and AI clusters.
- **GPU Cluster Bundles** — Pre-configured connectivity kits tailored to AI/ML GPU cluster deployments.
- **Cable Management & Power** — Fiber panels, copper systems, power cords, and cable management accessories.
- **Testing & Engineering Services** — In-house performance and compatibility testing labs plus design and implementation support.

## Achievements

- Operating continuously since 2003 - over two decades in optical connectivity.
- Early mover in AI/ML cluster networking, delivering high-bandwidth solutions since 2019.
- Announced availability of 1.6Tb/s optical transceivers in 2025.
- Added VIAVI ONE LabPro ONE-1600 testing platform for 800G and 1.6Tb/s validation.
- Acquired by Mill Point Capital in 2024 to accelerate data center growth.
- Recruited optical networking veteran Brian Patton (30+ years) as CTO in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Announced availability of 1.6Tb/s optical transceivers and added the VIAVI ONE LabPro ONE-1600 next-generation testing platform supporting 800G and 1.6Tb/s rates.
- **2024-08** — Hired optical networking veteran Brian Patton as CTO; Todd Swanson joined as CEO, bringing experience from Intel and Finisar.
- **2024-05** — Acquisition by Mill Point Capital closed, with debt financing from Brightwood Capital Advisors.
- **2024-03** — Mill Point Capital announced its partnership with / acquisition of Proficium to capitalize on data center demand.

## Links

- Website: https://proficium.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/proficium-inc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Proficium
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/proficium/

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Last updated: 2026-06-20