POET Technologies Stock Soars on $150M Fundraise – AI Photonics Play Heats Up
Market Summary As of the Nov 3 pre-market, POET’s shares hovered around $6.4, up about +1% on the day reuters.com. The stock’s rally over the last year has been dramatic – Finimize reports roughly a 101% gain in the 12 months through early October 2025, driven by AI-centric optimism and aggressive fundraising finimize.com. For context, POET outpaced the S&P 500 (up ~18%) handily, as investors cheered positive news on customers, industry awards and capital raises (the Oct 7 $75M placement was noted as “the largest single financing in its history” investing.com). At its peak in mid-October, POET traded near $9.4