Iris Light Technologies
Silicon photonics enabled by advanced nanomaterial manufacturing
Chicago, United States · Founded 2023 · $3.7M raised
- Headquarters
- Chicago, Illinois
- Employees
- 1–10
- Founded
- 2023
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- irislighttech.com
- Total Funding
- $3.7M
- Last Round
- $1.8M GrantAug 2025
- Rounds
- 6
About
Iris Light Technologies is pioneering a breakthrough chip manufacturing approach for optoelectronic components in the silicon photonics market. The company develops photonic inks—opto-electronically active nanomaterials that can be tuned to a variety of wavelengths—to enable on-chip lasers, LEDs, and photodetectors. Founded as a spin-out of Argonne National Lab and Northwestern University, Iris Light is incubated in the Chain Reaction Innovations program and targets applications in optical communications, photonic AI, medical devices, autonomous vehicle LiDAR, optical chem-bio sensors, and quantum computing.
Summary
Iris Light Technologies is a Manufacturing company based in Chicago, United States, founded in 2023. It has raised $3.7M in total across 6 rounds, most recently a $1.8M Grant round in Aug 2025. Investors include NSF SBIR and Techstars.
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