Scantinel Photonics

FMCW LiDAR sensors for autonomous driving

Scantinel Photonics was founded in 2019, is headquartered in Ulm, Germany, lists 11–50 employees, and has $8.7M in recorded funding across 1 round.

Employees
11–50
Founded
2019
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$8.7M
Last Round
$8.7M Venture RoundMay 2021
Rounds
1

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About

Scantinel Photonics GmbH is a Zeiss-incubated, world-leading FMCW (frequency-modulated continuous wave) LiDAR company headquartered in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 2019, Scantinel develops solid-state, single-chip 1550nm FMCW LiDAR-on-a-chip sensors that simultaneously measure range and velocity for autonomous driving, industrial, and mobility applications, offering higher pixel rates, longer range, and lower cost at volume than traditional Time-of-Flight LiDAR. In January 2026, Scantinel became a subsidiary of MicroVision, Inc., which acquired the company's FMCW lidar business and roughly 20 engineers to expand its sensor and perception software portfolio.

Summary

Scantinel Photonics is an Autonomous Vehicles company based in Ulm, Germany, founded in 2019. It lists 11–50 employees. It has raised $8.7M in total across 1 round, most recently a $8.7M Venture Round in May 2021.

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Funding History

Venture RoundVenture RoundMay 2021
$8.7M

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