SMART Photonics

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High Tech Campus Eindhoven, Netherlands · Founded 2012 · $40.8M raised

Employees
51–200
Founded
2012
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$40.8M
Last Round
$40.8M Series CJun 2020
Rounds
1

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About

SMART Photonics is an independent pure-play foundry that produces high-end photonic integrated circuits for customers, from proof of concept through full production. It manufactures Indium Phosphide based photonic components for data and telecommunication as well as sensing uses such as lidar and medical applications. The company is based on the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven and aims to use integrated photonics to reduce energy consumption and improve healthcare. Customers design on SMART Photonics process kits and the foundry fabricates the chips.

Summary

SMART Photonics is a Semiconductors company based in High Tech Campus Eindhoven, Netherlands, founded in 2012. It has raised $40.8M in total across 1 round, most recently a $40.8M Series C round in Jun 2020. Investors include Innovation Industries, KPN Ventures and ASML.

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Funding History

Debt FinancingVenture RoundJul 2023
$116.6M

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Funding: Series C. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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