Stage FocusSeed, Series A
GeographyEurope, US
TypeVC
Last Activity2025
Industry Focus
Industries
SemiconductorsQuantum ComputingMedTechIoT & Edge
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeDeepTech Purist
ExposureMostly DeepTech Investments
Bio
PhotonVentures is Europe's first VC fund dedicated exclusively to photonics. Based in Eindhoven — home to ASML, NXP, and Philips — the firm invests in integrated photonics, quantum photonics, sensing, LiDAR, and optical communications.
Check sizes run €1-5M at seed and Series A, and the firm leads rounds with technical support. All partners have deep photonics backgrounds from industry or academi...
Notable Investments
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EFFECT PhotonicsQ
Quix QuantumS
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