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Photonics & Optics: venture funds and startups

Sector hub · Deep Tech

8 funds6 startups$2.8B AUM

◆ Funds tracked

8

◆ Combined AUM

$2.8B

◆ Startups tracked

6

◆ Raised between them

$108.3M

◆ Overview

Fusion42 tracks 8 venture funds in Photonics & Optics with $2.8B in combined assets under management, and 6 startups that have raised $108.3M between them. The data below is live from the same database that powers Raise and Scout, and is continuously enriched as new rounds and funds are announced.

Part of the Raise fund database and the Scout startup database by Fusion42 — the same live data Arthur reasons over.

◆ Highlights

Active funds in Photonics & Optics include North Karelia Growth Fund II, Big Sur Ventures, Cloudberry VC, HAX Plasma Forge and IOWN AI Fund; startups in Photonics & Optics include EMode Photonix, Foundational, Lightspring, Aseptuva and Quintessent. Each name links through to a full machine-readable profile — its backers, rounds and related Wire analysis — and the tables below list every entity Fusion42 tracks in Photonics & Optics, refreshed as new rounds and funds are announced.

◆ Funds in Photonics & Optics (8 tracked)

FundTypeHQ
North Karelia Growth Fund IIvcGermany
Big Sur VenturesvcSpain
Cloudberry VCvcFinland
HAX Plasma ForgeacceleratorUnited States
IOWN AI Fundcorporate vcJapan
China Telecom Quantum Industrial Venture Capital FundvcChina
Speciale InvestvcIndia
QuantonationvcFrance

◆ Startups in Photonics & Optics (6 tracked)

StartupStageHQRaised
EMode Photonixpre-seedUnited States$1M
Foundationalpre-seedUnited Kingdom$10.8M
LightspringseedFrance$3.6M
AseptuvaseedSwitzerland$2.9M
Quintessentseries-aUnited States$40M
OpenLightseries-aUnited States$50M

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