Optical AI systems that accelerate the most demanding deep learning and pattern recognition... follo
Location: United Kingdom, England, Leeds
Employees: 11-50
Phone: +44 1977 551615
Total raised: $31.51M
Founded date: 2013
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| 10.08.2023 | imec.xpand | imecxpand.... |
| - | Eden Rock ... | edenrockgr... |
| 10.06.2024 | Verve Vent... | verve.vc |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 18.07.2023 | Series A | $27.56M | - |
| 22.09.2017 | Seed | $3.95M | - |
Mentions in press and media 12
| Date | Title | Description |
| 28.05.2025 | Alibaba's Joe Tsai emphasized Trust as the 5th BEYOND Expo closed | 'Fund at First Pitch' attracts Global Investors with Future Tech MACAO, May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The 5th BEYOND Expo 2025 wrapped up at The Venetian® Macao's Cotai Expo after delivering a packed program of events that brought to life it... |
| 05.02.2025 | Data Security Holding Back Growth for UK Financial Services Firms | Research from Optalysys has found that growth is being held back at UK financial services firms due to concerns over data security. A survey of over 250 IT decision-makers (ITDMs) working in the financial services sector, conducted by Obsur... |
| 02.12.2024 | Optalysys partners with Zama to develop Fully Homomorphic Encryption for privacy | Optalysys, a secure computing startup, has partnered with open source crypto company Zama.The purpose of this development is to advance the development of Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE). FHE is an advanced, quantum-resilient cryptograph... |
| 30.10.2024 | Optalysys partners with Duality Technologies to accelerate quantum-resistant cryptography | Leeds-based compute startup Optalysys has partnered with Duality Technologies, a provider of privacy-preserving software, to drive the adoption and application of Fully Homomorphic Encryption technologies (FHE). The partnership aims to make... |
| 25.07.2023 | Akhetonics raises capital for its all-optical processor prototype | Traditional processors from the likes of Intel, AMD, or Nvidia have well-known limitations around speed, energy efficiency, and electromagnetic interference. For instance, foundational chip makers like TSMC and Samsung are currently racing ... |
| 18.07.2023 | Optalysys Raises £21M in Series A Funding | Optalysys, a Leeds, UK-based developer of photonic processing technology, raised £21M in Series A funding. The round was led by Lingotto, imec.xpand, and Northern Gritstone. The company intends to use the funds to launch its technology on a... |
| 17.07.2023 | UK optical chip company Optalysys bags £21m in funding for ‘groundbreaking’ encryption tech | - |
| 17.07.2023 | Leeds-based photonic chip company Optalysys raises £21 million to unlock its Fully Homomorphic Encryption process | Photonic chip maker Optalysys has raised a £21 million Series A funding which will see it ‘advance its Enable photonic computing technology to unlock a new form of secure processing known as Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE)’. Backing the ... |
| 22.09.2017 | Optalysys Raises $3.95M in Seed Funding | Optalysys Ltd., a Glasshoughton, UK-based developer of light-speed optical coprocessors, raised $3.95m in seed funding. Undisclosed angel investors participated in the round. The company will use the funds to manufacture the first commercia... |
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