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PhotonDelta is an industry accelerator for the integrated photonics industry. We build and grow an ecosystem in Europe, which covers a network of companies and knowledge institutes that intensively co-operate for the last 25 years in the research, design, development and manufacturing of integrated photonics technologies and components. Such a collective and long-standing effort, with a main accent in the Netherlands, has led us to unique competences and assets in the domain of Photonics Integrated Circuits (PICs) and PICs-powered packaged opto-electronics modules. The network combines the agility and speed of small companies with the stability and trustworthiness of larger ones.
We are open to co-creation, open-innovation and early engagement with all the market leading or high-potential future players up in the value chain. Why? We believe our technology of integrated photonics can offer a solution for the societal and technological challenges the world faces today. We see many product- and service companies around the world that are strongly driven by and in need for technologies enabling radically cheaper, faster, lighter, greener, more robust and reliable solutions. We think integrated photonics is the key enabling technology and open up possibilities for new applications in several domains.
In short: we see a potential for a large number of breakthrough innovations that can overcome current technological challenges. By working together in a network, we innovate, reduce time-to-market and we have the economy of scale.
We are open to co-creation, open-innovation and early engagement with all the market leading or high-potential future players up in the value chain. Why? We believe our technology of integrated photonics can offer a solution for the societal and technological challenges the world faces today. We see many product- and service companies around the world that are strongly driven by and in need for technologies enabling radically cheaper, faster, lighter, greener, more robust and reliable solutions. We think integrated photonics is the key enabling technology and open up possibilities for new applications in several domains.
In short: we see a potential for a large number of breakthrough innovations that can overcome current technological challenges. By working together in a network, we innovate, reduce time-to-market and we have the economy of scale.
Overview
Location
Netherlands, North Brabant, Eindhoven
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$1.2B
Founded date
2018
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 18
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| Jan 14, 2025 | Netherlands startup PHOTON IP raises €4.75M for low-energy optical chips | Netherlands startup PHOTON IP, a manufacturer of advanced low-power optical chips, has raised a €4.75 million Seed round. PHOTON IP is accelerating the future of integrated photonics, by reducing the energy consumption and footprint of adva... |
| Oct 16, 2024 | The Rise of Photonics: A New Era of Innovation in the Netherlands | The Netherlands is becoming a beacon for photonics innovation. Recent investments are fueling a surge in this high-tech sector. PhotonVentures and SuperLight Photonics are at the forefront of this movement. They are not just companies; they... |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Breukelen-based PhotonVentures secures €5 million strengthening the Dutch photonics ecosystem | PhotonVentures, a specialised deep tech fund founded in 2023 that focuses on investing in photonics startups in the Netherlands and across Europe, has secured a €5 million investment led by Invest-NL, with contributions from a group of new ... |
| Feb 15, 2024 | Dutch-based Amazec Photonics bags €1.5M to advanced cardiovascular monitoring tech | Read this article in: Netherlands-based Amazec Photonics, an integrated photonics company specialising in cardiovascular monitoring & diagnostics, has secured €1.5M in a Seed round of funding. The round was led by PhotonDelta, a cross-b... |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Dutch deep tech VC PhotonVentures raises €60M, launches new fund to invest in early-stage photonic chip startups and scale-ups | Read this article in: Eindhoven-based PhotonVentures, a deep tech venture capital firm, announced on Thursday that it has launched a venture capital fund aimed at early-stage photonic chip startups and scale-ups. As a part of the launch, th... |
| May 12, 2023 | Dutch-based Delta Diagnostics secures €5.2M to commercialise its low-cost biosensing technology | Rotterdam-based Delta Diagnostics, a company that develops integrated photonics to create highly sensitive and selective biosensors, announced on Tuesday, May 9, that it has raised €5.25M in a Series A round of funding. The investment came ... |
| Apr 12, 2023 | New Origin secures €6 million from PhotonDelta to build an independent photonic chips foundry in the Netherlands | Enschede-based New Origin, a spin out from University of Twente’s MESA+ NanoLab, has secured €6 million in funding to fuel its build of an independent photonic chips facility. The funding is part of the contribution that the Province of Ove... |
| Apr 12, 2023 | The University of Twente-owned New Origin raises €6M from PhotonDelta to build photonic chips foundry | Enschede-based New Origin, a photonic chips foundry, announced on Wednesday that it has raised €6M in a fresh round of funding from PhotonDelta, a Dutch-based accelerator for the integrated photonics industry. The funding is part of a contr... |
| Jan 9, 2023 | Invest-NL and FORWARD.one help invest €3.5 million in Enschede-based LioniX | Enschede-based microelectromechanical systems startup LioniX International has seen its equity change hands following a €3.5 million secondary investment by four Dutch investors: Invest-NL, Universiteit Twente Holding, Oost NL and PhotonDel... |
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FAQ about PhotonDelta
When was PhotonDelta founded?
PhotonDelta was founded in 2018.
How much funding has PhotonDelta raised?
PhotonDelta has raised $1.2B in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about PhotonDelta?
Parsers VC has collected 18 articles mentioning PhotonDelta, among them “Netherlands startup PHOTON IP raises €4.75M for low-energy optical chips” (Jan 14, 2025) and “The Rise of Photonics: A New Era of Innovation in the Netherlands” (Oct 16, 2024).
Is PhotonDelta still active?
Yes, PhotonDelta is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jan 14, 2025.