Sector · Funding
Photonics & Secure Comms funding in Europe
Capital tracked€81,000,000
Rounds3
Startups3
€81M
Capital tracked
3
Disclosed rounds
€57M
Biggest round
3
Startups tracked
Photonics & Secure Comms, in numbers
3 rounds on record · 3 with a disclosed amount
Rounds by stage
Seed 50%
Growth 50%
Capital by year
Share of rounds
Source: Sesamers round tracker · full data desk →
Largest rounds tracked
Disclosed rounds only · EUR-converted at desk rates
| Company | Round | Sector | Lead | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cailabs France | Growth | Defence Tech | European Investment Bank, Definvest, Fonds Innovation Defense, NewSpace Capital, EIC Fund | €57M |
| INLEAP Photonics Germany | Seed | Counter-UAS | UVC Partners | €20M |
| Scintil Photonics France | Undisclosed | Deep tech | Supernova Invest, Innovacom, Bpifrance | €4M |
Startups in Photonics & Secure Comms
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INLEAP Photonics
Counter-UAS · Seed
Laser-based drone defence technology spun off from Laser Zentrum Hannover.
Seed · €20,000,000
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Scintil Photonics
Deep tech · Series B
Grenoble CEA-Leti spin-off making silicon photonic chips with lasers integrated directly on-wafer
€4,000,000
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Cailabs
Defence Tech · Growth
Photonic beam-shaping for laser satellite links and directed-energy defence systems
Growth · €57,000,000
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Who invests here
Funds with a verified round in this hub · most active first
UVC Partners
Growth–Seed · AI
Led 1 of 1 round tracked in Photonics & Secure Comms. UVC Partners is a Munich and Berlin venture capital firm that partners…
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Supernova Invest
Growth–Seed · Climate
Led 1 of 1 round tracked in Photonics & Secure Comms. Supernova Invest is the deep tech venture platform created in 2017 out…
EUR 1M–EUR 30M
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Scale Capital
Seed
1 round tracked in Photonics & Secure Comms. Scale Capital invests at seed and Series A in critical technologies, across…
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