Optalysys Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2013

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 40

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • 2ndary - Private

  • Investors
  • 9

Optalysys General Information

Description

Developer of photonic computing technology designed to address power, bandwidth, and cost constraints in artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company embeds programmable processing into the optical data path, performing mathematical operations using light as data moves through the system, enabling artificial intelligence infrastructure providers to increase computing capacity, reduce scaling costs, and improve energy efficiency.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 12B Platform
  • New Station Street
  • Leeds LS1 4JB
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 0113
Primary Industry
Application Specific Semiconductors
Other Industries
Network Management Software
Other Hardware
Corporate Office
  • 12B Platform
  • New Station Street
  • Leeds LS1 4JB
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 0113

Optalysys Timeline

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Optalysys Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
15. Secondary Transaction - Private 01-Jun-2026 Completed Generating Revenue
14. Later Stage VC (Series A) 22-Jan-2026 Completed Generating Revenue
13. Later Stage VC 15-Sep-2023 Completed Generating Revenue
12. Accelerator/Incubator 28-Sep-2023 Completed Generating Revenue
11. Grant 01-Aug-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
10. Angel (individual) 04-Feb-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
9. Seed Round 21-Sep-2017 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Seed Round 22-Dec-2016 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Grant 29-Mar-2016 $48.9K $1.46M Completed Generating Revenue
6. Seed Round 01-Mar-2016 $772K $1.46M Completed Generating Revenue
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Optalysys Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized
Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price
Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple
Conversion Price % Owned
Series A
Non-Voting Ordinary
Series A
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary 88,000 $0.001345 $6.88 $6.88 1x $6.88 3.6%
Ordinary 57,000 $0.001345 $1.18 $1.18 1x $1.18 2.33%
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Optalysys Comparisons

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HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
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Developer of photonic computing technology designed to address power, bandwidth, and cost constraints in artificial inte
Application Specific Semiconductors
Leeds, United Kingdom
40 As of 2026

San Jose, CA
 

Mountain View, CA
 
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Optalysys Competitors (10)

One of Optalysys’s 10 competitors is Ayar Labs, a Venture Capital-Backed company based in San Jose, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Ayar Labs Venture Capital-Backed San Jose, CA
Lightmatter Private Equity-Backed Mountain View, CA
Salience Labs Venture Capital-Backed Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
iPronics Venture Capital-Backed Valencia, Spain
Luminous Computing Private Equity-Backed Santa Clara, CA
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Optalysys Patents

Optalysys Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
GB-202510638-D0 Systems and methods for fully homomorphic encrytion Pending 01-Jul-2025
GB-2643957-A Arbitrary size and precision fourier transforms via optical fourier transforms Pending 10-Sep-2024
WO-2026057669-A1 Arbitrary size and precision fourier transforms via optical fourier transforms Pending 10-Sep-2024
GB-2643956-A Arbitrary size and precision number-theoretic transforms via optical fourier transforms Pending 10-Sep-2024
WO-2026057670-A1 Arbitrary size and precision number-theoretic transforms via optical fourier transforms Pending 10-Sep-2024 G06F17/144
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Optalysys Investors (9)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
British Technology Investments Venture Capital Minority
National Security Strategic Investment Fund Government Minority
Plexal Accelerator/Incubator
imec.xpand Venture Capital Minority
Lingotto Hedge Fund Minority
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Optalysys FAQs

  • When was Optalysys founded?

    Optalysys was founded in 2013.

  • Where is Optalysys headquartered?

    Optalysys is headquartered in Leeds, United Kingdom.

  • What is the size of Optalysys?

    Optalysys has 40 total employees.

  • What industry is Optalysys in?

    Optalysys’s primary industry is Application Specific Semiconductors.

  • Is Optalysys a private or public company?

    Optalysys is a Private company.

  • What is Optalysys’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Optalysys is .

  • How much funding has Optalysys raised over time?

    Optalysys has raised $76.2M.

  • Who are Optalysys’s investors?

    British Technology Investments, National Security Strategic Investment Fund, Plexal, imec.xpand, and Lingotto are 5 of 9 investors who have invested in Optalysys.

  • Who are Optalysys’s competitors?

    Ayar Labs, Lightmatter, Salience Labs, iPronics, and Luminous Computing are some of the 10 competitors of Optalysys.

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