PhotonVentures Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Venture Capital

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 7

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 15

  • Portfolio
  • 14

PhotonVentures General Information

Company Description

Founded in 2023, PhotonVentures is a venture capital firm based in Utrecht, Netherlands. The firm seeks to invest in companies operating in the deep-technology sectors. The firm is a deep tech venture capital firm focused on the key enabling technology of integrated photonics. As a spin-off and strategic partner of PhotonDelta, the European hub for the integrated photonics industry, we have in-house expertise that gives us a thorough understanding of the industry success drivers and value inflection points. This allows us to identify and invest capital, time and network in Europe,s best-integrated photonics companies. Integrated photonics technology enables a sustainable digital future by facilitating more compact, high-speed, and energy-efficient transport of data and systems. The diverse sectors harnessing these technologies include Data & Telecom, Medical & Healthcare, Engineering & Transport, and Quantum Computing, with many more cutting-edge applications on the horizon. The firm invests in companies through their development, scaling, and exit phases. We connect entrepreneurs, investors, executives, engineers, academics, and industry experts across Europe's Integrated Photonics industry to help our portfolio companies catalyze their success, enabling them to outpace their competitors. We support sustainable, innovative technologies that have the potential to serve a global market, solve complex challenges, and transform industries. The firm seeks to invest in companies operating in the deep-technology sectors.

Business Details

Year Founded
2023
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Venture Capital
Corporate Office
  • Straatweg 236
  • 3621 BZ Breukelen
  • Netherlands

PhotonVentures Investments (15)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Lumai 03-Apr-2025 Early Stage VC Computers, Parts and Peripherals Generating Revenue
Lumai 15-Nov-2024 Computers, Parts and Peripherals Generating Revenue
MicroAlign 06-Jun-2024 Fiberoptic Equipment Generating Revenue
Effect Photonics 19-Mar-2024 Electrical Equipment Generating Revenue
vitrealab 14-Dec-2023 Other Hardware Generating Revenue
Brilliance 29-Nov-2023 Application Specific Semiconductors Generating Revenue
Astrape Networks 12-Sep-2023 Other Communications and Networking Generating Revenue
MantiSpectra 19-Jul-2023 Electronic Equipment and Instruments Generating Revenue
Delta Life Science 16-Jun-2023 Later Stage VC Diagnostic Equipment Generating Revenue
Endoscopic Force-reflecting Instruments 16-Jun-2023 Later Stage VC Surgical Devices Startup
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PhotonVentures Co-Investors (28)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
PhotonDelta 5 Series chart Industry bar
Oost NL Series chart Industry bar
Innovation Industries (Amsterdam) Series chart Industry bar
Invest-NL (Investment Company) Series chart Industry bar
Rabobank Group Series chart Industry bar
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PhotonVentures FAQs

  • What is PhotonVentures?

    Founded in 2023, PhotonVentures is a venture capital firm based in Utrecht, Netherlands.

  • When was PhotonVentures founded?

    PhotonVentures was founded in 2023.

  • Where is PhotonVentures headquartered?

    PhotonVentures is headquartered in Breukelen, Netherlands.

  • What is PhotonVentures's total asset value?

    PhotonVentures has around in total assets under management.

  • How many investments has PhotonVentures made?

    PhotonVentures has made 15 investments.

  • What has PhotonVentures invested in?

    PhotonVentures has made numerous investments in companies like Lumai, MicroAlign, and Effect Photonics within the Computers, Parts and Peripherals, Fiberoptic Equipment, and Electrical Equipment industries.

  • What has PhotonVentures invested in recently?

    PhotonVentures's latest investment was on 03-Apr-2025 in Lumai, a company within the Computers, Parts and Peripherals industry.

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