PhotonVentures Overview
- Investor Type
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Venture Capital
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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7

- Investments
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15
- Portfolio
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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
Website
www.photonventures.vcYear Founded
Investor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- Straatweg 236
- 3621 BZ Breukelen
- Netherlands
PhotonVentures Investments (15)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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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 |
PhotonVentures Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
PhotonVentures Co-Investors (28)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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PhotonDelta | 5 |
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Oost NL |
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Innovation Industries (Amsterdam) |
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Invest-NL (Investment Company) |
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Rabobank Group |
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PhotonVentures FAQs
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What is PhotonVentures?
Founded in 2023, PhotonVentures is a venture capital firm based in Utrecht, Netherlands.
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When was PhotonVentures founded?
PhotonVentures was founded in 2023.
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Where is PhotonVentures headquartered?
PhotonVentures is headquartered in Breukelen, Netherlands.
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What is PhotonVentures's total asset value?
PhotonVentures has around
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How many investments has PhotonVentures made?
PhotonVentures has made 15 investments.
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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.
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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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