SMART Photonics
PrivateLast Round
Growth Equity
Jul 12, 2023
Total Funding Raised
$233.31M
Company Overview
SMART Photonics operates in Frontier & Industrial Tech and is based in Eindhoven. Its latest recorded funding round was a Growth Equity round in July 2023.
SMART Photonics is a semiconductor company that operates as an independent pure-play foundry for Indium Phosphide (InP) based photonic integrated circuits (PICs).
Sector
Frontier & Industrial Tech
Verticals
Semiconductors, 5G Infrastructure, Sensors
Business Model
B2B
Customer Profile
Hardware Sales, Services & Consulting
AI Layer
Non-AI
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SMART Photonics Comparables
Compare SMART Photonics with similar companies based on industry and business-model similarity.
| Company | Similarity | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| LIGENTEC | 75% | |
| PhotonPath | 73% | |
| GlobalFoundries | 72% |
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SMART Photonics Funding Rounds
Historical fundraising activity
| Round | Date | Amount Raised | Valuation | Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth Equity | Jul 12, 2023 | ||||
| Grant | Apr 14, 2022 | ||||
| Series C | Jun 30, 2020 | ||||
| Debt | Apr 18, 2019 | ||||
| VC Round | Sep 15, 2018 | ||||
VC Round | Mar 29, 2017 |
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Key People
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SMART Photonics Investors
Notable investors and investment history
| Investor | Rounds |
|---|---|
| PhotonDelta | Debt, Series C, Growth Equity |
| Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij | Series C, Growth Equity |
| ING Corporate Investments | Growth Equity |
| Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy of The Netherlands | Series C |
| KPN Ventures | Series C, Growth Equity |
| Innovation Industries | Growth Equity, Series C |
| BOP Impact Ventures | Growth Equity |
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Market signals
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- Mar 9, 2026
Building Europe's first industrial-scale facility for Indium Phosphide photonic chips.
- Oct 2, 2025
Added Meetoptics, a technology/photonics marketplace, as a customer.
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Recent news
Latest coverage and updates
- partners_withNov 5, 2026
smartphotonics.nl plans to partner with Formerica on Heroic, a 3.2-terabit-per-second optical transceiver module delivering 400 gigabits per second per lane, in the Netherlands and Taiwan on Nov 5th '26.
- is_developingNov 5, 2026
In Nov '26, smartphotonics.nl is set to develop Heroic, a 3.2-terabit-per-second optical transceiver module delivering 400 gigabits per second per lane, with Eindhoven University of Technology, Formerica Optoelectronics and Hon Hai Research Institute in the Netherlands and Taiwan.
- is_developingSep 24, 2026
smartphotonics.nl and GlobalFoundries develop an open-access foundry service that combines GlobalFoundries' silicon photonics platform with smartphotonics.nl's InP photonic integrated circuits for lasers, semiconductor optical amplifiers, AI data centres, optical transceivers and LiDAR, with general availability targeted for H2 '27.
- launchesSep 22, 2026
On Oct 3rd '26 in the Netherlands, smartphotonics.nl and GlobalFoundries introduced an open-access integrated-photonics foundry combining silicon and indium phosphide for AI, data centers, optical transceivers, and LiDAR, with availability planned for 2027.
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SMART Photonics Filings
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Is SMART Photonics a public or private company?
SMART Photonics is a private company.
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When was SMART Photonics's last funding round?
SMART Photonics's most recent funding round was Growth Equity on July 12, 2023.
Who are the main investors in SMART Photonics?
Key investors in SMART Photonics include Innovation Industries.
Will SMART Photonics IPO soon?
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