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Location: United Kingdom
Employees: 11-50
Phone: +44 1977 551615
Total raised: $62.54M
Founded date: 2013
Investors 3
| Date | Name | Website |
| 10.08.2023 | imec.xpand | imecxpand.... |
| - | Eden Rock ... | edenrockgr... |
| 10.06.2024 | Verve Vent... | verve.vc |
Funding Rounds 3
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 23.01.2026 | - | $31.03M | imec.xpand |
| 18.07.2023 | Series A | $27.56M | - |
| 22.09.2017 | Seed | $3.95M | - |
Mentions in press and media 22
| Date | Title | Description |
| 06.02.2026 | Swiss nanotechnology startup Chiral secures €10 million to scale post-silicon chip manufacturing | Chiral, a Swiss nanotechnology company pioneering next-generation semiconductor and quantum technologies with nanomaterials, today announced the successful closing of a €10 million ($12 million) Seed financing round. The round was led by Cr... |
| 24.01.2026 | Claroty Secures $150M to Bolster Global Critical Infrastructure Defense | Claroty secured $150 million in Series F funding. This landmark round boosts its valuation to $3 billion. The company protects cyber-physical systems (CPS) globally. It shields critical infrastructure, factories, and hospitals from escalati... |
| 23.01.2026 | Optalysys Secures £23M to Revolutionize Computing with Photonic Chips, Eyes U.S. Expansion | Optalysys, a UK pioneer, secured £23M in Series A extension funding. This capital fuels the commercialization of its groundbreaking photonic computing chips. The company plans aggressive expansion into the crucial U.S. market. Its technolog... |
| 23.01.2026 | Optalysys: £23 Million Series A Extension Raised To Commercialize Photonic Chips And Expand In The U.S. | Optalysys announced it has raised £23 million in a Series A extension round to accelerate the commercialization of its photonic computing technology and support a planned expansion into the United States. The round was led by Northern Grits... |
| 22.01.2026 | Optalysys Raises £23M in Series A Extension Funding | Optalysys, a Leeds, UK-based developer of photonic computing chips, raised £23m in a Series A extension funding round. The round was led by Northern Gritstone, with participation from imec.xpand, Lingotto Horizon, and the National Security ... |
| 22.01.2026 | Optalysys raises £23M to support photonic computing development | Leeds-based photonic computing company Optalysys has raised £23 million in a Series A extension round led by Northern Gritstone, with participation from imec.xpand, Lingotto Horizon, and the UK government’s National Security Strategic Inves... |
| 22.01.2026 | Claroty Raises $150M in Series F Funding | Claroty, a NYC-based cyber-physical systems (CPS) protection company, raised $150M in Series F funding. The round was led by Golub Growth, with participation from existing investors. The company intends to sue the funds to expand operations... |
| 22.01.2026 | Leeds-based Optalysys raises €26.4 million to accelerate always-encrypted data technology using light | Leeds-based photonic computing company Optalysys today announced that it has raised €26.4 million (£23 million) in a Series A extension round to accelerate the commercialisation of its proprietary photonic chips and support US expansion. Th... |
| 28.05.2025 | Alibaba's Joe Tsai emphasized Trust as the 5th BEYOND Expo closed | 'Fund at First Pitch' attracts Global Investors with Future Tech MACAO, May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The 5th BEYOND Expo 2025 wrapped up at The Venetian® Macao's Cotai Expo after delivering a packed program of events that brought to life it... |
| 05.02.2025 | Data Security Holding Back Growth for UK Financial Services Firms | Research from Optalysys has found that growth is being held back at UK financial services firms due to concerns over data security. A survey of over 250 IT decision-makers (ITDMs) working in the financial services sector, conducted by Obsur... |
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