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| 09.10.2025 | The biggest European semiconductor deals in H1 2025 | In the first half of 2025, European semiconductor companies raised €1.4 billion across 30 deals, accounting for roughly 4 per cent of total capital and 1.5 per cent of deal activity within European tech, which reached €33.7 billion across 1... |
| 27.06.2025 | Swave Photonics Secures €6 Million to Propel Holographic Display Innovation | In the heart of Europe, a revolution is brewing. Swave Photonics, a trailblazer in holographic display technology, has secured an additional €6 million ($6.97 million) in funding. This follows their initial Series A round, which has garnere... |
| 27.06.2025 | Belgian Swave Photonics bags an additional €6 million for their AR technology | Leuven-based Swave Photonics, a true holographic display company, announced an additional €6 million in funding as part of a follow-on investment to the company’s Series A round for their Augmented Reality (AR) technology.
The funding was l... |
| 25.06.2025 | Swave Photonics raises additional €6M Series A Funding from IAG Capital Partners and Samsung Ventures | Leuven (Belgium) & Silicon Valley - June 25, 2025 - Swave Photonics, the true holographic display company, today announced an additional €6M ($6.97M) in funding as part of a follow-on investment to the company's Series A round.
The fund... |
| 25.06.2025 | Swave Photonics Raises Additional €6M in Series A Funding | Swave Photonics, a Leuven, Belgium-based holographic display company, raised additional €6M in Series A funding.
The round was led by IAG Capital Partners and included an investment from Samsung Ventures.
The company intends to use the fund... |
| 25.06.2025 | Swave Photonics: €6 Million Series A Follow-On Raised For Holographic Display Technology | Swave Photonics, a true holographic display company, announced an additional €6 million ($6.97 million) in funding as part of a follow-on investment to the company’s Series A round. The funding round was led by IAG Capital Partners and incl... |
| 07.01.2025 | The next wave of innovation: 10 promising Belgian startups to keep an eye on in 2025 | The startup ecosystem in Belgium is very mature, signs are the increasing size of funding rounds, growing international investor participation, and frequent unicorns. A strong support network of incubators, accelerators, and venture funds b... |
| 06.01.2025 | Swave Photonics Raises €27M in Series A Funding | Swave Photonics, a Leuven, Belgium-based holographic display company, raised €27M in Series A funding.
The round was led by imec.xpand and SFPIM Relaunch, with participation from new investors EIC Fund, IAG Capital Partners, and Murata Elec... |
| 04.01.2025 | Swave Photonics: A New Dawn for Holographic Displays | In the heart of Belgium, a revolution is brewing. Swave Photonics, a fledgling company born from the innovative womb of imec, has secured €27 million in Series A funding. This is not just a financial boost; it’s a launchpad for a new era in... |
| 04.01.2025 | Swave Photonics: Holographic Display Company Raises €27 Million (Series A) | Holographic display company Swave Photonics announced the closing of its €27 million ($28.27 million) Series A funding round. This investment in Swave will catalyze the advancement of its Holographic eXtended Reality (HXR) platform, enablin... |
| 03.01.2025 | Seeing is believing: Swave Photonics raises €27 million for Augmented Reality smart glasses | Swave Photonics, a Leuven-based augmented reality (AR) startup, today announced the close of its €27 million Series A funding round that will help develop their Holographic eXtended Reality (HXR) platform.
The funding will also enable a rea... |
| 03.01.2025 | The state of European tech in 2024, Swave Photonics secures €27M, and Brno’s dynamic startup scene | This week we tracked 10 tech funding deals worth over €93 million, and 3 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
In addition to this week's top financials, we've also indexed the most important/industry... |
| 03.01.2025 | Swave Photonics secures €27M for 3D holographic display technology | Belgian holographic display company Swave Photonics has closed its €27 million Series A funding round., bringing its funding to over €37 million.
Founded in 2022, and spun out from imec, Swave develops chipsets to deliver reality-first spat... |
| 03.01.2025 | Swave Photonics raises €27M Series A Funding for the introduction of dynamic 3D holographic display products | Leuven (Belgium) & Silicon Valley - January 3, 2025 - Swave Photonics, the true holographic display company, today announced the close of its €27M ($28.27M) Series A funding round. This significant investment in Swave will catalyze the ... |
| 03.01.2025 | Swave raises €27M to develop displays for AR glasses
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One click below supports our mission to provide free, deep, and rele... | Swave Photonics NV, a Belgian startup developing displays for augmented reality glasses, today announced that it has secured €27 million in early-stage funding.
The Series A round was jointly led by SFPIM Relaunch and imec.xpand, a fund aff... |
| 22.06.2023 | Swave Photonics Secures €3M; Seed Totals €10M | Swave Photonics, a Leuven, Belgium-based company focused on holography for augmented reality, raised €3M in Seed extension.
The round, which brought the total amount to €10M, saw participation from imec.xpand, Flanders Future Techfund (FFTF... |
| 22.06.2023 | Swave Photonics adds another €3 million to its Seed pot to bring the metaverse to life | Belgium-based holographic eXtended Reality (HXR) technology company Swave Photonics has announced it has secured an additional €3 million Seed extension which brings its total funds raised to €10 million.
The firm raised its €7 million Seed... |
| 22.06.2023 | Belgium-based Swave Photonics’ Holographic eXtended Reality (HXR) gets €10M funding: Know more | Leuven, Belgium-based Swave Photonics, a pioneer in implementing true holography for augmented reality (AR), announced on Thursday that it has closed its seed expansion round with an additional investment of €3M, bringing the company’s tota... |
| 03.11.2022 | Swave Photonics Names Mike Noonen as CEO to Lead Metaverse Innovator’s Next Stage of Growth | Semiconductor Industry Veteran Takes the Helm as Company’s Disruptive, Scalable Holographic eXtended Reality Chip Technology Gains Traction in AR/VR/XR Applications
Swave Photonics, an innovator in Holographic eXtended Reality (HXR) technol... |
| 14.07.2022 | Qbic III invests in Swave | Swave Photonics, an innovator in Holographic eXtended Reality (HXR) technology to bring the metaverse to life, today announced a €7 million seed round. The investment will be used to fund the commercialization of truly realistic, immersive ... |
| 28.06.2022 | Belgian HXR platform Swave picks up €7 million to bring the metaverse to life | With the rapid emergence of the metaverse, a 3D world where participants can interact with people, objects and places and other applications from realistic 3D experiences, the demand for eXtended Reality (XR) technology that enhances or rep... |
| 28.06.2022 | Belgium-based semiconductor company Swave secures €7M to bring the metaverse to life; here’s how | Leuven, Belgium-based Swave, a fabless semiconductor company that designs and markets holographic chips based on proprietary diffractive photonics technology, announced on Tuesday that it has raised €7M in a Seed round of funding.
Swave Pho... |
| 28.06.2022 | Swave Raises €7M in Seed Funding | Swave Photonics, a Leuven, Belgium-based innovator in Holographic eXtended Reality (HXR) technology to bring the metaverse to life, raised €7m in seed funding.
The round was co-led by imec.xpand, and Flanders Future Techfund (FFTF), with pa... |
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| - | Belgian HXR platform Swave picks up €7 million to bring the metaverse to life | With the rapid emergence of the metaverse, a 3D world where participants can interact with people, objects and places and other applications from realistic 3D experiences, the demand for eXtended Reality (XR) technology that enhances or rep... |
