Vector Photonics is a Glasgow-based laser developer commercialising PCSELs (Photonic Crystal Surface Emitting Lasers). This new class of laser offers high speed and power and can be manufactured at low cost. The world relies on lasers…datacentres use lasers to power their communications networks. Globally, these datacentres account for 2-3% of electricity usage and this demand is forecast to grow by up to 400% by 2030.
Vector Photonics is commercialising all-semiconductor, PCSELs using a prototype supply chain based entirely in Scotland’s world-leading, photonics cluster.
Clean Growth Fund has co-lead a £2.4m investment alongside Foresight WAE Technology (FWT) Funds into Vector Photonics, a Glasgow-based laser developer.
Vector Photonics is commercialising all-semiconductor, PCSELs using a prototype supply chain based entirely in Scotland’s world-leading, photonics cluster.
Clean Growth Fund has co-lead a £2.4m investment alongside Foresight WAE Technology (FWT) Funds into Vector Photonics, a Glasgow-based laser developer.
Location: United States, Delaware, Glasgow
Total raised: $3.8M
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Clean Grow... | cleangrowt... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 27.01.2023 | - | $2.97M | - |
| 09.09.2021 | - | $830.04K | - |
Mentions in press and media 6
| Date | Title | Description |
| 08.04.2026 | Vector Photonics demos free space optical communication using a PCSEL for the first time outside of a lab | Dr Richard Taylor, CEO and Founder of Vector Photonics, with the PCSEL and optical communications system at the successful demo across the Clyde. Scottish start-up and Fraunhofer UK prove real-world practicality of PCSEL technology, enablin... |
| 21.09.2023 | Spotlight | Some of the Most Interesting Tech Startups In Glasgow | Glasgow, as well as being Scotland’s largest city, has undergone arguably the country’s largest shift in economic identity – from its famed ship building years, the city on the Clyde has transformed into a bustling technological hub, boasti... |
| 27.01.2023 | Vector Photonics Receives £2.4M in Growth Funding | Vector Photonics, a Glasgow, UK-based laser developer, received a £2.4m in growth funding. The round was co-led by UK clean tech investment specialist Clean Growth Fund and deep-tech specialist Foresight WAE Technology (FWT) Funds with cont... |
| 12.10.2020 | Seraphim Capital’s space tech accelerator releases details of its newest Space Camp cohort | The U.K.’s Seraphim Capital, which operates the country’s only space tech accelerator, has released details of its newest cohort as part of its Space Camp programme, timed with the end of World Space Week last week. 4pi Lab Raised so far: U... |
| - | Seraphim Space Camp announces latest cohort of cutting-edge SpaceTech startups | We are thrilled to announce Seraphim Space Camp’s latest cohort of 7 leading SpaceTech startups! Joining us virtually from across the UK, US and Canada the Mission 6 cohort utilising New Space technologies to solve on-Earth problems, with m... |
| - | Vector Photonics | “Vector Photonics – A revolution in laser technology” |