PhotonDelta

PhotonDelta is an independent growth accelerator based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, focused on the integrated photonics industry. Established in 2018, the organization fosters a collaborative ecosystem that brings together various partners to design, develop, and manufacture next-generation chip technology. By leveraging the diverse expertise of its partners across multiple technology platforms, PhotonDelta is positioned to stimulate the creation of new companies, products, and applications in the photonics sector. The team comprises entrepreneurial experts who actively support the ecosystem through funding, coaching, and industry connections, ensuring that emerging ventures receive the necessary resources to thrive.

Pieter Klinkert

Fund manager

Laurens Weers

CFO

14 past transactions

Photon IP

Seed Round in 2025
Photon IP is a Dutch deeptech company based in Eindhoven. It specializes in developing advanced photonics technologies for various applications.

Amazec Photonics

Seed Round in 2024
Amazec Photonics is a company dedicated to advancing healthcare through the development of innovative photonics-based technologies for ultrasensitive temperature sensing. By focusing on integrated photonics, Amazec Photonics creates non-invasive measurement systems designed to accurately detect temperature variations in blood within arteries. This technology aims to enhance cardiovascular monitoring tools, facilitating improved diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular and circulatory disorders. The company's vision is to transform healthcare by providing new methods for monitoring and diagnosing health conditions, ultimately leading to better patient outcomes.

Astrape Networks

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Astrape powers the future of datacenters: more bandwidth, less power.

SMART-Photonics

Grant in 2023
SMART Photonics specializes in the development and production of integrated photonic chips that utilize light for data transmission, enhancing speed and bandwidth while lowering energy consumption. The company provides a versatile portfolio that includes easy access to Multi-Project Wafer runs, facilitating low-cost and rapid prototyping of photonic integrated circuits. Additionally, SMART Photonics offers engineering services tailored to meet specific customer requirements, along with production development for volume manufacturing of customized products. By focusing on these innovative processes, the company aims to support advancements in various sectors, such as healthcare and mobility, enabling clients to efficiently manage and transmit large volumes of data.

Delta Life Science

Series A in 2023
Delta Diagnostics, founded in 2018 as a spin-off from TNO – The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, specializes in the commercialization of advanced biosensor technology. The company focuses on developing photonic biosensors that integrate optical chips with waveguides to facilitate multiplexed biosensing. This technology enables real-time monitoring through highly sensitive refractive index sensors, allowing for label-free biosensing. Delta Diagnostics aims to provide rapid, sensitive, and cost-effective solutions that can significantly enhance research in the Life Sciences sector. By enabling accurate measurement of multiple biomarkers within minutes, the company aspires to drive new discoveries and foster the development of innovative diagnostics.

New Origin

Seed Round in 2023
New Origin operates as a photonic chips foundry to produce silicon nitride chips.

LioniX International

Venture Round in 2023
LioniX International specializes in designing and manufacturing customized Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC), MEMS, and opto-fluidic systems. They serve original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and system integrators, offering scalable production volumes from initial design to fully assembled modules.

Scantinel Photonics

Series A in 2022
Scantinel Photonics specializes in developing Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology tailored for autonomous driving vehicles. Their innovative approach combines coherent ranging and spectral scanning on a solid-state platform, enabling precise environmental detection with high range, reliability, compactness, and cost-effectiveness. This technology facilitates safe mobility solutions by accurately measuring distances and velocities of objects in the higher meter range.

Delta Life Science

Seed Round in 2022
Delta Diagnostics, founded in 2018 as a spin-off from TNO – The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, specializes in the commercialization of advanced biosensor technology. The company focuses on developing photonic biosensors that integrate optical chips with waveguides to facilitate multiplexed biosensing. This technology enables real-time monitoring through highly sensitive refractive index sensors, allowing for label-free biosensing. Delta Diagnostics aims to provide rapid, sensitive, and cost-effective solutions that can significantly enhance research in the Life Sciences sector. By enabling accurate measurement of multiple biomarkers within minutes, the company aspires to drive new discoveries and foster the development of innovative diagnostics.

QuiX

Seed Round in 2022
QuiX BV, located in Enschede, the Netherlands, specializes in the development of integrated and reconfigurable light-based quantum processors. The company focuses on quantum information processing through its proprietary TriPleX platform, which utilizes stoichiometric Si3N4 waveguides. QuiX offers plug-and-play solutions that enable stable and efficient processing of single photons, facilitating advancements in quantum computing. By providing both integrated photonic processors and customized devices, QuiX aims to contribute significantly to the evolution of quantum technologies, paving the way for a transformative approach to information processing.

PhotonFirst

Series A in 2021
PhotonFirst, founded in 1996 and headquartered in Alkmaar, Netherlands, specializes in integrated photonics sensing solutions designed for advanced applications across various sectors, including aerospace, automotive, medical, and energy. The company is dedicated to enhancing the capabilities of photonic technologies to measure critical parameters such as temperature, strain, pressure, and shape. By focusing on the development of sophisticated photonics sensing systems, PhotonFirst empowers its clients to create innovative and improved solutions tailored to their specific needs.

EFFECT Photonics

Series C in 2021
EFFECT Photonics is a Netherlands-based company that develops chip technology for photonic integration and optical communications. It aims to make photonic technology smaller, more affordable and easier to use by leveraging full photonic integration, enabling greater interconnectivity and more sustainable bandwidth solutions. The company serves telecoms and data networks, focusing on energy-efficient, scalable, high-speed transmission through photonic integration. Its products and technologies address current needs in 5G and future applications for hyperscalers, with a broader vision to enable emerging industries by reducing complexity and cost. The firm operates from its headquarters in Eindhoven with additional facilities in the United Kingdom, United States and Taiwan and maintains a global network of sales partners.

SMART-Photonics

Series C in 2020
SMART Photonics specializes in the development and production of integrated photonic chips that utilize light for data transmission, enhancing speed and bandwidth while lowering energy consumption. The company provides a versatile portfolio that includes easy access to Multi-Project Wafer runs, facilitating low-cost and rapid prototyping of photonic integrated circuits. Additionally, SMART Photonics offers engineering services tailored to meet specific customer requirements, along with production development for volume manufacturing of customized products. By focusing on these innovative processes, the company aims to support advancements in various sectors, such as healthcare and mobility, enabling clients to efficiently manage and transmit large volumes of data.

SMART-Photonics

Debt Financing in 2019
SMART Photonics specializes in the development and production of integrated photonic chips that utilize light for data transmission, enhancing speed and bandwidth while lowering energy consumption. The company provides a versatile portfolio that includes easy access to Multi-Project Wafer runs, facilitating low-cost and rapid prototyping of photonic integrated circuits. Additionally, SMART Photonics offers engineering services tailored to meet specific customer requirements, along with production development for volume manufacturing of customized products. By focusing on these innovative processes, the company aims to support advancements in various sectors, such as healthcare and mobility, enabling clients to efficiently manage and transmit large volumes of data.
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