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Optalysys

Optalysys

Private
LeedsAI, Data & Cloud Infrastructurehttps://optalysys.com/

Last Round

Series A

Extension

Jan 22, 2026

Total Funding Raised

$60.98M

Momentum

Top 25%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Optalysys is an application-specific semiconductor company that develops photonic computing technology to accelerate computationally intensive processes, with a focus on Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) for secure cloud and enterprise environments.

Sector

AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure

Verticals

Computing Hardware, Data Protection, AI Training Infrastructure, Cloud Security

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales, Government Contracts, Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Infrastructure

Keywords

optical computingphotonic chipsprivacy-preserving computationfully homomorphic encryptionFHEoptical processing unitsOPUAI hardware acceleratorconfidential computingcompute wallphotonic computingAI inferencesecure data processinghigh-performance computingHPCnext-gen chips

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Optalysys Funding Rounds

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RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series A ExtensionJan 22, 2026
Series AJul 17, 2023
SeedSep 22, 2017
GrantApr 28, 2016
Series AFeb 4, 2015
Seed
Mar 27, 2014

Key People

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Nick New

Founder and Chief Product Officer

Founding Team

Stuart Mellis

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Team

Optalysys Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Optalysys investors
InvestorRounds
Verve VenturesSeries A
LingottoSeries A Extension, Series A
British Business BankSeries A Extension
imec.xpandSeries A Extension, Series A
Northern GritstoneSeries A, Series A Extension
Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyGrant
Fulcrum Asset ManagementSeries A Extension

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  • Jan 22, 2026

    Plans to hire an additional 35 staff, increasing headcount by 70%.

  • Jan 22, 2026

    Raised $31M in a Series A Extension round.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersLeeds
Employee Range47
Year Founded2013
Last FundingJan 22, 2026

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