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Pilot Photonics

Pilot Photonics

Private
DublinTelecommunications & Networkinghttps://www.pilotphotonics.com/

Last Round

Accelerator

Jul 2, 2026

Total Funding Raised

$7.23M

Momentum

Top 1%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Pilot Photonics is a semiconductor company that manufactures single-chip photonic integrated circuits designed to generate and manipulate light waves with high precision for applications in AI data centers, satellite communications, and 5G/6G networks.

Sector

Telecommunications & Networking

Verticals

Network Equipment, Semiconductors, 5G Infrastructure, Cloud Infrastructure

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales, Services & Consulting, Government Contracts

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

PICphotonic integrated circuitstunable lasersoptical frequency combsoptical networkingphotonicsDCIdata center interconnectoptical communicationssilicon photonicshigh-speed data transmissionoptical chip designspace-hardened electronicsnon-recurring engineeringNRE

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Pilot Photonics Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
AcceleratorJul 2, 2026
GrantJun 4, 2026
GrantMar 25, 2024
GrantOct 18, 2022
SeedMar 24, 2022
Grant
Feb 8, 2018

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Nicola Smyth

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Team

Pilot Photonics Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Pilot Photonics investors
InvestorRounds
European Innovation Council FundGrant, Accelerator
Kernel CapitalGrant, Seed
European Space AgencyGrant
FurthrGrant
Enterprise IrelandGrant, Seed

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  • Jul 2, 2026

    $12M round led by European Innovation Council Fund

  • Jun 4, 2026

    $1.16M grant awarded by the European Space Agency.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersDublin
Employee Range24
Year Founded2011
Last FundingJul 2, 2026

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