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SMART Photonics

SMART Photonics

Private
EindhovenFrontier & Industrial Techhttps://smartphotonics.nl

Last Round

Growth Equity

Jul 12, 2023

Total Funding Raised

$233.31M

Company Overview

SMART Photonics is a semiconductor company that operates as an independent pure-play foundry for Indium Phosphide (InP) based photonic integrated circuits (PICs).

Sector

Frontier & Industrial Tech

Verticals

Semiconductors, 5G Infrastructure, Sensors

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware Sales, Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Non-AI

Keywords

PICphotonic integrated circuitsindium phosphideInPphotonics foundryfoundry serviceMPWmulti-project waferPDKprocess design kitsilicon photonicschip manufacturingoptical componentsfablesswafer fabrication

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SMART Photonics Comparables

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LIGENTEC
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GlobalFoundries
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SMART Photonics Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Growth EquityJul 12, 2023
GrantApr 14, 2022
Series CJun 30, 2020
DebtApr 18, 2019
VC RoundSep 15, 2018
VC Round
Mar 29, 2017

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Johan Feenstra

CEO

Executive Team

Luc Augustin

CTO

Executive Team

Maarten Wellens

CFO SMART Photonics

Executive Team

SMART Photonics Investors

Notable investors and investment history

SMART Photonics investors
InvestorRounds
PhotonDeltaDebt, Series C, Growth Equity
Brabantse Ontwikkelings MaatschappijSeries C, Growth Equity
ING Corporate InvestmentsGrowth Equity
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy of The NetherlandsSeries C
KPN VenturesSeries C, Growth Equity
Innovation IndustriesGrowth Equity, Series C
BOP Impact VenturesGrowth Equity

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  • Mar 9, 2026

    Building Europe's first industrial-scale facility for Indium Phosphide photonic chips.

  • Oct 2, 2025

    Added Meetoptics, a technology/photonics marketplace, as a customer.

Recent news

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  • is_developingSep 24, 2026

    smartphotonics.nl and GlobalFoundries develop an open-access foundry service that combines GlobalFoundries' silicon photonics platform with smartphotonics.nl's InP photonic integrated circuits for lasers, semiconductor optical amplifiers, AI data centres, optical transceivers and LiDAR, with general availability targeted for H2 '27.

  • launchesSep 22, 2026

    On Oct 3rd '26 in the Netherlands, smartphotonics.nl and GlobalFoundries introduced an open-access integrated-photonics foundry combining silicon and indium phosphide for AI, data centers, optical transceivers, and LiDAR, with availability planned for 2027.

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When was SMART Photonics's last funding round?

SMART Photonics's most recent funding round was Growth Equity on July 12, 2023.

Who are the main investors in SMART Photonics?

Key investors in SMART Photonics include Innovation Industries.

Will SMART Photonics IPO soon?

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersEindhoven
Employee Range207
Year Founded2012
Last FundingJul 12, 2023

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