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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, Computing Hardware

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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Magic Micro Co. Ltd
67%

SMART Photonics Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

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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.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersEindhoven
Employee Range257
Year Founded2012
Last FundingJul 12, 2023

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