ANELLO Photonics
Optics & Photonic Components · Sensors & Transducers
$53Mtotal raised · 12 rounds on record
6open roles
$25Mlatest round · Series B · May 2026 · 6 mo ago
1backers · HCVC
Overview
ANELLO Photonics is a technology company that has developed integrated photonic system-on-chip and AI technology for navigation, centred on its SiPHOG optical gyroscope based on patented photonic integrated circuits. It hires FPGA, photonics and opto-mechanical engineers, field application engineers and defense business development leaders. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States.
Key facts
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 6 open roles at ANELLO Photonics. ANELLO Photonics is headquartered in Santa Clara, United States. It was founded in 2020. It has raised $53M in 2 funding rounds. The latest round is Series B of $25M, announced in 2026.
- Open roles
- 6Its careers board, read on Nov 13, 2026
- Headquarters
- Santa Clara, United StatesAlion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Founded
- 2020Alion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Employees
- 50+Alion company profile, an estimated range
- Total raised
- $53MSum of 2 equity rounds Alion knows
- Latest round
- Series B · $25M · May 5, 2026Press report · pulse2.com
- Technologies in its job postings
- 9Named in its job postings
Official records
How ANELLO Photonics hires
Truth index
B 75/100
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
100%
Reposted roles
0%
ANELLO Photonics scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 4 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 100% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Funding and backers
Total raised
$53M
12 rounds on record
Latest round
$25M
Series B · May 2026 · 6 mo ago
Team
24
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · 0% in a year
Hiring now
6
+2 posted in 30 days
Grants
$4.1M
9 grants · CORDIS
Backers
1
HCVC
The money's age
Fresh money
6 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
43/100
hiring for its size, a new city, fresh money
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
May 5
Raised a round Series B $25M · led by ME · Pulse 2.0
Mar 30
Partnership Anello Photonics & Q-CTRL Partner to Advance Resilient UAV Navigation · gpsworld.com
Feb 26
Partnership ANELLO Photonics and Mythos AI Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Resilient Navigation for Maritime Autonomy · marketwatch.com
Jan 6
Launched ANELLO Photonics Launches Aerial INS at CES 2026, Featuring SiPhOG(TM) Technology and Integrated GNSS for Resilient, Airborne Operations in Contested… · marketwatch.com
Jul 16, 2025
Won a grant $988k · CORDIS
Nov 19, 2024
Raised a round Series B · Pulse 2.0
Sep 24, 2024
Won a grant $140k · CORDIS
Sep 3, 2024
Won a grant $1.8M · CORDIS
Aug 16, 2024
Won a grant $180k · CORDIS
Jan 18, 2024
Won a grant $174k · CORDIS
Jan 9, 2024
Won a grant $175k · CORDIS
Nov 30, 2023
Won a grant $250k · CORDIS
Feb 2, 2023
Won a grant $111k · CORDIS
Oct 20, 2021
Raised a round Series A $28M · PRNewswire
Apr 1, 2021
Won a grant $256k · CORDIS
2020
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 2%
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | May 2026 | $25M | ME lead | Pulse 2.0 |
| Grant | Jul 2025 | $988k | — | CORDIS |
| Series B | Nov 2024 | — | — | Pulse 2.0 |
| Grant | Sep 2024 | $140k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Sep 2024 | $1.8M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Aug 2024 | $180k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jan 2024 | $174k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jan 2024 | $175k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Nov 2023 | $250k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Feb 2023 | $111k | — | CORDIS |
| Series A | Oct 2021 | $28M | — | PRNewswire |
| Grant | Apr 2021 | $256k | — | CORDIS |
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Jobs
In office · Nationals only · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Santa Clara
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≈ $99k – $191k per year (Estimated) · In office · 4+ years exp · Santa Clara
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≈ $67k – $121k per year (Estimated) · In office · Nationals only · Full-Time · 2+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Santa Clara
Inertial Navigation
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≈ $169k – $334k per year (Estimated) · In office · Nationals only · 10+ years exp · Santa Clara · Washington
Inertial Navigation
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≈ $164k – $313k per year (Estimated) · In office · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Santa Clara
FinOps
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
34/100
Slowing
Open positions
6
0 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
79 days
faster than 15% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~6 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Hardware
25% ▲
Finance
25% ▲
Management
25% ▲
Industrial Engineering
25% ▲
Activity Timeline
Added ANSYS to stack
Oct 2026
New location: Washington
Oct 2026
Added FinOps to stack
Oct 2026
Financials
Total raised
$57.1M
Latest round
Series B
Funding rounds
12
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | 2026 | $25M | Details |
| Grant | 2025 | $988k | Details |
| Series B | 2024 | — | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $140k | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $1.8M | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $180k | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $174k | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $175k | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $250k | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $111k | Details |
| Series A | 2021 | $28M | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $256k | Details |
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at ANELLO Photonics over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
9
Postings analysed
7
Stack modernity
57/100
Languages
SystemVerilog
VHDL
Verilog
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News
ANELLO Photonics and Mythos AI Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Resilient Navigation for Maritime Autonomy
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ANELLO Photonics Awarded $20M in Department of War APFIT Funding to Accelerate GPS-Denied Navigation
ANELLO Photonics, the creator of the Silicon Photonics Optical Gyroscope (SiPhOG) and a leader in solid-state, high-precision inertial navigation systems, today announced it has been selected by the Department of War (DoW) for a $20 million award under th
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ANELLO Photonics Launches Aerial INS at CES 2026, Featuring SiPhOG(TM) Technology and Integrated GNSS for Resilient, Airborne Operations in Contested Environments
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ANELLO Photonics
ANELLO Photonics is a pioneer in silicon photonics and sensory technology
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Anello Photonics
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Anello Photonics Institution outputs
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ANELLO Photonics: Optical Gyroscope Company Raises Series B
ANELLO Photonics, the creator of the Silicon Photonic Optical Gyroscope (SiPhOG), announced the closing of a Series B funding round, evidencing investor confidence in the company's approach to inertial navigation in GPS-denied environments. The funding wa
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
2
Countries
1
Busiest office
Santa Clara
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Santa Clara
United States
HQ
Santa Clara, CA
6 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 17% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, Finance
4699 Old Ironsides Drive, Suite 150, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Washington
United States
Engineering / R&D
Washington DC / Virginia Metro Area
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff
hires for Sales
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