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Nexus Photonics

nexusphotonics.com
nexusphotonics.com • HQ: Goleta, United States • Grant 2025 • 11-50 employees • Founded 2022 • Likely startup • New
HQ: Goleta, United States • Grant 2025 • 11-50 employees • Founded 2022 • Likely startup • New
Actively hiring
Optics & Photonic Components
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Funding and backers

Total raised
$5M
15 rounds on record
Latest round
$5M
Venture round · Apr 2022 · 4 yr ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Grants
$6.5M
14 grants · CORDIS
The money's age
Long since its last round
53 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Feb 20, 2025 Won a grant $849k · CORDIS Aug 2, 2024 Won a grant $150k · CORDIS Jul 10, 2024 Won a grant $849k · CORDIS Mar 11, 2024 Won a grant $1.2M · CORDIS Jul 27, 2023 Won a grant $149k · CORDIS Jul 25, 2023 Won a grant $150k · CORDIS May 2, 2023 Won a grant $150k · CORDIS Jul 6, 2022 Won a grant $240k · CORDIS 2022 Founded Sep 13, 2021 Won a grant $140k · CORDIS Mar 12, 2021 Won a grant $1.5M · CORDIS Aug 30, 2020 Won a grant $124k · CORDIS Jun 16, 2020 Won a grant $149k · CORDIS Dec 20, 2019 Won a grant $749k · CORDIS Jul 27, 2018 Won a grant $124k · CORDIS
Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Grant Feb 2025 $849k — CORDIS
Grant Aug 2024 $150k — CORDIS
Grant Jul 2024 $849k — CORDIS
Grant Mar 2024 $1.2M — CORDIS
Grant Jul 2023 $149k — CORDIS
Grant Jul 2023 $150k — CORDIS
Grant May 2023 $150k — CORDIS
Grant Jul 2022 $240k — CORDIS
Venture round Apr 2022 $5M — SEC Form D
Grant Sep 2021 $140k — CORDIS
Grant Mar 2021 $1.5M — CORDIS
Grant Aug 2020 $124k — CORDIS
Grant Jun 2020 $149k — CORDIS
Grant Dec 2019 $749k — CORDIS
Grant Jul 2018 $124k — CORDIS
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
Legal entity NEXUS PHOTONICS, INC. SEC Form D
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Tin KomljenovicExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
John BowersExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Overview

Most powerful photonic integrated circuits, at scale. Single-chip integrated circuits deliver unmatched performance, functionality, and size, unlocking the full potential of quantum and other emerging technologies, accelerating your ideas from lab to real-world deployment at scale.

People

Tin Komljenovic
Executive Officer, Director
SEC Form D
John Bowers
Executive Officer, Director
SEC Form D
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
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Goleta United States
HQ
6500 Hollister Avenue Suite 140 Goleta, CA, 93117 United States
company site
Santa Barbara United States
Regional office
A SHARED VISION
Building on 20+ years of advanced photonic integration research at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
company site

Financials

Total raised
$11.5M
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
15
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Grant 2025 $849k Details
Grant 2024 $150k Details
Grant 2024 $849k Details
Grant 2024 $1.2M Details
Grant 2023 $149k Details
Grant 2023 $150k Details
Grant 2023 $150k Details
Grant 2022 $240k Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2022 $5M Details
Grant 2021 $140k Details
Grant 2021 $1.5M Details
Grant 2020 $124k Details
Grant 2020 $149k Details
Grant 2019 $749k Details
Grant 2018 $124k Details