Optics11
Sensors & Transducers · Optics & Photonic Components
$59.4Mtotal raised · 2 rounds on record
23open roles
$54Mlatest round · Venture round · Nov 2026 · this month
2backers · Join, SET Ventures
Overview
Experience the cutting-edge of fiber optic sensing solutions with Optics11, a global leader empowering data-driven decision-making for a secure society.
How Optics11 hires
Truth index
A 95/100
Median time to fill
53 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
20%
Reposted roles
0%
Optics11 scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 5 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 20% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 53 days. 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
$59.4M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$54M
Venture round · Nov 2026 · this month
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
27
+12 posted in 30 days
Backers
2
Join, SET Ventures
The money's age
Fresh money
0 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
53/100
hiring for its size, in the news, fresh money
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Nov 9
Raised a round Venture round $54M · Tech Funding News
Mar 23
New executive Optics11 appoints Derk te Bokkel as President of the Supervisory Board · optics11.com
Oct 6, 2022
Raised a round Venture round $5.4M · PRNewswire
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Nov 2026 | $54M | — | Tech Funding News |
| Venture round | Oct 2022 | $5.4M | — | PRNewswire |
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Jobs
In office · Master's Degree · Amsterdam
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
37/100
Slowing
Open positions
28
2 opened / 5 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
53 days
faster than 25% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 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.
Industrial Engineering
28% ▼
Sales
13% ▲
Hardware
9%
DevOps
6% ▼
Leadership
6% ▲
Management
6% ▲
Actively hiring for Sales (+4 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
Added CATIA to stack
Nov 2026
Added MIL-STD-810 to stack
Oct 2026
Added Salesforce to stack
Oct 2026
Added EU AI Act to stack
Oct 2026
Added STANAG to stack
Oct 2026
Added OpenVPX to stack
Oct 2026
Added ANSYS to stack
Oct 2026
Added MBSE to stack
Oct 2026
Added IBM DOORS to stack
Oct 2026
Added Cameo Systems Modeler to stack
Oct 2026
Added Verification & Validation to stack
Oct 2026
Added Wi-Fi to stack
Oct 2026
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Optics11 over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
84
Postings analysed
31
Stack modernity
67/100
Languages
Python35%
C++13%
Bash3%
JavaScript3%
Frameworks & libraries
PyTorch10%
TensorFlow10%
JAX6%
Pytest6%
Databases
PostgreSQL6%
InfluxDB3%
QuestDB3%
Cloud & platforms
Linux29%
Azure13%
Microsoft Entra ID13%
GitLab CI10%
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News
Optics11 تجمع 50 مليون يورو لتعزيز تقنيات الاستشعار البصري - n24.com.tr
Optics11 تجمع 50 مليون يورو لتعزيز تقنيات الاستشعار البصري n24.com.tr
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Report
Optics11 lands €50M from existing backers to scale fibre optic sensing for subsea defence and power grids
Optics11, a Dutch startup, just closed €50 million in new equity funding from its four existing investors, SET…
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OptiFender becomes OptiFinder: the next chapter in fiber-optic Partial Discharge monitoring
At Optics11, we're continuously developing our technology to achieve a clear objective: to help high-voltage asset owners detect Partial Discharge (PD) earlier, understand it more clearly and take action with total confidence.As our PD monitoring insights
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Netherlands selects Optics11 to deliver 'ASW in a box'
Dutch small/medium enterprise (SME) Optics11 has been funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) to develop a containerised version of its OptiArray passive...
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Dutch Ministry of Defence selects OPTICS11 to develop and deliver new "anti-submarine warfare in a box" capability.
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OptiBarrier Opens Its First Offshore Test Center in Rostock, Germany
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Optics11 appoints Derk te Bokkel as President of the Supervisory Board
In an exciting announcement, Optics11 has appointed Derk te Bokkel as President of the Supervisory Board. The update comes as the company continues to navigate a dynamic period of accelerated growth, driven by strong investor support and exceptional comme
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Netherlands
HQ
27 open roles 32 posted in 90 days 22% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Sales, Management