Skylark Lasers
Manufacturing · Optical Communications
Venture roundlatest round · Jul 2026 · 4 mo ago
$3Mgrants · 8 grants · CORDIS
50+team · employees, estimated range
2013founded
Overview
Laser manufacturer engineering ultra-stable, low noise, CW single frequency lasers with high power and long lifetimes.
Funding and backers
Latest round
Venture round
Jul 2026 · 4 mo ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Grants
$3M
8 grants · CORDIS
The money's age
Fresh money
4 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
20/100
fresh money
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jul 8
Raised a round Venture round
May 19, 2025
Raised a round Venture round
Aug 24, 2023
Raised a round Venture round
Apr 21, 2023
Raised a round Venture round
Dec 12, 2022
Raised a round Venture round
Apr 11, 2022
Raised a round Venture round
Apr 20, 2021
Won a grant $318k · CORDIS
Sep 1, 2020
Won a grant $711k · CORDIS
Jun 1, 2020
Won a grant $229k · CORDIS
May 1, 2020
Raised a round Venture round
Apr 5, 2019
Raised a round Venture round
Nov 13, 2018
Won a grant $535k · CORDIS
Nov 1, 2018
Won a grant $595k · CORDIS
Apr 1, 2018
Won a grant $225k · CORDIS
Oct 1, 2017
Won a grant $133k · CORDIS
Aug 16, 2017
Raised a round Venture round
May 1, 2017
Won a grant $303k · CORDIS
Aug 24, 2016
Raised a round Venture round
Feb 25, 2016
Raised a round Venture round
May 19, 2015
Raised a round Venture round
Oct 20, 2014
Raised a round Venture round
Jan 29, 2014
Raised a round Venture round
Mar 20, 2013
Founded per the company register
Funding rounds
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | SKYLARK LASERS LIMITED | Companies House |
| Registered | 20 Mar 2013 |
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Financials
Total raised
$3M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
22
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2026 | — | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2025 | — | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2023 | — | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2023 | — | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2022 | — | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2022 | — | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $318k | Details |
| Grant | 2020 | $711k | Details |
| Grant | 2020 | $229k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2020 | — | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2019 | — | Details |
| Grant | 2018 | $535k | Details |
| Grant | 2018 | $595k | Details |
| Grant | 2018 | $225k | Details |
| Grant | 2017 | $133k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2017 | — | Details |
| Grant | 2017 | $303k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2016 | — | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2016 | — | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2015 | — | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2014 | — | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2014 | — | Details |
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
HQ
50-200 est. staff