SMART Photonics
smartphotonics.nl
Actively hiring
Optics & Photonic Components
Semiconductor Manufacturing
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$108M
17 rounds on record
Latest round
$108M
Venture round · Jul 2023 · 3 yr ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
7
+7 posted in 30 days
Grants
$12.5M
16 grants · CORDIS
Backers
2
Innovation Industries, PhotonVentures Photonics Venture Capital Fund
The money's age
Long since its last round
39 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
40/100
hiring for its size
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
Jan 1, 2025
Won a grant $262k · CORDIS
Jun 1, 2024
Won a grant $241k · CORDIS
Apr 1, 2024
Won a grant $164k · CORDIS
Jul 12, 2023
Raised a round Venture round $108M · SMART Photonics
May 1, 2023
Won a grant $2.8M · CORDIS
Jan 1, 2023
Won a grant $434k · CORDIS
Sep 1, 2022
Won a grant $554k · CORDIS
Jan 1, 2021
Won a grant $745k · CORDIS
Jan 1, 2021
Won a grant $184k · CORDIS
Jul 1, 2019
Won a grant $3.5M · CORDIS
Apr 1, 2019
Won a grant $169k · CORDIS
Jan 1, 2019
Won a grant $1.9M · CORDIS
Jan 1, 2019
Won a grant $150k · CORDIS
Oct 1, 2018
Won a grant $713k · CORDIS
Jan 1, 2018
Won a grant $274k · CORDIS
Nov 1, 2017
Won a grant $207k · CORDIS
Jan 1, 2016
Won a grant $234k · CORDIS
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | Jan 2025 | $262k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jun 2024 | $241k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Apr 2024 | $164k | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Jul 2023 | $108M | — | SMART Photonics |
| Grant | May 2023 | $2.8M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jan 2023 | $434k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Sep 2022 | $554k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jan 2021 | $184k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jan 2021 | $745k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jul 2019 | $3.5M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Apr 2019 | $169k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jan 2019 | $150k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jan 2019 | $1.9M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Oct 2018 | $713k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jan 2018 | $274k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Nov 2017 | $207k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jan 2016 | $234k | — | CORDIS |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | SMART Photonics B.V. | its site |
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Innovation Industries 
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News
SMART Photonics secures €100 mln in additional funding
Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 12 July 2023 - SMART Photonics, the Dutch foundry for photonic integrated circuits, has secured an additional round of funding of €100 mln from a group of strategic industry and financial Dutch players. Among the group of new l
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at SMART Photonics over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
7
Postings analysed
2
Stack modernity
58/100
Languages
Python
Ruby
Developer tools
CAPA
Git
KLayout
Gitea
Practices & domains
CI/CD
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$111k
Typical range
$103k – $141k
Open positions
5
5
Jobs
Senior
80%
Staff
20%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 4 | $111k | $103k – $112k |
| Staff | 1 | $141k | $141k |
Highest paying role
Principal Scientist - Technical Competence Centre
$141k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at SMART Photonics
By role, level and city, against the market · 5 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
73/100
Growing
Open positions
7
7 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
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
71% ▲
Science & Research
29% ▲
Actively hiring for Industrial Engineering (+5 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+7 jobs in a week
Oct 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Eindhoven
Netherlands
HQ
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50-200 est. staff
Financials
Total raised
$120.5M
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
17
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | 2025 | $262k | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $241k | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $164k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2023 | $108M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $2.8M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $434k | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $554k | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $184k | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $745k | Details |
| Grant | 2019 | $3.5M | Details |
| Grant | 2019 | $169k | Details |
| Grant | 2019 | $150k | Details |
| Grant | 2019 | $1.9M | Details |
| Grant | 2018 | $713k | Details |
| Grant | 2018 | $274k | Details |
| Grant | 2017 | $207k | Details |
| Grant | 2016 | $234k | Details |