Solinide Photonics
Telecommunications · Optical Communications
$4.3Mlatest round · Seed · Aug 2026 · 2 mo ago
4backers · Chalmers Ventures, PSV
10+team · employees, estimated range
2021founded
Overview
About us We’re solving the datacenter power crisis with silicon nitride photonics. The AI revolution is hitting a wall.
Key facts
These are the key facts about Solinide Photonics on Alion as of Nov 12, 2026. It was founded in 2021. The latest round is Seed of $4.3M, announced in 2026.
- Founded
- 2021Alion company profile, updated Sep 30, 2026
- Employees
- 10+Alion company profile, an estimated range
- Total raised
- $4.3MSum of 1 equity round Alion knows
- Latest round
- Seed · $4.3M · Aug 19, 2026Press report · optics.org
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$4.3M
1 round on record
Latest round
$4.3M
Seed · Aug 2026 · 2 mo ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Backers
4
Chalmers Ventures, PSV
The money's age
Fresh money
2 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
35/100
in the news, fresh money
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
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The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Aug 31
Launched Swedish academic start-up Solinide Photonics introduces turnkey comb generator tailored to silicon photonics research · Telecompaper
Aug 19
Raised a round Seed $4.3M
2021
Founded
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | Aug 2026 | $4.3M | — | optics.org |
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Financials
Total raised
$4.3M
Latest round
Seed
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 2026 | $4.3M | Details |
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News
Swedish academic start-up Solinide Photonics introduces turnkey comb generator tailored to silicon photonics research
Solinide Photonics, a Swedish academic spin-out specialising in silicon nitride-based photonic integrated circuits (PICs), has released its first commercial product backed by a EUR 4 million seed funding round that was signed off a couple of weeks ago. Th
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Solinide raises €4 million as AI drives demand for more energy-efficient data centres
As computing power increases, so does the amount of data that needs to move between chips, servers and networks, driving up both energy use and...
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PIC developer Solinide Photonics closes €4 million seed funding optics.org
Swedish startup aiming to commercialize silicon nitride photonic chips for AI data centers.
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