Voyant Photonics
Sensors & Transducers · Autonomous Driving
22open roles
$190kmedian advertised pay
$15.5Mlatest round · Venture round · Jan 2021 · 5 yr ago
2backers · Contour Venture Partners, LDV Capital
Overview
Voyant Photonics is a technology company headquartered in New York City, United States, that specializes in advanced LiDAR-on-a-chip solutions. The company develops high-performance silicon photonics and FMCW LiDAR systems designed to deliver precise 3D and 4D depth sensing. By providing cost-effective, compact, and scalable sensor hardware, it enables automated applications across industrial robotics, consumer electronics, and autonomous transport.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$15.5M
3 rounds on record
Latest round
$15.5M
Venture round · Jan 2021 · 5 yr ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
22
+15 posted in 30 days
Backers
2
Contour Venture Partners, LDV Capital
The money's age
Long since its last round
69 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
27/100
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
Mar 4
Took on debt financing $1M · SEC Form D
Jul 12, 2023
Took on debt financing $3.2M · SEC Form D
Jan 12, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $15.5M · SEC Form D
2018
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 2%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt Financing | Mar 2026 | $1M | — | SEC Form D |
| Debt Financing | Jul 2023 | $3.2M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Jan 2021 | $15.5M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Voyant Photonics, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Steven MillerExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Christopher PhareExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Peter SternExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Chris PhareExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
Clement NouvelExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Seth BenkovExecutive OfficerSEC Form D
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$190k
Typical range
$160k – $280k
Open positions
19
19
Jobs
Junior
21.1%
Middle
21.1%
Senior
42.1%
Principal
15.8%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 4 | $180k | $170k – $190k |
| Middle | 4 | $160k | $160k – $170k |
| Senior | 8 | $195k | $165k – $240k |
| Principal | 3 | $260k | $250k – $280k |
Highest paying role
Principal PIC (Photonic Integrated Circuit) Design Engineer
$280k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Voyant Photonics
By role, level and city, against the market · 19 jobs with pay
Visa sponsorship
1 ▼ 67%
H-1B filings in 12 months
$118k
Median offered salary
22
Open roles in United States
Who they sponsor
Electrical engineers
1
In the register as Voyant Photonics, Inc., New York, NY
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
63/100
Growing
Open positions
22
15 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
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.
Hardware
55% ▼
Semiconductors
20% ▲
Backend
5% ▲
Robotics
5% ▲
Product
5% ▲
Management
5% ▲
Actively hiring for Hardware (+6 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+13 jobs in a week
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People
Steven Miller
Executive Officer
Christopher Phare
Executive Officer, Director
Peter Stern
Executive Officer, Director
Chris Phare
Executive Officer
Clement Nouvel
Executive Officer, Director
Seth Benkov
Executive Officer
Alex Goor
Director
Carlos Bhola
Director
Edward Nicoll
Director
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Voyant Photonics over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
24
Postings analysed
22
Stack modernity
64/100
Languages
Python55%
C++23%
Verilog23%
MATLAB18%
Frameworks & libraries
ROS5%
Cloud & platforms
Linux5%
RTOS5%
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
New York
New York
United States
HQ
19 open roles 17 posted in 90 days 63% engineering 50-200 est. staff $194k Avg Salary
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