Lightium
Lightium AG is a Swiss startup that provides Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) foundry and design services using their own Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) platform. Lightium's offering helps address the complex challenges faced by manufacturers of photonic devices by providing superior performance, a streamlined and affordable supply chain, and the ability to quickly scale up from prototyping to large-scale production. As the first TFLN foundry of its kind in Europe, Lightium is paving the way for the next generation of photonic solutions in various industries such as Telecom, Datacom, Quantum Computing, AI, and Space.
Lightium AG is a Swiss startup that provides Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) foundry and design services using their own Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) platform. Lightium's offering helps address the complex challenges faced by manufacturers of photonic devices by providing superior performance, a streamlined and affordable supply chain, and the ability to quickly scale up from prototyping to large-scale production. As the first TFLN foundry of its kind in Europe, Lightium is paving the way for the next generation of photonic solutions in various industries such as Telecom, Datacom, Quantum Computing, AI, and Space.
Lightium has raised $7.0M across 1 round. Its most recent round was a Seed of $7.0M in Sep 2024. Full funding history, investors, and team are detailed below.
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