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PhotonFirst: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

PhotonFirst is the provider of integrated photonics sensing solutions for sophisticated applications. PhotonFirst was founded in 1996 and is located in Alkmaar, Netherlands.

www.photonfirst.com LinkedIn Alkmaar, Netherlands 11-50 employees
Industrial Automation Industrial Design Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Total raised
$12.4M
Rounds
1
Latest
Series A
Dec 2021

PhotonFirst has raised $12.4M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Series A of $12.4M announced in Dec 2021.

That round is above the $3.8M median round size for Design companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

PhotonFirst Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$12.4M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Series A
$12.4M in Dec 2021
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Alkmaar, Netherlands

Latest funding round on record: Dec 2021.

PhotonFirst Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Series A
$12.4M

PhotonFirst Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Daan Kersten
CEO

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

PhotonFirst Funding Compared to Other Design Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
327
$3.8M
740
$5.0M
8,352
$15M

PhotonFirst's latest round of $12.4M is above the median round in Design. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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PhotonFirst Funding FAQs

What does PhotonFirst do?

PhotonFirst is the provider of integrated photonics sensing solutions for sophisticated applications. PhotonFirst was founded in 1996 and is located in Alkmaar, Netherlands.

How much funding has PhotonFirst raised?

PhotonFirst has raised $12.4M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Series A of $12.4M announced in Dec 2021.

When did PhotonFirst last raise funding?

PhotonFirst's most recent funding round on record is a Series A of $12.4M, announced in Dec 2021.

Who is the CEO of PhotonFirst?

Daan Kersten is listed as CEO at PhotonFirst.

Where is PhotonFirst headquartered?

PhotonFirst is based in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

How many employees does PhotonFirst have?

PhotonFirst is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does PhotonFirst's funding compare to other Design startups?

PhotonFirst's latest round of $12.4M is above the $3.8M median round size for Design companies on FundedIQ across 327 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's PhotonFirst Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for PhotonFirst is left off this page rather than filled in.

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