
Wave Photonics is an integrated photonics design technology company that enables and accelerates the development, mass production, and adoption of advanced photonic technologies. Their core technology is a computational design system that models fabrication processes and generates Process Design Kits (PDKs) with fabrication-tolerant, high-performance components. This technology supports applications in energy-efficient communications for AI and data centers, wearable healthcare sensors, rapid diagnostic tools, optical tensor processors, on-chip lidar, and quantum technologies. The company aims to realize the full potential of integrated photonics by building unparalleled design technology.

Wave Photonics is an integrated photonics design technology company that enables and accelerates the development, mass production, and adoption of advanced photonic technologies. Their core technology is a computational design system that models fabrication processes and generates Process Design Kits (PDKs) with fabrication-tolerant, high-performance components. This technology supports applications in energy-efficient communications for AI and data centers, wearable healthcare sensors, rapid diagnostic tools, optical tensor processors, on-chip lidar, and quantum technologies. The company aims to realize the full potential of integrated photonics by building unparalleled design technology.
Founded: 2021 (Cambridge, UK)
Core offering: Computational photonics design technology and PDK management for photonic integrated circuits
Applications: Data-center communications, sensing, quantum technologies, wearable healthcare, diagnostics
Recent funding: Seed round announced Jun 20, 2024
Photonic integrated circuit design and manufacturability
2021
Semiconductor Manufacturing
170000
Pre-seed round announced Oct 26, 2021
4500000
Seed round announced Jun 20, 2024
“Backed by a mix of venture investors, university/innovation funds and grant programmes (e.g., Plug and Play, UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund, Cambridge Enterprise, Redstone, QAI Ventures, Kyra Ventures, Deeptech Labs)”
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