The first check for the founders who will define the next century of computing.

From lab to fab. We back photonics founders at formation.

For foundersOur thesis
STAGE
Pre-seed and seed
FOCUS
Photonics, from the material up
BASED
Boston, Massachusetts
01THESIS

Computing is running into the limits of electrons. Light is next.

The breakthroughs exist in the lab. What decides which ones matter is whether they can be manufactured. We invest where physics meets the fab.

WHERE WE INVEST

  1. 01Electro-optic materials
  2. 02AI interconnect
  3. 03Quantum photonics
  4. 04Free-space optics
  5. 05Foundry and wafer enablers
02PLATFORM

Built for the long road from lab to fab.

CORE

Fund I

Pre-seed and seed, often before the company has a name.

ALONGSIDE

Co-investment

Additional capital from our partners for the rounds that follow.

For investors
03RESEARCH
COMMENT · 2026 · PDFBeyond the Pockels coefficient: bringing electro-optic materials from lab to fab WORKING PAPER · 2026 · PDFDoes academic lineage generate excess returns? Evidence from deep-tech venture capital

Building with light? Talk to us early.

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