Optalysys (Series A extension)
Funding Details
Awarder
SemiNews
Date Award
January 22, 2026
Vertical
Photonic Computing
Funding URL
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Funding Amount
$23,000,000
Company Info
Founding Year
2013
Traction
Optalysys has built the world’s first dedicated hardware solution designed for encrypted blockchain applications — LightLocker™ Node.
Founders
Dr. Nick New, Robert Todd
Market
Cloud Infrastructure
Location
Leeds, UK
Coinvestors
Northern Gritstone, imec.xpand, Lingotto Horizon, UK government’s National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF)
Company Description

Optalysys is a photonic computing company that integrates data movement and processing on a single chip, combining silicon photonics with cutting-edge digital technologies to deliver immense computational power required for today’s workloads and next generation cloud infrastructure.

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