VIGO Ventures

#news flash! A strong representation of the #Polish #photonics ecosystem at the Photonics21 Annual Meeting 2024. Thank you Igor Deryło for facilitating this platform for the national representatives at this important event. Thank you Maciej J. Nowakowski and PPTF - Polska Platforma Technologiczna Fotoniki for the continued support and engagement. Currently on stage Dr. Thierry Robin, partner Tematys sharing key take aways from the global and European photonics market. "If we keep the momentum the European photonics industry is expected to reach €175bn in 2027 (€125bn in 2022.)" Thanks to Photonics21 we can discuss insights form the brightest #photonics #ecosystem minds and #industry representatives to align the joint efforts in #Europe. To name just a few the presence of organizations with a global reach like SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, Optica, EPIC - EUROPEAN PHOTONICS INDUSTRY CONSORTIUM reinforces the joint effort to underline the importance of #photonics in our future. 🖖 VIGO Ventures - shedding light on the future by investing in photonics

Have your 👀 peeled to spot and meet Wojtek or Marcin, as they represent VIGO Ventures this year at Hello Tomorrow🎯 in Paris! 🌍 🌎 🌐 We are expanding and are open not only to invest in #Europe but also #USA and #Canada and look for companies using #photonics to address specific industry challenges like #computing #communication #nondistructivetestig #diagnostics #manufacturing #display #security #younameit. We invest our time and resources in experts, visionaries and teams that know their market. We can bring up to 1,5m€ and through our network we have the possibility of follow-on growth funding up to 10M€ from our partners. 🙏 We work closely with our teams to 'light speed their way to round A'. Kudos to our amazing partners Warsaw Equity Group & VIGO Photonics🔥 👁 Now if you want a sneak peak into the future in different industries that leverage the use of #photonics, go ahead and take a look at our portfolio of international companies: (PL) Fluence.technology, (BE) QustomDot, (NL) PHOTON IP, (DE) Quantune Technologies GmbH, (PL) KSM Vision, (PL) ChipCraft Sp. z o.o., (CA) Femtum, (ES) Deep Detection, (DE) SpexAI GmbH 🖖 👋 If you are a founder or a #photonics innovator from a research team or an early stage #startup (looking for first funding or that have raised less than ~0,5M€) and you are developing groundbreaking products and solutions using #photonics, we want to create value with you🫵! 📢We are constantly and actively building the #network of like minded #deeptech #investors that want to influence the future, let's meet and see how we could do some good together! ⚡As we are working mainly with hardware B2B topics close to fabs, semiconductors, integrated photonics and electronics, different type of components, and complete systems, we are always open to collaborate with #field #experts and enthusiast to exchange knowledge, work together and support a brighter future (pun intended). Let's discuss what synergies we can create. Drop us a line! 💡Remember, we are: Shedding light on the future, by investing in photonics! #photonics #hardware #semiconductors #PIC #investing #deeptech #Europe #USA #Canada #VIGOVentures

Nasza spółka portfelowa, Fluence.technology w związku z dynamicznym rozwojem szuka CFO / dyrektora finansowego. Unikalna szansa na pracę w firmie podbijającej globalne rynki i uczestniczeniu w międzynarodowej ekspansji lidera technologii ultarszybkich laserów światłowodowych. Zainteresowane osoby zachęcamy do aplikowania na załączone ogłoszenie. Jeżeli znasz kogoś kto może być zainteresowany to udostępnij ogłoszenie. #cfo #praca #fluence

🚀 Exciting news: Femtum (🇨🇦) is joining VIGO Ventures portfolio as our first investment outside of Europe. They are a cutting-edge manufacturer of laser solutions for advanced manufacturing. Femtum has successfully secured over $5 million in an oversubscribed seed round! This funding will propel the company's growth in developing state-of-the-art mid-infrared fiber lasers tailored for semiconductor manufacturing.   🌐 Industry-Focused Investment: VIGO Ventures, partners with international investors elas technology investment, i4 Capital, Boreal Ventures, Eureka, Quantacet and Hamamatsu Ventures USA to support further growth. VIGO Ventures photonic-focused approach aligns perfectly with Femtum's mission to pioneer semiconductor innovation through groundbreaking laser technology. VIGO Ventures commitment emphasizes confidence in Femtum's potential to revolutionize the PIC’s and semiconductor landscape.   🌟 Transformative Laser Technology: Femtum's mid-infrared fiber lasers are set to drive innovation in #AI, #communication, and #quantum technologies. The strategic investment positions Femtum to emerge as a key player in the Canadian and international photonic and semiconductor ecosystem.   🌍 Global Collaboration: Exciting times ahead as Femtum collaborates with global players. The company aims to set new standards in semiconductor laser manufacturing, and the support from the strategic partners is instrumental in achieving this ambitious goal.   🔗 About Femtum: Femtum, co-founded by Louis-Rafaël Robichaud, MSc, and Simon Duval, PhD, is committed to pushing the boundaries of laser technology. Their disruptive solutions have the potential to revolutionize the photonic and semiconductor high-tech industries. Explore their products and applications at https://femtum.com/.   🙌 Marek Kotelnicki, Wojtek Smolinski, Jeremi Doboszewski, Marcin Śledź VIGO Photonics, Warsaw Equity Group #FundingNews #Photonics #SemiconductorInnovation #LaserTechnology #InvestmentSuccess #TechInnovation #VIGOVentures 

Deep Detection recognized as: 🏆Most Innovative Service or AI Solution Supporting F&B at Food ingredients Europe. Congratulations!!🖖 #inspection #foodtech #detection

It's our pleasure to support as a partner fund the Silicon Roundabout Ventures and Frontier Deep Tech in their initiative #DeepTechDemoDay If you're a Deep Tech pioneer with an innovation to share, this is your chance! Successful applicants will be invited to pitch at the demo day in front of the most revolutionary VC funds and Angel investors. More information and the registration link: https://lnkd.in/eDxShsD8

It's this time of year again! Yes, for us, it's like Christmas!🎄 The time of #joy of working together with Tech Tour to help select the top 40 #photonics and #photonisenabled companies from Europe! The time of #sharing, feedback and listening to planned New Year's #resolutions ;) Being part of the selection panel for the Tech Tour Photonics 2023 event is a honor and a privilege, thank you Tech Tour team for your trust. See you in #Eindhoven in November - so close to December 🎅 #photonics #investment #future #Europe #deeptech #science

Investing in #hardware is hard (so they say), investing in #deeptech or as we also like to call it #science is hard and rewarding (as you learn and grow). Investing is early stage #hardware, #scinece, #photonic teams and companies is bold not to use the words... very bold:) Just the way we like it. We are one of the #Top #DeepTech #VCFunds in #Europe. What a crowd! In this company there is only Science Facts not Science Fiction!! #SciFa #noSciFi Thank you Vestbee for the recognition 🖖

We are pleased to announce our new portfolio company Quantune Technologies GmbH from #Germany.   Quantune is all about the future of molecular sensing.   The multidisciplinary team co-led by Dr. Jan F. Kischkat and Nikolaus Hahne is behind this deep tech company developing the first low-cost, miniaturized quantum cascade laser (QCL) spectrometer for #industrial and #biomedical applications. Their mission is to democratize QCL spectroscopy by making it more accessible and affordable for everyone.    At the same time, we are excited to announce that the Team of Quantune Technologies has been recognized for its groundbreaking work in the field of QCL spectroscopy. They are proud to be one of the winners of the renowned Berthold Leibinger Stiftung GmbH Innovationspreis 2023 – that every two years, is presented to honor innovations in laser technology and helps to advance applied science.   Now we are leaving Europe… Quantune Technologies GmbH is also one of the winners of the one and only Luminate Accelerator in the USA, which is the world’s largest business accelerator for optics, photonics, and imaging (OPI) startups.   And now leaving ground as we want to congratulate another winner of the prestigious Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis 2023, Professor Dr. Anne L’Huillier of Lund University, that went on to win the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2023 together with Prof. Dr. Ferenc Krausz of Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics & Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Prof. Dr. Pierre Agostini of The Ohio State University for their “experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter”.    We are honored and humbled to see the Team of Quantune mentioned alongside such great minds with their solution. This is the recognition of talent and innovation in the field of QCL spectroscopy as a whole. We congratulate the Team for being part of this scientific global elite. Kudos to Dr. Jan F. Kischkat Dr. Raphael Schlesinger, Dr. Oliver Supplie, Prof. Dr. Hermann von Lilienfeld-Toal, Nikolaus Hahne, Maxine Silvestrov, Armin Liero Roland Antal and the rest of the Team!   At VIGO Ventures we are passionate about our companies using science to solve real-world problems. We believe that Quantune's solution has the potential to revolutionize the way molecular sensing is being performed.   We would like to thank our co-investor Vsquared Ventures for supporting the company in this journey and investing together with us. With their understanding of the complexities of growing technology companies, they create a very strong collaboration partner for future expansion.    VIGO Ventures -> shedding light on the future by investing in photonics!   #QuantuneTechnologies #QCLSpectroscopy #MolecularSensing #BertholdLeibingerInnovationspreis #BertholdLeibingerZukunftspreis #NobelPrize #Physics #VIGOVentures #VsquaredVentures #DeepTech #Photonics    

We encourage you to get your pitch on and join the #backtoschool #photonic pitching session! See you soon! #photonics #investing #startups #hardware #academia #deeptech #community #opportunity #pitchingsession #pitchphotonics