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What does it take to land venture capital for photonics-driven startups?

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Quantum Rings Now Available for NVIDIA CUDA-Q, Streamlining Quantum Simulation

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 20, 2025 / PRNewswire / -- Quantum Rings today announced the integration of their quantum simulation technology...

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Coreshell has a plan to slash the price of American-made batteries

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Coreshell Raises $24M To Commercialize the Lowest-Cost and Domestically-Sourced Lithium-Ion Battery Anode

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Kipu Quantum Commercializes Its Application for Large Optimization Problems on IBM’s Qiskit Functions Catalog

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Mar 6

Quantum and optical interconnects led February venture deals

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Mar 3

Founder, venture capital partner give advice on fundraising

L-R, Julie Henley, partner at Entrada Ventures and Kavitta Ghai, co-founder of Nectir AI, participate in a Feb. 3 panel on raising...

Feb 28

AI Assistants: Empowering Allies Or Risky Confidants?

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Feb 26

Kipu Quantum and NYUAD Partner to Advance Quantum Research in the Middle East

KARLSRUHE, Germany, Feb. 26, 2025 — New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), through its Center for Quantum and Topological Systems...

Feb 21

Kapta Space Launches out of Stealth Mode to Develop the Next Generation of Advanced Spaceborne Radar Systems

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Feb 18

OpenTug Prioritizes BargeOS Suite with AI-Driven Feature Upgrades for 2025

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Feb 12

Oso Semiconductor Closes $5.2M Seed Round to Power the Next Generation of Phased Array Antennas in Satellite Communication, 5G and Radar Systems

The company’s novel, patent-pending microchips are ultra-low loss and can provide up to 4x improvement in efficiency compared to existing...

Feb 6

Early-stage European deals dominate photonics funding for January

Overall activity was quiet to start 2025. Photonics VC Update is a monthly series to brief scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and...

Feb 4

HTEC and AI Inference Hardware Startup, d-Matrix, Announce Strategic Partnership

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Feb 3

Quantum Advantage Has Already Been Reached For AI Applications

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Jan 27

PseudolithIC Inc. Raises $6M in Seed Funding to Revolutionize Wireless Chips with Proprietary Chiplet Heterogeneous Integration Technology

January 27, 2025 Hybrid approach pushes the boundaries of RF technology Enables cost-effective solutions for next-gen 5G/6G networks,...

Jan 23

Quintessent and IQE Establish Quantum Dot Epitaxial Wafer Supply Chain for AI Optical Interconnects

January 23, 2025 SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Quintessent Inc., a pioneer in quantum dot laser technology and heterogeneous...

Jan 21

Coreshell EV Batteries: MG-Si-gnificantly Better Than Tesla?

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Jan 17

OpenTug Expands, Adds New Features

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Jan 14

Quintessent Hires Industry Veteran Bob Nunn as Chief Operating Officer

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Jan 7

Venture funding finishes 2024 with familiar themes

Investments continue in optical interconnects and quantum computing. Photonics VC Update is a monthly series to brief scientists,...

Dec 10, 2024

Coreshell Unveils First Commercial-Scale 60 Ah Battery Cells Using Domestic Metallurgical Silicon

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