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Dec 11

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

Cells to be Delivered to Global Automakers in 2025 SAN LEANDRO, Calif., Dec. 9, 2024 / PRNewswire / -- Battery technology company...

Dec 11

Wald.ai Launches Contextual Data Loss Protection for AI Platforms, Closes $4M Seed Round

Introduces Wald Context Intelligence, Enabling Businesses to Use AI Assistants Safely December 10, 2024 PALO ALTO, Calif.--( BUSINESS...

Dec 6

BASF and Kipu Focus on End-User Mastery of Quantum Computing

EE Times - Europe December 5, 2024 Pat Brans Like other large German industrials, BASF is striving to achieve mastery of quantum...

Dec 5

Diverse industries represented in November venture deals

Although no larger deals, photonics shows its breadth in handful of early stage fundings. Photonics VC Update is a monthly series to...

Nov 20

Quantum Rings Achieves Breakthrough in Large-Scale Quantum Circuit Simulation

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Nov. 20, 2024 / PRNewswire / -- Quantum Rings, a leader in quantum computing developer tools, announces its latest...

Nov 19

d-Matrix Emerges From Stealth With Strong AI Performance & Efficiency

Startup launches “Corsair” AI platform with Digital In-Memory Computing, using on-chip SRAM memory that can produce 30,000 tokens/second...

Nov 7

AI infrastructure dominates October venture funding

Notable deals were also seen in quantum computing and LiDAR. Photonics VC Update is a monthly series to brief scientists, engineers,...

Oct 7

Venture activity bounces back in September

Deals are announced across varied industries and stages, including sensors and quantum. Photonics VC Update is a monthly series to brief...

Sep 9

Kipu Quantum Team Says New Quantum Algorithm Outshines Existing Techniques

Insider Brief Kipu Quantum’s team successfully tested the largest quantum optimization problem on a 156-qubit IBM quantum processor using...

Sep 3

Quiet August marks end of summer for VC activity

Although the volume of deals was low, interesting early-stage deals in energy and quantum applications stand out. Photonics VC Update is...

Aug 5

Larger fundings characterize July venture deals

In July 2024, larger deals closed in a few interesting markets. Photonics VC Update is a monthly series to brief scientists, engineers,...

Jul 25

Kipu Quantum’s Algorithms Used For BASF Logistics Optimization

Insider Brief Kipu Quantum explores the potential of its novel quantum algorithms for BASF’s logistics optimization. Kipu Quantum is a...

Jul 11

Kipu Quantum Acquires Quantum Computing Platform Built by Anaqor AG to Accelerate Development of Industrially Relevant Quantum Solutions

KARLSRUHE, Germany, July 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kipu Quantum, the worldwide leading quantum software company, announced today the...

Jul 8

Venture capital moves pick up in June

June was a very active month for venture capital in photonics, with deals announced across multiple markets and company stages. Photonics...

Jun 6

Optical material companies top May's VC activity

Companies using innovative thin film or surface texturing technology to tailor optical properties made VC news. Introducing the Photonics...

Jun 3

Kipu Quantum and Quantum-South Announce Strategic Partnership

Karlsruhe, Germany / Montevideo, Uruguay - June 4th 2024 Kipu Quantum GmbH, a German quantum software company focusing on developing...

May 2

Ultrafast laser deals among VC activity in April

April VC activity was a bit quieter, but two ultrafast laser deals stood out. Introducing the Photonics VC Update, a new monthly series...

Apr 3

Photonics VC Update: Optical interconnect companies lead March’s VC deals

Other funding rounds backed companies developing quantum components, LiDAR, and laser-fusion technologies. Introducing the Photonics VC...

Mar 14

Quintessent raises $11.5M in seed funding to future-proof optical connectivity

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quintessent, a pioneer in heterogeneous silicon photonics and quantum dot laser technology, has...