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    PhotonDelta

    Eindhoven, NetherlandsFounded 2018

    PhotonDelta is a non-profit ecosystem organization based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, dedicated to accelerating the integrated photonics industry through funding, infrastructure, and talent development. It secured €1.1 billion (US$1.16 billion) in public and private investment—including €470 million from the Dutch National Growth Fund—to scale photonic chip production, build 200 startups, and develop new applications.

    Their most common stage is seed (50% of deals).

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    Portfolio

    8

    Fund Size

    $1.2B

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    Jorn Smeets

    Jorn Smeets

    Managing Director – North America

    Evi Somers

    Evi Somers

    Programme Director Human Capital

    Joost Janssen

    Joost Janssen

    Programme Director Subsidies

    Vadim Pogoretsky

    Vadim Pogoretsky

    IPSR-I Roadmap Director and Technical Project Manager

    Erwin Holtland

    Erwin Holtland

    Investment Manager

    Abdul Rahim

    Abdul Rahim

    Ecosystem Manager

    Anita Pichaud

    Anita Pichaud

    Project Coordinator

    Carol de Vries

    Carol de Vries

    Chief Strategy and Startup Development

    Duygu Tanis-Zaferoglu

    Duygu Tanis-Zaferoglu

    Project Support Officer

    Eelko Brinkhoff

    Eelko Brinkhoff

    Chief Executive Officer

    Eveline Verholt

    Eveline Verholt

    Project Manager Talent Attraction & Engagement

    Florian Federer

    Florian Federer

    Business Development Manager Asia

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    Portfolio

    8 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    PPerceptraUnknownJan 2026
    PPHOTON IPSeedJan 2025
    LioniX International logoLioniX InternationalGrowthJan 2023
    SSMART PhotonicsGrowth
    MantiSpectra logoMantiSpectraSeed
    Photon Bridge logoPhoton BridgeSeed
    PPhotonFirstSeries A
    QQUIX QUANTUM BVSeed

    Top Co-Investors

    Last updated: 8 September 2026