Lithography Firm Morphotonics Targets Data Center Optical Component Market After Raising €40m
The Dutch startup will use the funding to expand nanoimprint lithography production for AI glasses and data center optics, with revenue tripling last year.
- On Tuesday, Dutch deep-tech firm Morphotonics raised €40 million in an extended Series B round to scale production of optical components for AI glasses and data center optics.
- Manufacturers face challenges producing complex optical components at consumer-electronics scale using traditional methods, creating demand for Morphotonics' nanoimprint lithography technology.
- CEO Hugo Da Silva stated the company's role is to ensure AI glasses reach mass adoption; revenue tripled last year as Morphotonics deployed systems globally.
- Expansion efforts include data center optics, with Da Silva noting the company's next machine will produce more than 6 million waveguides annually.
- Counterpoint Research projects consumer wearables will generate more than $1tn in revenue between 2026 and 2032, while Morphotonics expects to reach 50 deployments in the coming years.
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Dutch nanoimprint firm Morphotonics closes €40M+ Series B led by returning investors
Morphotonics, a Brainport-based manufacturer of large-area nanoimprint lithography equipment, has raised over €40 million in a Series B funding round. The Veldhoven company plans to use the money to boost production of machines that make waveguides for AI glasses and augmented reality headsets. Previous investors 3M Ventures, Innovation Industries, and BOM increased their commitments, while […] This story continues at The Next Web
European Investment Bank Provides €20 Million Convertible Loan to Morphotonics to Scale Nanoimprint Lithography for AI Glasses and Advanced Photonics
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has signed a €20 million convertible loan with Dutch semiconductor innovator Morphotonics to help scale its large-area nanoimprint lithography platforms for AI glasses, augmented reality waveguides and advanced photonic applications. The EIB financing forms … Read the full press release →
The Dutch company Morphotonics obtained more than €40 million to expand the manufacture of optical components for smart glasses and explore their use in data centers. Its next machine will seek to produce more than 6 million wave guides per year and could begin to be shipped in early 2027. *** Morphotonics closed an extended round backed by 3M Ventures, Innovation Industries, BOM, Invest-NL, the European Innovation Council Fund and the European …
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