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May 15, 2025

Exclusive: Optics11 raises €17m to protect underwater cables from Russian state ‘hooliganism’

Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, there has been growing concern around the potential sabotage of undersea cables

Steph Bailey

2 min read

Amsterdam-based Optics11, a fiber optics startup, has raised €17m to help protect Europe’s energy grid and subsea cables. 

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Steph Bailey

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