This week, Dutch VC PhotonVentures announced it’s raised €60m in the first close of a new fund to exclusively invest in startups building photonics technology — an emerging sector that some say will transform how we build computers.
Podcast
September 1, 2023
Why this VC is betting on photonic chips
On the podcast this week we chatted to Pieter Klinkert, general partner at Photon Ventures, a €100m fund that’s investing exclusively in photonics tech
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