# PowerPhotonic funding: rounds and investors > PowerPhotonic has raised $4.5M across 2 rounds since 2008. Investors include Maven Capital Partners, British Business Bank and Archangels. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/powerphotonic (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Growth startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *PowerPhotonic* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Aerospace & Space Defence Tech Hardware & Electronics Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$4.5M** raised across 2 rounds since 2008, from 2 sources **$979K** Venture **$3.5M** Growth - **Latest round:** Growth, $3.5M Aug 2025 - **Led by:** Maven Capital Partners - **Step-up i:** 3.6× - **Investors:** 6 (1 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2008 2011 2014 2017 2020 2023 **$979K** Venture **$3.5M** Growth - **First round:** Venture, $979K - **Biggest round:** $3.5M - **Between rounds:** 17.6 years ## The rounds - **Aug 2025** Growth **$3.5M** *4 new* [Maven Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maven-capital-partners) Lead [British Business Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund) [IFS Maven Equity Finance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ifs-maven-equity-finance) [Maven Income and Growth VCTs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maven-income-and-growth-vcts) Reported by Archangels - **Jan 2008** Venture **$979K** *2 new* [Archangels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/archangels) [TRICAPITAL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tricapital-angels-limited) Reported by dcconsult.co.uk ## Funding filed with regulators PowerPhotonic filed one raise, $8.1M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors. - Jun 2025 **$8.1M** UK share allotment ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Venture** 2008 **Growth** 2025 [Maven Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maven-capital-partners) L [British Business Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund) [Archangels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/archangels) [TRICAPITAL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tricapital-angels-limited) [IFS Maven Equity Finance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ifs-maven-equity-finance) [Maven Income and Growth VCTs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maven-income-and-growth-vcts) ## Everyone who backed them [Maven Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maven-capital-partners) Private equity **1** round, led 1 [British Business Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund) Corporate VC **1** round [Archangels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/archangels) Angel network **1** round [TRICAPITAL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tricapital-angels-limited) Angel network **1** round [IFS Maven Equity Finance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ifs-maven-equity-finance) Growth equity **1** round [Maven Income and Growth VCTs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maven-income-and-growth-vcts) Growth equity **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=powerphotonic). ## Quick answers about PowerPhotonic ### Who invested in PowerPhotonic? PowerPhotonic's investors include Maven Capital Partners, British Business Bank, Archangels, TRICAPITAL and IFS Maven Equity Finance, and 1 more on record. Maven Capital Partners led its latest round. ### How much has PowerPhotonic raised? PowerPhotonic has raised $4.5M across 2 rounds since 2008. ### When did PowerPhotonic last raise? PowerPhotonic's most recent round was a Growth of $3.5M in Aug 2025, led by Maven Capital Partners. ### What was PowerPhotonic's biggest round? Its most recent round, $3.5M in Aug 2025, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed PowerPhotonic first? PowerPhotonic's first round on record, in Jan 2008, was backed by Archangels and TRICAPITAL. ### What stage is PowerPhotonic at? PowerPhotonic's latest named round is a Growth, in Aug 2025. ### Where is PowerPhotonic based? PowerPhotonic is based in the United Kingdom. ### Who led PowerPhotonic's rounds? Maven Capital Partners led the Growth in 2025. ## Companies like PowerPhotonic In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**mOm Incubators** $191M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mom-incubators)[**Living Optics** $61M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/living-optics)[**Foundational** $19M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/foundational)[**Occam** $4.3M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/occam)[**Flow Engineering** $73M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/flow-engineering)[**Open Cosmos** $403M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-cosmos) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app