# Wave Photonics funding: rounds and investors

> Wave Photonics has raised $5.7M across 1 round since 2024. Investors include Plug and Play, EIC Accelerator and Charlie Songhurst. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/wave-photonics (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United Kingdom · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Wave Photonics*

One round we have observed, with the 3 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$5.7M** raised across 1 round since 2024, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Seed, $5.7M Jun 2024
- **Investors:** 3

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Jun 2024** Seed **$5.7M** [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) [Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst) Source recorded

## Funding filed with regulators

Wave Photonics filed 3 raises, $3.3M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- May 2024 **$936K** UK share allotment
- May 2024 **$1.7M** UK share allotment
- Apr 2024 **$691K** UK share allotment

## Founders and team

From Wave Photonics's own website: 1 founder, 10 on the team.

**Tolulope Taiwo-Ashaju** Founder’s Associate

- **James Lee** CEO
- **Mateusz Kubica** CTO
- **Mark Goossens** Head of Business Development
- **Alan Sanders** Senior Photonics Engineer
- **Alexandre Bazin** Senior Photonics Engineer
- **Friederike Jöhlinger** Senior Photonics Engineer
- **Giannis Chatzopoulos** Senior Photonics Engineer
- **Jiangbo Zhu** Senior Photonics Engineer
- **Nick Rollings** Technical Program Manager
- **Pruthvi Dhannapuneni** Business Development Manager

## Everyone who backed them

[Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) Accelerator **1** round

[EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) Government **1** round

[Charlie Songhurst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst) VC firm **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=wave-photonics).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Wave Photonics as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Deeptech Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deeptech-labs) Accelerator Per its own site

[Ripple Impact Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ripple-impact-investments) Growth equity Per its own site

## Quick answers about Wave Photonics

### Who invested in Wave Photonics?

Wave Photonics's investors include Plug and Play, EIC Accelerator and Charlie Songhurst.

### How much has Wave Photonics raised?

Wave Photonics has raised $5.7M across 1 round since 2024.

### When did Wave Photonics last raise?

Wave Photonics's most recent round was a Seed of $5.7M in Jun 2024.

### What was Wave Photonics's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $5.7M in Jun 2024, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Wave Photonics first?

Wave Photonics's first round on record, in Jun 2024, was backed by Plug and Play, EIC Accelerator and Charlie Songhurst.

### What stage is Wave Photonics at?

Wave Photonics's latest named round is a Seed, in Jun 2024.

### Where is Wave Photonics based?

Wave Photonics is based in the United Kingdom.

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