# Photonics Investors Map 2026: 107 Investors Backing Photonics Startups > The 107 investors that have backed two or more photonics startups worldwide, by kind: VC firms, government funds and corporate investors and more. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/photonics-investors-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## VC firms 69 - [Innovate UK](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) - [Verve Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verve-ventures) - [Vsquared Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vsquared-ventures) - [Oxford Science Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) - [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) - [Meritech Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritech-capital-partners) - [Amadeus Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amadeus-capital-partners) - [Mana Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mana-ventures) - [Supernova Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/supernova-invest) - [Foothill Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foothill-ventures) - [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) - [Morgenthaler Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morgenthaler) - [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) - [BDC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bdc-venture-capital) - [*IQ* Investissement Quebec](https://millionrounds.com/fund/investissement-quebec-2) - [SDIC Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sdic-venture-capital) - [Fortune Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fortune-capital) - [Centech](https://millionrounds.com/fund/centech) - [*E* EISMEA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eismea) - [Northern Light Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nlvc) - [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird) - [Seraphim Space](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seraphim-space) - [Eurostars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eurostars) - [UVC Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uvc-partners) +45 more ## Government funds 13 - [EIC Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) - [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) - [Scottish Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise) - [US Department of Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) - [Bpifrance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) - [Shenzhen Capital Group Co.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shenzhen-capital-group) - [European Investment Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) - [European Union](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-union) - [Korea Development Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-development-bank) - [Bayern Kapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bayern-kapital) - [PMV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pmv) - [Government of Canada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/government-of-canada) - [Development Bank of Wales](https://millionrounds.com/fund/development-bank-of-wales) ## Corporate investors 8 - [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) - [Bosch Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bosch-ventures) - [M12](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m12) - [Applied Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/applied-ventures) - [Swisscom Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/swisscom-ventures) - [Ciena](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ciena) - [Advantage Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advantage-capital) - [British Business Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund) ## Private equity and asset managers 7 - [Foresight Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foresight-group) - [Cazenove Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cazenove-capital) - [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) - [Maverick Silicon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maverick-silicon) - [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) - [3i Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3i-group) - [Maven Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maven-capital-partners) ## Accelerators 4 - [Luminate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminate-accelerator) - [Creative Destruction Lab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) - [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) - [NAVER D2SF](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naver-d2sf) ## Angels and networks 3 - [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) - [Archangels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/archangels) - [SICTIC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sictic) ## Growth funds 3 - [*AI* Amerindo Investment Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amerindo-investment-advisors) - [*HH* Harris & Harris Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) - [Taiwania Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/taiwania-capital) ## Segment by segment ### VC firms 69 investors - [**Innovate UK**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovate-uk) VC firm United Kingdom 6 backed - [**Verve Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verve-ventures) VC firm Switzerland 5 backed - [**Vsquared Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vsquared-ventures) VC firm Germany 4 backed - [**Oxford Science Enterprises**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-science-enterprises) VC firm United Kingdom 4 backed - [**Temasek Holdings**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) VC firm Singapore 3 backed - [**Meritech Capital Partners**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritech-capital-partners) VC firm United States 3 backed - [**Amadeus Capital Partners**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amadeus-capital-partners) VC firm United Kingdom 3 backed - [**Mana Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mana-ventures) VC firm United States 3 backed ### Government funds 13 investors - [**EIC Accelerator**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eic-accelerator) Government fund European Union 19 backed - [**National Science Foundation**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government fund United States 13 backed - [**Scottish Enterprise**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scottish-enterprise) Government fund United Kingdom 7 backed - [**US Department of Energy**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-department-of-energy) Government fund United States 6 backed - [**Bpifrance**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bpifrance) Government fund France 4 backed - [**Shenzhen Capital Group Co.**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shenzhen-capital-group) Government fund China 4 backed - [**European Investment Bank**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) Government fund Luxembourg 3 backed - [**European Union**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-union) Government fund United Kingdom 3 backed ### Corporate investors 8 investors - [**Intel Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) Corporate investor United States 5 backed - [**Bosch Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bosch-ventures) Corporate investor Germany 3 backed - [**M12**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m12) Corporate investor United States 2 backed - [**Applied Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/applied-ventures) Corporate investor United States 2 backed - [**Swisscom Ventures**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/swisscom-ventures) Corporate investor Switzerland 2 backed - [**Ciena**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ciena) Corporate investor United States 2 backed - [**Advantage Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advantage-capital) Corporate investor United States 2 backed - [**British Business Bank**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-security-strategic-investment-fund) Corporate investor United Kingdom 2 backed ### Private equity and asset managers 7 investors - [**Foresight Group**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foresight-group) Private equity United Kingdom 3 backed - [**Cazenove Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cazenove-capital) Investor United Kingdom 3 backed - [**BlackRock**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) Asset manager United States 2 backed - [**Maverick Silicon**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maverick-silicon) Hedge fund United States 2 backed - [**Gaingels**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) Private equity United States 2 backed - [**3i Group**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/3i-group) Private equity United Kingdom 2 backed - [**Maven Capital Partners**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maven-capital-partners) Private equity United Kingdom 2 backed ### Accelerators 4 investors - [**Luminate**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminate-accelerator) Accelerator United States 11 backed - [**Creative Destruction Lab**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creative-destruction-lab) Accelerator Canada 5 backed - [**Plug and Play**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) Accelerator United States 3 backed - [**NAVER D2SF**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naver-d2sf) Accelerator South Korea 2 backed ### Angels and networks 3 investors - [**500 Global**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel investor United States 2 backed - [**Archangels**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/archangels) Angel network United Kingdom 2 backed - [**SICTIC**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sictic) Angel network Switzerland 2 backed ### Growth funds 3 investors - [*AI* **Amerindo Investment Advisors**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amerindo-investment-advisors) Growth fund United States 2 backed - [*HH* **Harris & Harris Group**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harris-and-harris-group) Growth fund - 2 backed - [**Taiwania Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/fund/taiwania-capital) Growth fund Taiwan 2 backed **How this map is made.** Every investor here has backed two or more startups on our photonics map, in rounds we track. Grouped by the kind of investor, each ranked by how many of these companies it has backed. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026. ## More market maps [All maps](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps) [Market map **Photonics market map** 280 startups · 6 segments · $11B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/photonics-market-map)[Raised in 2026 **Photonics startups that raised in 2026** 57 startups · 5 segments · $2.7B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/photonics-raised-2026-market-map)[New wave **New photonics startups, founded 2020 on** 48 startups · 5 segments · $2.4B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-photonics-startups-market-map)[Market map · United States **Photonics market map: United States** 116 startups · 5 segments · $7.8B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/photonics-united-states-market-map)[Market map · Europe **Photonics market map: Europe** 96 startups · 5 segments · $1.9B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/photonics-europe-market-map)[Market map · United Kingdom **Photonics market map: United Kingdom** 34 startups · 4 segments · $449M](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/photonics-united-kingdom-market-map) ## Who backs photonics? 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