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United Kingdom · Optalysys
Optalysys Ltd is a high-tech company based in Leeds, United Kingdom, specializing in optical computing and silicon photonics.
Funding reportedLast round: Series A
About Optalysys
Optalysys Ltd is a high-tech company based in Leeds, United Kingdom, specializing in optical computing and silicon photonics.
Founded in June 2013 by Dr. Nick New and Robert Todd, the company focuses on developing silicon-photonic chips for Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) and Fourier-optical computing. Optalysys aims to enhance data security and high-performance computing by utilizing light to process data at high speeds without decryption. The company offers innovative products, including silicon-photonic FHE chips that allow encrypted data processing, optical co-processors designed to accelerate AI tasks, and compute-in-transit technology that processes data directly within the optical transport path. Optalysys also provides services such as an Innovation Lab for training developers and a platform for creating FHE-based applications. Targeting sectors like healthcare, finance, government, and AI, Optalysys is committed to advancing secure computing solutions and expanding its global presence.
What company datasets say Optalysys raised
Funding, as reported
Funding filed with regulators
Optalysys filed 6 raises, $70M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.
- Jun 2026$337KUK share allotment
- Mar 2026$1.3MUK share allotment
- Dec 2025$31MUK share allotment
- Sept 2023$408KUK share allotment
- Jul 2023$30MUK share allotment
- Feb 2022$6.6MUK share allotment
Founders and team
From Optalysys's own website: 9 on the team.
- Chris WalkerCEO
- Robert ToddCTO
- Stuart MellisCFO
- Chip GreelyVP & Head of Device Operations
- Byron BradleyDirector of Software
- Imon KunduDirector of Photonics
- Jaganath RajendraDirector of Analogue
- Laura StanleyDirector of Marketing
- Sonal SidparaDirector of People
AdvisersDr. Dimitar JetchevNigel SmartPhil CheethamRo Cammarota
On 2 portfolio pages
Investors who name them
Each firm lists Optalysys on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.
The company, in detail
What they build
Known for
light-speed encryptionprocessorshardwaresecure ai applicationsphotonic interconnect layerfully homomorphic encryptionclean energy & technologyperformance scalingsecure data sharingmanufacturingcomputer & network securityhigh performance computingenterprisesaccelerated encryptionphotonic computingoptical
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- Sector
- Computer hardware
- Industry code
- NAICS 54151, 334111, 334413, SIC 3571, 3674
- Region
- England
- Revenue
- 8.4M a year, as listed
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