Top list · Worldwide
164 laser technology startups worldwide have raised money in rounds we track. These are the 50 that have raised the most, $2.9B between them, with the United States the most common home.
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Founded 2007Pasadena, United States$299Mlast round Oct 2013Prysm is a visual collaboration and display technology company founded in 2005 by Amit Jain and Roger Hajjar.
Founded 2005Milpitas, United States$293Mlast round Nov 2014Focused Energy is a German-American deep-tech startup founded in 2021, specializing in laser-driven inertial confinement fusion (ICF).
Founded 2021Darmstadt, Germany$280Mlast round Jun 2026bcc is a cosmetology center that provides plastic surgery, laser hair removal, anti-aging, wrinkle firming, whitening and rejuvenation services.
Founded 2013Spain$170Mlast round Jun 2026Agility Communications provides laser solutions such as tunable transponder and laser for the optical network.
Founded 1998United States$168Mlast round Mar 2005Ivantis is focused on developing an innovative treatment for glaucoma which includes eye drops, laser therapy, and surgery.
Founded 2007United States$113Mlast round Jan 2017Xcimer Energy is an inertial fusion company offering laser-driven fusion to provide cheap, abundant, and carbon-free energy.
Founded 2021United States$100Mlast round Sept 2026Glowforge is a company that specializes in at-home 3D laser printers, offering a creative solution for DIY enthusiasts, educators, and makers.
Founded 2014Seattle, United States$89Mlast round May 2023Laser Link is a laser communication company that focuses on development of precision optical-mechanical products for commercial aircraft.
Founded 2021Shanghai$73Mlast round Mar 2026Blue Laser Fusion is a renewable energy power generation company that provides energy management and clean energy generation services.
Founded -Goleta, United States$72Mlast round Oct 2026Santur Corporation, operating as Casela Technologies, is a semiconductor laser and photonics company specializing in telecommunications and data communications
Founded 2019Fremont, United States$56Mlast round Jul 2009Monarch Quantum, Inc.
Founded 2025San Diego, United States$55Mlast round Apr 2026Cailabs is a global deep-tech company based in Rennes, France, specializing in advanced photonics solutions.
Founded 2013Rennes, France$52Mlast round Sept 2025Convergent Dental develops a computer-guided, laser-based drilling, and cutting system for dentists.
Founded 2011Waltham, United States$52Mlast round Apr 2023Aurelius Systems builds AI-powered directed energy laser defense platforms protecting troops, bases, and infrastructure from UAS drone threats.
Founded -San Francisco, United States$50Mlast round Aug 2026BIOLASE, Inc.
Founded 1987Foothill Ranch, United States$49Mlast round Nov 2014Laserax is a Quebec-based manufacturer specializing in industrial laser systems and turnkey solutions.
Founded 2010Quebec City, Canada$46Mlast round Oct 2024Opti-Logic is a manufacturer of tilt-compensated laser rangefinders.
Founded 1987United States$44Mlast round Apr 2025Everbright is a company specializing in high-power diodelaser chips, high-efficiency diode laser radar sensor chips, high-speed communication diode laser chips
Founded 2012Suzhou, China$43Mlast round Jun 2020Exploding Kittens is a card game for people who are into kittens, explosions, laser beams, and sometimes goats.
Founded 2015Los Angeles, United States$41Mlast round Oct 2019BinOptics Corporation manufactures monolithically integrated optoelectronic components based on indium phosphide and other semiconductor materials.
Founded 2000Ithaca, United States$41Mlast round Nov 2014PICEA MOTION, officially known as Shenzhen PICEA Motion Technology Co., Ltd., is a high-tech enterprise based in Shenzhen, China.
Founded 2015Shen Zhen Shi, China$41Mlast round Jan 2025Quintessent is a Santa Barbara start-up that commercializes quantum dot-based lasers and photonic integrated circuits.
Founded 2019Goleta, United States$40Mlast round Aug 2026IPG Photonics Corporation is a U.S.-based manufacturer specializing in fiber lasers and photonics systems.
Founded 2004Alpharetta, United States$35Mlast round Aug 2013Novian Health is a medical device company transforming healthcare through innovation such as Novilase laser ablation for breast tumors.
Founded 1991Chicago, United States$30Mlast round Mar 2026Glenro provides precision motion control, power grid intelligent sensing, and laser micro-nano manufacturing.
Founded 2018Wuhan$29Mlast round Mar 2026SpectraSensors manufactures and supplies precision optical laser-based gas analyzers for the energy and petrochemical industries.
Founded 1999United States$28Mlast round May 2009Grace Laser focuses on its mission to develop the national laser industry and its vision of building a brand of a domestic laser.
Founded 2014Beijing$28Mlast round Nov 2022Huachen Core Light is a semiconductor technology company that produces and manufactures optical communications and laser chips.
Founded 2021Wuxi$28Mlast round Mar 2025Laser Light Engines designs, develops and manufactures digitally controlled laser-driven light engines for illumination applications.
Founded 2008United States$27Mlast round May 2014RIO supplies single frequency narrow linewidth lasers, modules, and subsystems to the clean energy, security, and oil and gas markets.
Founded 1999United States$26Mlast round Mar 2010Pentium Laser is engaged in the research and development of laser processing machine tools.
Founded 2012Wenzhou$24Mlast round Dec 2022UltraClear, developed by Acclaro Medical, specializes in advanced skin rejuvenation laser technology.
Founded 2018Magdeburg, United States$23Mlast round May 2025Mechasys is a Montreal-based construction technology startup founded in March 2018 by three engineering students.
Founded 2018Montreal, Canada$23Mlast round Aug 2025LensX Lasers is a developer of surgical lasers used for the reparation of cataracts.
Founded 2006United States$22Mlast round Mar 2009Vyome Therapeutics Inc.
Founded 2017Princeton, United States$22Mlast round Jan 2019Novalux develops, manufactures and distributes laser systems.
Founded 1998United States$22Mlast round Jul 2006Norlase develops next-generation laser solutions for the treatment of retinal and glaucoma disease.
Founded 2014Ballerup, Denmark$21Mlast round Feb 2025Intense develops and commercializes single and multi-mode monolithic laser array products, and high power laser diodes.
Founded 1994Cedar Knolls, United Kingdom$21Mlast round Apr 2005OQmented is a German deep-tech company founded in 2018, specializing in ultra-compact, fully integrated MEMS-based laser beam scanning systems for Augmented Rea
Founded 2018Itzehoe, Germany$20Mlast round Mar 2023BELKIN Vision develops a laser device to assist healthcare professionals in the treatment of glaucoma.
Founded 2013Yavne$20Mlast round Dec 2021KAIO, formerly known as Libre Capital, is an institutional-grade protocol designed for the compliant issuance and lifecycle management of Real-World Assets (RWAs).
Founded -Cochabamba, United Kingdom$19Mlast round Apr 2026Foro Energy is a technology company based in Houston, Texas, founded in 2009.
Founded 2009Houston, United States$17Mlast round Dec 2012Archangel Lightworks is a private aerospace and communications company based in Oxford, UK, founded in 2017.
Founded 2017Oxford, United Kingdom$17Mlast round Aug 2026MEQ Probe offers tech solutions for real-time meat measurement using AI and lasers in the red meat industry.
Founded 2016Australia$15Mlast round Dec 2025Huahuixin Group specializes in design, development and production of micro-nano structured optical chips and laser chips.
Founded 2017Zhongying$15Mlast round May 2022Bright Point Optoelectronics is a research and development manufacturer of semiconductor laser devices and laser application systems.
Founded 2017Suzhou$15Mlast round Apr 2023AWOL Vision produces 4K ultra-short-throw laser projectors, projection screens, and home cinema accessories.
Founded 2020Delray Beach, United States$15Mlast round Apr 2026BV LASER, officially known as Nanjing Bestview Laser S&T Co., Ltd., is a leading manufacturer of medical aesthetic laser equipment and energy-based solutions.
Founded 2010Nanjing, China$14Mlast round Dec 2025GZTech is a technology company that specializes in the development, production, and sale of advanced industrial lasers.
Founded 2018Wuhan$14Mlast round Jun 2024Companies whose own description names this theme, ranked by the total they have raised in rounds we hold. Nobody pays to be on a list.
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