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The Photonics Fund

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Total investments 7
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$47M
Portfolio companies 5
Rounds per year 0.32
Lead investments 0
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.29
Exits 3
Key employees Soon
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture

Areas of investment

  • Manufacturing
  • Telecommunications
  • Test and Measurement
  • Event Management
  • Events

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

K2 Optronics

Manufacturing
Telecommunications
Test and Measurement
$6M11 Nov 2004 Sunnyvale, California, United States

Manufacturing
$90M01 Dec 2001 Massachusetts, United States

PhotonEx

Event Management
Events
$90M15 Oct 2001 United Kingdom, England, United Kingdom

K2 Optronics

Manufacturing
Telecommunications
Test and Measurement
$29M15 Mar 2001 Sunnyvale, California, United States

PhotonEx

Event Management
Events
$80M15 Nov 2000 United Kingdom, England, United Kingdom

Tsunami Optics

Communications Infrastructure
Manufacturing
$3M09 May 2000 Mountain View, California, United States

Axsun Technologies

Electronics
Manufacturing
Telecommunications
$36M19 Jan 2000 Massachusetts, United States

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Total investments 7
Average round size 47M
Rounds per year 0.32
Peak activity year 2001
Lead investments 0
Follow on index 0.29
Exits 3
Group Appearance index 1.00

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

K2 Optronics

Manufacturing
Telecommunications
Test and Measurement
$6M11 Nov 2004 Sunnyvale, California, United States

Manufacturing
$90M01 Dec 2001 Massachusetts, United States

PhotonEx

Event Management
Events
$90M15 Oct 2001 United Kingdom, England, United Kingdom

K2 Optronics

Manufacturing
Telecommunications
Test and Measurement
$29M15 Mar 2001 Sunnyvale, California, United States

PhotonEx

Event Management
Events
$80M15 Nov 2000 United Kingdom, England, United Kingdom

Tsunami Optics

Communications Infrastructure
Manufacturing
$3M09 May 2000 Mountain View, California, United States

Axsun Technologies

Electronics
Manufacturing
Telecommunications
$36M19 Jan 2000 Massachusetts, United States
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