[Station R] Enlightra : One of the 13 photonics startups to watch according to investors

The amount of data that both companies and scientists need is growing and becoming more complicated, meaning the processing capabilities of the computers and machinery involved have to keep up.

Photonics startups are aiming to solve this problem using products that use light or light particles — photons, rather than electrons — to transmit, detect and work with more data in a way that is faster and more energy efficient.

These startups often combine multiple threads of existing photonics technology into a single chip, reducing its size and making it cheaper for manufacturers and data centres to purchase in bulk.   

Enlightra, based at Station R, has been elected by James Baker, associate at Amadeus Capital Partners as one of the 13 photonics startup to watch. They are developing mass-manufacturable small multicolour lasers for data communication and optical computing, which are also designed to be more energy efficient and lower cost than existing products. Founded in 2021, both founders have research backgrounds and have largely funded the company through contract projects for European government and research agencies.
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