The future of precision is being built today.
Unlike traditional sensor companies, we challenge the norms of development, fabrication, and scaling. Our monolithic integration of MEMS, silicon photonics, and ASICs, combined with in-house automation and a culture of questioning the status quo, sets us apart. Where others have faced challenges in scaling silicon photonics to consumer volumes, we’re determined to succeed by charting a bold path forward and proving that it’s not only achievable but transformative.
History
Founded on Dr Lia Li’s award winning research at the interface of photonics & mechanics
Seed funding raised January 2022
Growth of team & first prototypes
Transition to commercial foundry production path
Awards
2022 TechTour Top Presenting Company
2023 Sensors Converge Woman of the Year & Finalist for Best Startup
2024 CEO named as one of ElectroOptics Top Photonics100
2024 Best Paper NATO Science & Technology Meeting on Photonic Integrated Circuits
2024 TechWorks Young Engineer of the Year (Sergejs Leonovs)
Investors & Board
Director: Chris Wiles
Senior Investment Manager at Foresight Group
Director: Tony Milbourn
Corporate Strategy at u-blox AG
Board Observer: Romeo Bütler
Investments at Verve Ventures
Executive Chairman: Dr Gordon Aspin
Previously VP Programme Management at fabless GPS business u-blox
Over 30 years’ experience building high volume chipset & software businesses:
Founder of successful technology consultancy, The Technology Partnership
Founder and COO of wireless chipset and IP licensing business TTP Communications
Founder and CEO of ARM chip spin-out, Cognovo
CEO: Dr Ying Lia Li (Lia)
Inventor of technologies, with 4 granted patents and 3 pending
Raised in excess of £10M in investment & grants
Previously R&D in optics, inertial sensing & project management at BAE Systems
Independently delivered accelerometer prototype to Dstl, managing the entire project from start to finish
