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DeepPhoton Ventures

VC
Cambridge, MAWebsite

DeepPhoton Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Cambridge, MA investing in Deep Tech, Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $300K–$2.0M checks and has 19 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$300K – $2.0M

Portfolio

19+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

DeepPhoton Ventures backs companies pushing the boundaries of physics with innovations in semiconductors, quantum hardware, and advanced materials for next-gen computing.

How DeepPhoton Ventures invests

DeepPhoton Ventures is a vc firm based in Cambridge, MA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Deep Tech, Other, AI / ML, EdTech, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Healthcare, Consumer Apps.

DeepPhoton Ventures typically writes checks of $300K–$2.0M per investment.

DeepPhoton Ventures has backed 19 companies in our records, including QuantumInk, PhotonWeave, Delta Life Science.

Meet the Team

EH

Emily Han

Founding GP

Advanced Materials
Quantum Computing

Industry Focus

Invests In

Deep Tech
Other
AI / ML
EdTech
Developer Tools
Food / AgTech
Consumer

Does Not Invest In

Healthcare
Consumer Apps

Portfolio Companies (19)

Other

QU

QuantumInk

Quantum Materials
PH

PhotonWeave

Semiconductors
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Delta Life Science

MedTech/Biosensing·Fund I

Develops photonic-based, fast, ultrasensitive, label-free, multiplexed biosensing for life science research.

EF

EFFECT Photonics

Data Transmission/Telecom·Series A+

Develops high-performance DWDM optical components and Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) for sustainable high-bandwidth data transceivers.

PH

PhiX (PHIX)

Photonics Manufacturing/Services·growth stage·Fund I

Provides automated photonics assembly services for PIC-based components/modules across InP/Si/LiN/SiN platforms, from design to volume production.

SM

SMART Photonics

Photonics Foundry/Manufacturing·production scale

Operates an independent Indium Phosphide foundry for photonic integrated circuits across data centers, sensing, medical diagnostics, and more.

SU

Surfix

Photonics/Surface Tech·early/growth·Fund I

(Details limited; prior regional investment in photonics-related tech).

VV

VVitrealab GmbH

Photonics·Series A

(Photonics startup; specifics not detailed).

NC

Ncodin (NNcodiN)

AI Infrastructure/Photonics·Seed

Develops optical interposer technology with the world's smallest on-silicon laser for photonic interposers.

LU

Lumai

Photonics/AI·Series A and Seed

(Photonics company; likely AI/data related).

How to pitch DeepPhoton Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Deep Tech, Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $300K – $2.0M check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Emily Han, Founding GP.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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