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DeepPhoton Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($300K–$2.0M Checks)

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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.

Check size
$300K–$2.0M
Portfolio
19 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Deep Tech, Other, AI / ML, EdTech, Developer Tools, Food / AgTech, Consumer
HQ
Cambridge, MA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-06

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.

Partners & 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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