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Photonic Innovation Fund

VC
Austin, TXWebsite

Photonic Innovation Fund is a Seed venture capital firm based in Austin, TX investing in Other. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$3.0M checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $3.0M

Portfolio

3+ companies

Team

11 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Dedicated to supporting pioneering companies in semiconductor and photonics innovations, with a focus on industrial applications.

How Photonic Innovation Fund invests

Photonic Innovation Fund is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Consumer electronics.

Photonic Innovation Fund typically writes checks of $1.0M–$3.0M per investment.

Photonic Innovation Fund has backed 3 companies in our records, including Photonic Inc., Distributed Quantum Computing at Scale, PhotonX Technologies.

Meet the Team

YG

Yana Glezer

Program Director

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Jessica Hodgson

Vice President of Human Resources

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Lesley Duncan

Director of Communications

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Jeff Downton

Program Director

CD

Christian Dangel

Director of Engineering

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Paul Terry

Chief Executive Officer

AB

Alison Berg

Chief Marketing Officer

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Stephanie Simmons

Chief Quantum Officer

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Monica McMahen

Marketing Director

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Alex Seidlitz

Director of Product Marketing

EB

Erin Brown

Managing Partner

Photonics
Semiconductors

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Consumer electronics

Portfolio Companies (3)

Other

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Photonic Inc.

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Distributed Quantum Computing at Scale

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PhotonX Technologies

Semiconductor photonics
How to pitch Photonic Innovation Fund
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $3.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Yana Glezer, Program Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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