Photonics Hardware Ventures — Seed & Series A VC Firm ($250K–$2.0M Checks)
Photonics Hardware Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Austin, TX. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.
- Check size
- $250K–$2.0M
- Portfolio
- 1 company on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Seed, Series A
- HQ
- Austin, TX
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-06-29
Seed, Series A
$250K – $2.0M
1+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Sector-specific fund solely invested in photonic hardware solutions for industrial and consumer markets.
How Photonics Hardware Ventures invests
Photonics Hardware Ventures is a vc firm based in Austin, TX. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages. It does not invest in SaaS.
Photonics Hardware Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.
Photonics Hardware Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including BrightTorch Devices.
Partners & Team
Chris Nolan
GP
Industry Focus
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (1)
Other
BrightTorch Devices
- •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Chris Nolan, GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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